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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

What's your mode of transportation for Thanksgiving?
Poll Description

Sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank

For many, Thanksgiving means gathering with family and friends. It can also mean travel headaches.

AAA predicts a record 81.8 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home between Tuesday, Nov. 25, and Monday, Dec. 1. 

Of those travelers, 73 million will go by car — up 1.3 million from a year ago.  

With the federal shutdown resolved, air travel is expected to be back at normal levels — although, in this case, it will mean normal Thanksgiving levels. AAA predicts that 6 million people will travel by air, a 2% increase. (Last year, Portland International Jetport broke its Thanksgiving travel record, with 64,348 travelers, up from 54,636 in 2023.) 

Another 2.5 million people will travel by bus, train or cruise ship.

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