March 1, 2004 EditionEdition

Brave new world | Financial and business considerations drive Maine companies to switch to open source technology

Allen Connors, general manager of the Bethel Inn & Country Club in Bethel, dreaded the computer hardware...

Failing forward | Lessons learned from a company shutdown bring new direction to the state’s R&D efforts

The sudden shutdown of Engineered Materials of Maine in Bangor late last year was an unwelcome development...

Broadening the base | A Blue Hill company tries to bring its high-tech product to the everyday consumer

Miles Maiden built a better mousetrap. Not a mousetrap, really, but something about the size and shape...

Green thumb | A chat with Jason Phillips, owner of All Elements Landscaping Inc. in Portland.

Founded: September 2002 Revenues, year one: $75,000 Projected revenues, year two: $120,000 Address: 27 Meadow Ln., Portland Phone: 807-3300 Web: www.allelementslandscaping.com...
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Surgical strike | Dr. Owen Pickus hopes his $1 million grant will help raise the University of New England’s profile

Dr. Owen Pickus knows there aren't many better ways to get attention than by writing a big...

The skiing solution | The Maine Winter Sports Center faces the first test of its economic development plan for northern Maine

Fort Kent hits the big time this week, as the world's best biathletes descend March 3-6 for...

From the lab to the boardroom | A Scarborough company tries to capitalize on lessons learned in biomedical research

Necessity is the mother of invention. This old saw holds especially true in the field of medical...

Family style | Jackson Parker has made Reed & Reed, a four-generation family construction business, an industry leader

It was a sunny weekday morning last July, and Jackson Parker had an idea. The state had...
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