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November 12, 2012 Edition
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From the editor: All together now

Carol Coultas

Hopefully by now the dust has settled from last week's elections.

  • County farm fills East Coast's broccoli niche

    James McCarthy

    If you go into a supermarket anywhere east of the Mississippi River, odds are high the broccoli displayed in the fresh produce section came from Smith's Farm's fields in Aroostook County … or its fields in northeast Florida.

  • Focus on Lewiston/Auburn
    Focus on Lewiston/Auburn

    Great Falls Insurance Co. takes on Maine's workers' comp market

    James McCarthy

    If you're a startup company in Maine's workers' compensation marketplace — where MEMIC captures 60% of the business — there's no avoiding the David vs. Goliath comparison.

  • Jackson Lab and its new CEO build a better mouse

    Lori Valigra

    The Jackson Laboratory isn't letting any moss grow under its planned $1.1 billion laboratory expansion in Farmington, Conn., announced last fall.

  • Retool your attitudes, avoid being overworked

    The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, then starting on the first one.— Mark Twain

  • How To's
    How To's

    How to: Create a company that can withstand adversity

    Kay P. Whitmore Vice President, Human Resources And Administration, Acadia Insurance, Westbrook

    When business conditions are challenging and big changes need to be made, resilient organizations are able to adapt and weather the storm. Resilient organizations have engaged the minds, and more importantly, the hearts of their employees.

  • New incentives target multi-family building improvements

    Darren Fishell

    A state incentive program launched in August is enticing owners of mid-size multi-family buildings to reduce their energy costs by at least 20%.

Today's Poll

Does your company plan to add staff in the next 6 months?
Poll Description

Sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank

Next year will bring a host of new challenges for businesses looking to add employees to the payroll. 

Maine's Paid Family and Medical Leave law will go into effect, which will allow an employee to take paid leave for up to 12 weeks to care for an ill family member or new child, for instance.

The state's minimum wage will increase by 45 cents an hour, to $15.10 (a separate minimum wage provision was approved in Portland that will raise the hourly compensation to $19 within three years).

And rising health care premiums will continue to be a struggle for employers.

For companies that plan to grow, all of these factors will have to be managed.

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