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October 31, 2005 EditionEdition

COMMENTARY: Base plan | More ideas for what to do with Brunswick Naval Air Station — a tradeport, or a mixed-use facility?

Senior vice presidents, Dufresne-Henry, Portland Ever since the Base Realignment and Closure Commission voted to close Brunswick Naval...

The campaigners | A chat with Sue Bernier, president of BHC Consulting Group.

Founded: September 2004 Employees: Three Startup costs: $46,250 Revenues, year one: $427,000 Projected revenues, year two: $500,000 Contact: 888-242-2922 5 Bernier Ln., Verona...

The spirit of spuds | A Freeport startup hopes to make connections between potatoes, vodka and Maine

Call it the transitive property of branding. Maine is known for growing potatoes, and potatoes are an...

Back to the fold | Herb Sargent negotiates the purchase of the 79-year-old earthmoving company founded by his grandfather

In mid-August, Herb Sargent was in something of a pickle. His Hampden construction company, Sargent & Sargent,...
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Closing time | Bar Harbor enacts a moratorium on new subdivisions over concerns about density and affordable housing

When Ted Koffman, who represents Bar Harbor in the Legislature, leaves Mount Desert Island in the early...

Let’s make a deal | A day at a wholesale auto auction reveals hard times for the used car business

If there was ever a crowd of potential pickup truck buyers, this would have to be it....

An unlikely partnership | Pownal author Bill Ginn advocates for business and conservation to work together to preserve open space

Bill Ginn likes to say that he's spent half his life in business and half working for...

Building mode | A backlog of hospital expansion projects clears, and construction is underway across the state

June 8 was an exciting day for officials at Calais Regional Hospital and residents in the hospital's...
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The oil man cometh | Jamie Py of the Maine Oil Dealers Association on how high heating oil prices will affect the industry

"So, what's going to happen with oil prices this winter?" To Jamie Py's credit, he tolerates this oft-repeated...

Solution oriented | Maine makers of new building products hope they’ll find success with distributors and buyers

According to Ken Simonson, the general outlook for the construction industry across the nation is strong. "For...

COMMENTARY: The white stripes | Cities can support local businesses through strategic parking planning

Vice president, Ames A/E, Bangor Director of parking planning services, Rich and Associates, Southfield, Mich. Many Maine communities are...

Priced to sell | A new Scarborough residential brokerage hopes lower commissions will draw more sellers

One look at BlueCurrent's weekly ad in the Portland Press Herald real estate section defines the difference...
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