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The gold standard | Ginnie Konan redefines “long-term employee” at cPort Credit Union

Ginnie Konan doesn’t think it’s extraordinary that she’s worked 50 years for the same employer, or that...

In good spirits | A Houlton couple’s vodka distilling startup wins international accolades

When Scott Galbiati says he devised a plan to start a vodka company while he was a...

In short from May 17, 2010 | A roundup of new hires, promotions, accolades and appointments from Maine’s business community

New hires Magnusson Balfour Commercial and Business Brokers in Portland recently hired Amy McLellan as...

Playing to our strengths | Tax reform and a bond initiative on the June ballot offer hope for Maine’s future

New York Times editorial columnist Thomas Friedman, in his book “From Beirut to Jerusalem,” relayed a joke...
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Bordering on a turnaround | New initiatives tackle improving the economic well-being of northern Maine

Mobilize Maine, the public-private planning partnership to identify regional economic strengths, is starting to show returns in...

Real estate data from May 17, 2010 | Building permits, sales and leases from the May 17, 2010, issue of Mainebiz

Building Permits Bangor (March) $79,600, Bangor Mall, Bath and Body Works, interior renovations, contractor: N/A...

Yes on Question 4 | Maine’s innovation economy depends on early capital for startups

On June 8, voters in the state will be asked to decide on Question 4, a $23.75...

Golf courses struggle to regain footing

  Jim Day and his business partner, Nick Glicos, expect they will make the Martindale Country Club...
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Sunny outlook | A conversation with Steve Fennell, owner of Saco Solar Store in Saco

Saco Solar StoreOpened: September 2008Employees: 2Startup costs: $100,000Revenue, year one: $110,000Projected revenue, year two: Did not...

Paper route | New company takes over Fraser operations

After nearly a year in bankruptcy court, Fraser Papers Inc. has won approval to sell off its...

MM&A’s rail dilemma | If MM&A walks away from 233 miles of freight rail, will development stop in its tracks?

If Bob Grindrod, president and CEO of Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway, was a more superstitious man,...
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