May 19, 2008 Edition

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Latin flair | A chat with Benjamin Galvez, co-founder of La Familia in Portland.

Founded: July 2007 Employees: None Startup costs: $100,000 Projected revenue, year one: $100,000 Projected revenue, year two: $200,000 Contact: 761-5865 906 Brighton Ave.,...

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All aboard? | Supporters say expanding passenger rail service in Maine makes perfect sense, but skeptics counter transportation funding is desperately needed elsewhere

It'll be the Grand Central Station of Brunswick, explains Mat Eddy, the town's economic development director. Maine...

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Boxcar blues | Fuel prices are staggering, global warming looms, and cheaper transportation appears to be the wave of the future — so why...

The railroad tracks running into Lincoln Paper & Tissue's facility are often empty, and have been for...

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Detour ahead | A conversation with Maine DOT project coordinator Joyce Taylor about this summer’s closure of an 18-mile stretch of I-295

You know it had to happen one of these days. Concrete doesn't last forever ˆ especially when...

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Road warrior | An east-west highway would be a quick way to move cargo across Maine, but for Peter Vigue, it’s much more than...

Peter Vigue and the team working to build an east-west highway across Maine understand that the road...

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Tea party | Jim Picariello inks deals to distribute his Wise Acre frozen tea pops

Since he founded Wise Acre Inc. in 2006, Jim Picariello has spent lots of time in his...

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Here come the brides | Maine is a hot destination for summer weddings, and for those in the industry, there’s plenty of money to...

As a wedding photojournalist, I've seen an increase in the number of destination weddings held in Maine....

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Denied | Visa rule changes leave seasonal businesses scrambling for staff

Jack Burke is worried. Burke, owner of The Pentagoet Inn in Castine, opened for the season May...

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Going international | Six months after the Gubernatorial Trade Mission to South Korea and Japan, Mainebiz talks imports and exports with four participants

Last October, a group of 28 entrepreneurs, state officials and industry representatives left Maine for a trip...

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