October 29, 2007 Edition

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Vote smart | Our crib notes for the November ballot

On Nov. 6, Mainers will vote on five referendum questions that could have far-reaching impacts on Maine's...

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The Portland Music Foundation plans to help musicians learn the business of bringing the house down

The Portland Music Foundation, like many artistic revelations, was born over a round of microbrews at a...

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Shaky foundation | Do troubles at Oxford Homes reflect a breakdown in Maine’s once-dazzling modular home industry?

Oxford Homes, a 30-year old company that until this year was one of the four largest modular...

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Campus rules | Changes are in the air at the former home of the Bangor Theological Seminary

When it seemed likely that the Bangor Theological Seminary campus would be put up for sale about...

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Getting better | Bangor-area businesses team up to make their employees healthier

Six years ago, business owners in the Bangor area moped about the results of a regional health...

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Extreme Kindness | More than 100 Maine businesses became philanthropists when ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” stopped in Milbridge

Compress a construction job that normally takes several months into just six days. Add around-the-clock hammering and...

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Old meets new | Olympia Development completes a $10 million office building in the heart of Portland’s historic district

It's a sunny afternoon and Jim Brady, president of Olympia Development, stands in the lobby of Custom...

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Nearly half of Maine businesses are owned by couples. How working with your romantic partner can make life sweet — or turn it...

Judy Libby and Steve Brown launched their business by falling in love in 1967. Soon after they...

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COMMENTARY: Kill bill | The Maine Real Estate & Development Association advocates against “anti-development” legislation

As with many business organizations, legislative advocacy has become an important part of the mission of the...

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COMMENTARY: Moving in | A new Maine law allowing surety bonds as a security deposit alternative is good news for landlords and renters

Thanks to passage of a new law, Maine apartment owners now can more aggressively market their vacant...

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Kidco | A chat with Liz Leonard, co-founder of Parkside Children’s Learning Center in Bangor.

Founded: January 2007 Employees: Leonard, her husband, Paul, and 18 full-time workers Startup costs: $1.16 million Projected revenue, year one:...

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Closing time | Despite the subprime fallout, Maine’s foreclosure rate remains among the lowest in the country. Some observers say that situation isn’t as...

Over the last year, the number of home foreclosures in the United States spiked as high-risk borrowers...

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$199,000 | Wondering what’s on the market for the Maine median home price? Here’s a sampling of what that price can get you across...

1. Auburn Colonial Square feet: 2,100 Bedrooms/baths: 3/1.5 Built: 1880 Lot size: 0.85 acre Price: $199,000 Keller Williams Realty Mid Maine 689-9800 Features a master bedroom...

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