March 22, 2010 EditionEdition

Health care

Team builder | At the helm of EMHS, Michelle Hood helps break down historic competition in health care

A sweeping panorama of the city of Brewer comes into view from Michelle Hood’s sunny...
Transportation

On track | A Rockland entrepreneur rides the coastal town’s coattails with his growing trolley and limo business

When Jim Gamage Jr. founded All Aboard Trolley Co. in Rockland six years ago with two small...
Government & Politics

Link, leverage and align | Mirroring the federal government’s innovation cluster strategy

I recently heard SBA Administrator and Mainer Karen Mills keynote a panel session about regional innovation clusters...
Manufacturing

Cannery pro | Mike Cote of Look’s Gourmet transforms a troubled seafood processor into a thriving specialty brand

Mike Cote feels lonely sometimes as the owner of the state’s last surviving Down East seafood...
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Tourism & Recreation

Without reservation | Maine’s tourism industry needs an aggressive business focus to survive

Maine has long been known as “Vacationland.” And tourism has always been an important player in Maine’s...
Nonprofits

All in a day’s work | Tom Davis applies business acumen to employ the developmentally disabled in Maine

Tom Davis leans over the conference table in his St. Albans office, perching on his...
Marketing & Media

Lights, camera, Acadia | Maine cliff entices Hollywood producers

“Shutter Island,” the blockbuster thriller that earned $109 million by mid March, spread a little of that...
Tech

Report: R&D lags without network

Hemant Pendse operates in a nexus of innovation that ties forestry to high-tech industry. His lab developed...
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News

Laying a foundation | Maine’s economy depends on maximizing public-private partnerships

“Public Engagement” is a new monthly column in Mainebiz that will address economic policy matters affecting the...
Arts & Culture

Taking up the mantle | A new young professionals group in Bridgton is ready to roll

When Justin McIver graduated from Colby-Sawyer College with a business degree, he was torn. Tugging on...
News

The 2010 Business Leaders of the Year

Simply surviving 2009 was the goal for many Maine businesses. But we found three extraordinary business leaders, who...
News

In short from March 22, 2010 | A roundup of new hires, promotions, accolades and appointments from Maine’s business community

New Hires United Way of Greater Portland recently hired Suzanne McCormick as president and CEO. Previously,...
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Retail & Food Service

Reatail watch

Last year was a wild ride for many retailers, but so far in 2010 signs are looking...
News

Real estate data from March 22, 2010 | Building permits, sales and leases from the March 22, 2010, issue of Mainebiz

Building permits Auburn (February) $3,985,000, 550 Center St., George Schott, tenant fit-up, contractor: Pizzagailli Construction...
Economic development

Free to a good boss | Camden offers tannery site to lure investment and jobs

On a tree-lined, residential stretch of Washington Street in Camden sits an empty, fenced-in lot. Once home...
Retail & Food Service

Renewal clause | A conversation with Nancy Sherin, owner, Brunswick Reupholstering Co. in Brunswick

Brunswick Reupholstering Co.Founded: July 2009 (originally founded by her father in 1959, newly restarted and incorporated)Employees: 0Startup...
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