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November 26, 2012 Edition

Battle for beds: Maine's escalating fight for health care dollars

James McCarthy

In one corner there's the hospital tag-team of Lewiston-based Central Maine Healthcare and the Parkview Adventist Medical Center in Brunswick.

  • In Short
    In Short

    In short: hires, accolades, promotions and company news

    New hiresWinxnet, an IT service provider in Portland, recently hired Lori Cunningham as an inside sales representative. Previously, Cunningham was a personal banker for Gorham Savings Bank.

  • Focus on Law
    Focus on Law

    New law opens 31 states to Maine lawyers

    Matt Dodge

    A little-known change to Maine's Bar admission rules stands to benefit both Maine-based lawyers and those looking to expand their practice into the state.

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    Federal lawsuit outlines online banking procedures

    Dan Mitchell Bernstein Shur Attorney And Member Of Its Litigation Group And Data Security Team

    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.

  • Focus on Law
    Focus on Law

    Freelance attorney network offers new flexibility

    Darren Fishell

    Nicole Bradick hopes to change the way law firms do business.As many firms look to cut costs, in-house attorneys are working longer hours and even veteran lawyers are having trouble finding full-time openings.

  • Maine income gap better than most

    Matt Dodge

    A new study conducted by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Economic Policy Institute says that while income gaps have widened in Maine and across the nation between the late '90s and early 2000s, the state's own income inequality

  • Q&A: Developer Nathan Szanton talks about his Bates Mill project

    Carol Coultas

    Developer Nathan Szanton's latest project — The Lofts at Bates Mill in Lewiston — brings him deep satisfaction on two counts: it revives a long-vacant mill building and more than half the apartments he built were rented before it formally opened.

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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