September 5, 2005 Edition

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At the car wash | A chat with John Massengill, co-owner of Sudzie Autowash.

Founded: April 2004 Employees: 15 Startup costs: $2.8 million Projected revenues, first year: $600,000 Projected revenues, second year: $800,000 Contact: 885-8811 285 U.S....

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Getting back in the boardroom | Industry veteran Ernie Lebel says the HR department needs to have a say in corporate strategy

Ernie Lebel, vice president of human resource services for Portland-based consulting firm Drake Inglesi Milardo, has argued...

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Gone to the dogs | Entrepreneur Henry Carlton hopes to make a profit, and prevent pet abuse, with his new line of animated products

The mission: Educate the world about how to take care of pets and other animals. An enormous...

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COMMENTARY: The definition of disability | Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court will soon decide an issue important to employers across the state

Attorneys, Pierce Atwood, Portland Who is to be considered "disabled" and thus entitled to the benefits and protections...

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Slowing the revolving door | Companies increasingly are adopting employee retention strategies to boost the bottom line

Debbie Elliott opened her first hair salon in Portland in 1992 in a 750-square-foot building she says...

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The paper chase | Maine’s daily newspapers band together in the help wanted section

The newspaper world in Maine can be a competitive game. Reporters race to scoop their peers on...

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Slash and burn | Maine companies should be aware of a new federal law requiring that employee information be protected

Rita Bubar, corporate human resources manager at Cianbro Corp. in Pittsfield, manages personnel records for thousands of...

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On the air | Downeast radio veterans get back into the fray with the pending purchase of WNSX

First there was David. Then, David was overtaken by Goliath. Now, Goliath seems bored with the spoils...

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COMMENTARY: Taking a sick day | Complying with Maine’s new family care law is good business for employers

Executive director, Maine Women's Lobby, Augusta Beginning Sept. 17, many Maine businesses will be asked to extend to...

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Field of dreams | The number of women in farming is on the rise nationwide. We spend a weekend in Turner with their Maine...

Colette Thompson didn't plan to be a farmer. She grew up in Westbrook, graduating from high school...

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Domestic policy | As Maine debates the rights of same-sex couples, businesses forge ahead with domestic partnership benefits in an effort to attract and...

Rep. Lisa Miller (D-Somerville) feels strongly that Maine should be known as a state with work policies...

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Turnaround story | Industry veterans set up a deal to buy Pride Manufacturing’s Guilford wood turning plant

When Burnham-based Pride Manufacturing Co. announced in June it would sell its Guilford wood turning facility to...

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And they’re off | John Baldacci, Peter Cianchette and Peter Mills on business, the economy and the 2006 contest for the Blaine House

Looking toward next year's governor's race, the three major party candidates to have announced so far seem...

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