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One of the most important skills business leaders need to cultivate is the ability to build and maintain high-performing teams.
This past year, the Maine Department of Labor and the Workers' Compensation Board worked more closely than ever to ensure Maine's workers are safe.
For the first time, a startup entrepreneur can raise funds from perfect strangers without the usual introductions.
Believe it or not, ad agencies have standards. If you're a fan of “Mad Men,” this will come as a surprise.
Maine has a government dependency problem. According to The Maine Heritage Policy Center's “Fix the System” study, nearly one out of every three Mainers receives food stamps, cash public assistance or Medicaid.
When people talk about energy, particularly at the federal level, they think of electricity and transportation. In Maine, those two large sectors account for 61% of our energy use.
I read your lobster story, “Clawing back,” in the July 22 issue and perhaps as a piece of reportin
As owner of Camden Hills Realty, I have begun to develop the Real Estate Agency Owner’s Network, called REAzON. The idea is to develop an agency owner’s network region by region throughout Maine.
The economy seems to have finally turned the corner. After years of worrying whether you would make it through the recession, it might finally be time to hire a new employee.
If you are considering selling your business, it's logical to ask, “What is it worth?” The proverbial answer is: “It depends.” Whether you plan to sell your business through a commercial broker or hope to pass it on to a family member, the
Work force development has been a hot topic in recent months here in Maine, with a lot of discussion focused on creating a bridge between secondary and post-secondary education and jobs within the hospitality industry.
Maine's historic downtowns, community life, and its wonderful people drew me in like a magnet the very first time I visited. I grew up in awe of great architecture.
What do two parking lots, a long-vacant office building, a junkyard, an under-utilized concrete public park and an abandoned warehousing complex have in common?
Ten years ago a group of Knox County business leaders, elected officials and economic development folks confronted the facts that we were losing our 18-to-34-year-olds, fell below the state average for per-capita income and that many in our aging
Data security breaches affect organizations of all sizes. Whether it is Zappos.com with its 24 million customer accounts or your local Subway franchise, no business is immune from the threat of a data security breach.
Last July, the federal First Circuit Court of Appeals issued a first-of-its-kind decision regarding the obligations of banks and their commercial customers in response to online cyber-thefts. The decision, Patco Construction Co. v.