September 22, 2008 EditionEdition

Pharma karma | University of New England officials predict the school’s new College of Pharmacy will reap broad rewards for Maine’s economy

Ten years after a University of New England feasibility study identified that a college of pharmacy in...

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Breeze power | Think wind energy is only for the mighty? Check out these small-scale wind projects.

While large wind farm projects with turbines by the dozens are being built or have been proposed...
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Health benefits | Making Mainers healthier and supporting health innovation will deliver a critical booster shot to the economy

Delivering health care to Maine residents is a complex task. The state has a small population but...

A new Mercy | Blocks from Maine Medical Center, Portland’s other hospital completes a multimillion upgrade critical to its growth

Mercy Hospital opened its 44-acre campus, including a new hospital and medical offices, along the banks of...

Weather report | The upcoming winter could be balmy or bone-chilling. Who to believe?

I walked down to the mailbox the other day and there was my “Farmers’ Almanac” for 2009....

Doc drop | Primary care physician numbers are declining as salaries fall out of step with med school debt, making recruiting MDs to rural...

Doctor Charles Zelnick checked coughs in central Washington, taught medical residents in Cedar Rapids and tended to...
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Flip side | Maine businesses from discount retailers to motorcycle shops find the downturn is kicking their companies into high gear

John Reny is building a sizable addition to the discount department store in Belfast he owns with...

Hahn solo | The new managing principal of accounting firm Baker Newman Noyes sees opportunity in the wake of Enron

At just 44 years old, Charlie Hahn is relatively young for a Maine business leader, and that’s...

Summer school | Promising changes in Brewer and Portland set the example for ingenuity throughout Maine

In October 2007, Motiva Enterprises of Houston, Texas, launched an effort to build a $5.2 billion oil...

Island divided | Trouble over a proposed hotel on Portland’s Great Diamond Island prompts talk about what makes a neighborhood

A proposed condominium hotel on Portland’s Great Diamond Island has stirred up debate among islanders and mainlanders...
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Hospital review | Steven Michaud, president of the Maine Hospital Association, talks about patients, bills and competition among Maine hospitals

Maine hospitals together employ more people than most companies in Maine and are some of the largest...
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