September 21, 2009 Edition

Government & Politics

Making connections | A flurry of proposals to expand Maine’s broadband network provokes competition

Fletcher Kittredge is so sure of the need for a public/private partnership to deliver expanded broadband service...

News

In short from September 21, 2009 | A roundup of new hires, promotions, accolades and appointments from Maine’s business community

New Hires The Maine College of Art in Portland recently hired Christopher Whittey as vice president...

Health care

Physician ed | Students weigh in on a new medical school program designed to draw docs to rural Maine

A new medical school program designed to alleviate Maine’s physician shortage is now in full swing. Last...

Health care

Information, please | Maine’s pioneering medical record exchange program promises returns on care and costs

This past January, President Obama called for all American health records to be computerized and consolidated within...

Health care

Remote possibilities | The struggle for small, rural business owners to provide coverage for their employees is daunting

Research associate at the Institute for Health Policy, Muskie School of Public Service at the University of...

News

Business incorporations from May 2009 | A selection of Maine business limited liability companies registered in May 2009, supplied by the Office of the...

A selection of Maine business limited liability companies registered in May 2009, supplied by the Office of...

Real Estate & Construction

Real estate data from September 21, 2009 | Building permits, sales and leases from the September 21, 2009, issue of Mainebiz

Building Permits Auburn (July and August 2009) $600,000, 828 Minot Ave., 828 Minot Ave LLC,...

Tech

Fair ride | Recent ups and downs in FairPoint Communications’ image control

The telecom company has had plenty of convincing to do lately. North Carolina-based FairPoint has, in recent...

Retail & Food Service

Milking success | Two Brunswick partners bring homemade gelato to Maine markets and beyond

It's just past 8 p.m. on a Wednesday in September, and The Gelato Fiasco is hopping. A...

Small Business

Common cents | Some money-saving tips are anything but practical

I’m often reminded of what my grandfather said about the Great Depression: It wouldn’t have been so...

Retail & Food Service

In the spotlight | A conversation with Kevin Roper, co-owner of VENUE Music Bar & Bistro in Freeport

Founded: May 2008Employees: 4-5 currently; up to 10 during busy seasonStartup costs: $300,000Projected revenue, year one: $250,000Projected...

Economic development

New service targets cruise ship crews

A new cruise ship marketing initiative in Portland is under way, designed to boost the industry’s economic...

Economic development

Capitol venture | Karen Gordon Mills of Maine leads the SBA as Obama charges the agency with aiding economic revival

Karen Gordon Mills looks slightly out of place as she tours Alcom Inc., an aluminum trailer manufacturer...

Government & Politics

Tax cap fever | TABOR II is based on a flawed formula that can only lead to fiscal chaos

For the third time since 2004, voters will confront a tax cap referendum on the fall ballot....

Arts & Culture

New opportunities beckon Maine filmmakers

It’s only been four weeks since the doors opened at The Maine Studios, the Portland studio space...

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