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Real estate data from June 13, 2011 | Building permits, sales and leases from the June 13, 2011, issue of Mainebiz

Building permits Augusta (April) $40,000, 204 Water St., Mike Meservey, alterations, contractor: N/A $32,000,...

Manufacturing recruits | New strategies capture skilled manufacturers in southern Maine

The 1 million-square-foot Pratt and Whitney Corp. plant in North Berwick is cavernous. Industrial fans hum throughout...

Welcome mat | Spiff up the York County gateway through improved bridges, toll plazas and rest areas

Interim executive director, Maine Turnpike Authority   The Turnpike is the artery that keeps Maine’s economic...

Law lass | A conversation with Jennifer Thompson, owner of Virtual Associates of New England LLC

Virtual Associates of New England LLCFounded: August 2010Employees: 1 full time and 2-3 independent contractors who work...
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Information overload | A growing need for data storage and retrieval offers Maine a lucrative opportunity

Advice Squad is written by members of the Maine chapter of the Association for Consulting Expertise, a...

Debt ceiling roulette | Using government default as a weapon of blackmail undermines the public interest

Supporters of drastic cuts to Medicare, Social Security, Medicaid, student financial aid, small business loans and other...

In short from June 13, 2011 | A roundup of new hires, promotions, accolades and appointments from Maine’s business community

New Hires Norton Financial in Cumberland, a division of Norton Insurance and Financial, recently hired Nancy...

Degrees-jobs gap persists

Maine’s universities and colleges have just unleashed the latest batch of graduates into the job market to...
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Net change | One year into a new groundfishing management system, some see progress, others inequality

Just over one year ago, New England’s groundfish fishery underwent what some describe as the most sweeping...

LD 1 is law | Reflections on waning hours of session and LD 1

Regulatory reform bill enacted Permitting streamlined BEP cut to 7 members Lawmakers have approved a...

Pushing the envelope | Printer and stationery company William Arthur keeps pace with digital times

While the writing was on the wall for many paper products firms attempting to survive in the...

Chasing a nationally competitive innovation grant (again)

For the past six weeks, I've been in grant-writing and consortium-organizing mode in partnership with the University...
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Spirit world | Bartlett winery’s latest distilled passion wins accolades

Like starting a business, creating a good wine is all about timing — selecting the fruit, monitoring...
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