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May 17, 2010 Edition
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Banking & Finance
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...
Retail & Food Service
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...
News
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...
Government & Politics
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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Economic development
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...
News
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...
Government & Politics
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...
Tourism & Recreation
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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Energy & Utilities
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...
Manufacturing
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...
Transportation
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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