March 19, 2012 EditionEdition

Economic development

🔒Social videos and QR codes among Camden’s new development tools

Social media is pervasive in our society. Whether it is Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or YouTube, businesses are quickly incorporating these technologies into their marketing strategies, and so is the town […]
In Short

🔒Building permits and commerical real estate transactions

Building permits South Portland (January)$166,000, 175 Running Hill Road, Aetna, interior renovations, contractor: Landry/French Construction Co.$73,000, 76...
Government & Politics

🔒Computing impact

UI fraud effort bolstered Database access enhances detection Bill proposes stiffer penalties Maine has begun using a national...
News

🔒Top notch

Like many Mainers, my eyebrows shot straight up when I heard the news of Sen. Olympia Snowe's...
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Health care

🔒2012 Business Leaders of the Year: Michael Tarpinian’s acute attention to culture and symbols smoothes the merger of major nonprofits

Michael Tarpinian, the CEO of the Opportunity Alliance, a newly formed social service agency, believes in the...
Fisheries & Marine

🔒Maine’s oyster heartland battles an outbreak to protect its ‘blue ribbon’ product

There's just something about the American oysters that are growing in the Damariscotta River area. Maybe it's...
Economic development

🔒Pine Tree Zones should not be overlooked

As noted in the Feb. 6 issue of Mainebiz, Maine again received a very poor ranking for...
Professional services

🔒SCORE’s Nancy Strojny advocates for mentoring at White House recognition

On March 7, Nancy Strojny was honored as one of 11 White House Champions of Change for...
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News

🔒Introducing Mainebiz’s 2012 Business Leaders of the Year

The job description for a business leader is dynamic and varied but always includes one key element:...
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🔒China’s need for Maine products and services continues to grow

Of the 12 animals on the Chinese Zodiac, the year of the dragon is the most admired...
Real Estate & Construction

🔒Scrutiny increases around PCBs

As federal regulation of hazardous building materials steadily increases, an old nemesis is creeping back into the...
News

🔒Frustrated when machines put you on hold? Here’s a possible solution.

Timing is everything.In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of one of the greatest inventions of the last...
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🔒2012 Business Leaders of the Year: Jean Hoffman blends a love of animals with fierce determination and a focused strategy

It took five years, but Jean Hoffman has finally reached the point in the development of Putney...
Economic development

🔒A new sense of collaboration around development unites midcoast municipalities

With major changes coming to the commercial landscape shared along a stretch of Route 1, four Midcoast...
Retail & Food Service

🔒2012 Business Leaders of the Year: ‘Leap of faith’ paying off for digital gift card pioneer David Stone

When David Stone was 16 years old, he and a friend saw an opportunity to open a...
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🔒The Samoset Resort reopens with a $4M upgrade and an eye toward niche markets

The Samoset Resort is unwrapping $4 million in improvements aimed at returning the venerable midcoast resort to...
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