June 14, 2010 Edition

Tech

Trail blazer | A conversation with Kerry Gallivan, president and founder of Chimani LLC in Yarmouth

Chimani LLCFounded: January 2010Employees: 0Startup costs: $50,000Projected revenue, year one: $15,000Projected revenue, year two: $50,000Contact: 221-0266PO...

Higher education

It’s up to us to prepare Maine for the future

President of Walch Education in Portland and vice chairman of Maine Coalition for Excellence in Education ...

Economic development

Hardly skating by | New college grad already a seasoned business pro

Troy Williams started classes for his real estate licenses during college finals in April. He sold his...

Tech

Catching up with FairPoint

Broadband projects. Bankruptcy. Federal stimulus requests. It’s hard to keep up with FairPoint Communications, but Maine President...

Tourism & Recreation

Business proposals | Weddings prove an attractive additional revenue stream as the recession batters leisure businesses

On the website for The Links at Outlook, a golf course in South Berwick, visitors can click...

News

Real estate data from June 14, 2010 | Building permits, sales and leases from the June 14, 2010, issue of Mainebiz

Building permits Portland (March and April) $222,000, 96 Falmouth St., University of Southern Maine, exterior...

Transportation

Competitive drive | Bangor-based truck driver readies for national tournament

Hayri Berberoglu II knows the 300-page manual for professional truck drivers nearly as well as the roads...

Energy & Utilities

Energy futures | Renewables will get increasing attention as power providers assess Maine’s needs

Maine is slightly more than self-sufficient in electricity generation. The volume of electricity we export and lose...

Economic development

Southern discomfort | Data reveal York County business startups are failing to create jobs

Every year in York County, existing establishments close their doors while new ones take their place. In...

Government & Politics

Steady as she goes | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard prepares for a new class of submarine and a decade of work while local officials refuse...

Creative, innovative and cutting edge are the watchwords at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery these days after...

News

In short from June 14, 2010 | A roundup of new hires, promotions, accolades and appointments from Maine’s business community

New hires Harriman, an architecture and engineering firm based in Auburn, recently hired Alyssa Murphy,...

Economic development

Study: Maine’s debt ratio troublesome

Economists and others who study state finances can’t seem to agree on the state of state spending...

Economic development

In the driver’s seat | One company’s promise prompts a jump from investor to interim CEO

I wrote a piece last October, “Shifting Gears,” that compared racecar driving to funding and supporting fast-growth...

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