October 30, 2006 Edition

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No easy exit | The business of running an inn can be challenging, but trying to turn the property into condos may be even...

Maine has seen its share of condominium plans rise ˆ and fall ˆ in a variety of...

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The advocate | Elaine Abel oversees construction projects at vacation homes when owners are far away

Elaine Abel is a stickler for detail, managing a construction site as if the home being built...

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The thrill is gone | Real estate experts say the stats don’t lie: Maine’s once hot housing markets are slowing, and the effect could...

That white-hot southern Maine real estate market of recent years? It's over. Sales statistics from recent months...

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Branching out | Gardiner Savings expands into new regions with two bank mergers

In mid-October, Gardiner Savings Institution announced it would merge with Calais Federal Savings & Loan Association, a...

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Meeting in the middle | The project manager for the Penobscot Narrows Bridge discusses the joint venture between two big constructors

The Waldo-Hancock Bridge has for 75 years been one of the state's most important bridges. First opened...

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Half full or half empty? | Saco Island LLC sees big potential in the mill complex on the Saco River, but the planned rehab...

The old mills on Saco Island have tremendous potential. They offer hundreds of thousands of square feet...

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Sweet job | A chat with Heather Keach, founder of Heather’s Bakery and Confection Shoppe in Auburn.

Founded: August 2005 Employees: Four Startup costs: $50,000 Revenue, year one: $120,000 Projected revenue, year two: $150,000 Contact: 783-7100 1056 Center St., Auburn...

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Brick by brick | Maine School of Masonry founder Stephen Mitchell lays out a new plan to solve his school’s recruitment woes

In a back room at the Maine School of Masonry in Avon, Stephen Mitchell, the school's founder,...

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Shoreline skirmish | Downeast landowners are mobilizing against shorebird protections they say have decimated the value of waterfront property

To lawmakers, the bill seemed anything but controversial. Designed to protect threatened ocean shorebirds such as plovers...

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Behind the music | Ari Solotoff is the new executive director of the Portland Symphony Orchestra

The Portland Symphony Orchestra's first concert of the season on October 10 was a powerful experience for...

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Life after toilet paper | Tissue making is history at the former Georgia-Pacific mill in Old Town, but some see a brighter future in...

Not many people know that the Georgia-Pacific mill in Old Town almost was torn down, bulldozed into...

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