March 21, 2011 Edition

Agriculture

Seafood marketing group eyed

A visitor to this year’s International Seafood Show in Boston last month could take in pavilions touting...

News

The 2011 Business Leaders of the Year | Introducing Mainebiz’s 2011 Business Leaders of the Year

Inspiration comes from many places: the worlds of nature, sports and great literature, to name a few. Here...

Higher education

A matter of degrees | Verso offers scholarships to train younger workers

Verso Paper Corp. in Jay has started a new scholarship program to try to create more qualified...

Manufacturing

Composite sketch | Martin Grimnes tackles milestone infrastructure projects to lead Harbor Technologies to a banner year

A distinct seam delineates the two halves of Harbor Technologies' manufacturing facility in Brunswick. On one side,...

Government & Politics

Budget quandaries

Tax panel debates cuts Depreciation, estate taxes targeted Distribution of benefits weighed Gov. Paul LePage submitted...

Retail & Food Service

Tiles of fortune | A conversation with Laurie Spugnardi, owner of Spugnardi Design

Spugnardi DesignFounded: March 2010Employees: 0Startup costs: $9,000Projected revenue, year one: $17,000Projected revenue, year two: $45,000Contact: 318-3064855...

Real Estate & Construction

Small is beautiful | Not every VC deal has to be the next Facebook

In past Mainebiz articles, I’ve described the success rate for early-stage venture capital as equivalent to a...

Economic development

Maine’s cha-cha-cha | An annual report shows Maine’s economy taking a couple of steps forward and several steps back

Maine could do more when it comes to investing in R&D and tackling the high costs of...

News

On the move | The lowly trailer earns its place in Maine’s history

Frank “from away” writes: “John, I’m new to Maine and I’m slowly getting used to your different...

Economic development

Regional approach | A private sector perspective on the challenges and opportunities of doing business in the midcoast

President of Perry & Banks Marketing in Portland, and Jim Damicis, senior vice president of Camoin Associates...

Economic development

Labor pains | Star performers are eyeing greener pastures in the budding economic turnaround

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

Marketing & Media

The royal treatment | An Augusta marketing firm helps to commemorate Prince William’s wedding

Nancy Marshall, CEO of Marshall Communications in Augusta, recalls getting up before dawn to watch Lady Diana...

News

Real estate data from March 21, 2011 | Building permits, sales and leases from the March 21, 2011, issue of Mainebiz

Building permits Auburn (February) $150,000, 946 Center St., Emerson Chevrolet Buick, interior renovations, contractor: N/A...

Government & Politics

Off balance | Right-sizing Maine’s public sector work force is key to relieving the tax burden

Maine’s tax burden is too high and hurts our ability to attract new jobs and create new...

Tech

Fiber driver | Fletcher Kittredge pushes high-speed Internet connection as a means of economic survival for Maine

Fletcher Kittredge didn't need to read a front-page story in the New York Times in December of...

Manufacturing

A new tack | A group of maritime professionals transforms the defunct Belfast cannery

The former Stinson sardine cannery in Belfast has sat vacant and neglected for a decade, a relic...

Economic development

Merging members | A push to combine two chambers could mean more might for the midcoast

The offices of the Penobscot Bay Chamber of Commerce and the Camden-Rockport-Lincolnville Chamber of Commerce are a...

News

In short from March 21, 2011 | A roundup of new hires, promotions, accolades and appointments from Maine’s business community

New Hires Tilson Technology Management, an information technology project management company in Portland, recently hired Carri...

Nonprofits

Ski lift | Andy Shepard brings the biathlon world and its millions to Aroostook County

Andy Shepard once harbored dreams of becoming a cross-country skiing champion. In 1978, he left his forestry...

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