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April 1, 2013 Edition
Focus on Banking & Finance

CEI loan fund seeks 'socially conscious' investors

James McCarthy

For 11 years, Saeed Saeed and his wife, Anaam Jabbir, ran a flourishing take-out restaurant in a suburb of Baghdad. They sold falafel, shawarma and other Iraqi fast foods.

  • Other
    Other

    March madness

    Carol Coultas

    It's one of those unhappy coincidences that I am inevitably trying to pull together my taxes at the same time I'm trying to update our family's FAFSA form.

  • Blease's new call center eyeing government clients

    Darren Fishell

    Technology was radically different when Heather Blease launched EnvisioNet's Brunswick call center in 1995. So was the business model.

  • Other
    Other

    Budget hearings progress, PL90 under fire

    Darren Fishell

    Legislators are scheduled to meet through April 5 to hear public testimony on Gov.

  • Focus on Banking & Finance
    Focus on Banking & Finance

    Financial industry wrestles with compliance costs

    Matt Dodge

    Terry Bishop says you know an industry is clamping down when your regulatory burden falls just short of that placed on sustained nuclear fission.

Today's Poll

In the past year, have you attended games of Maine's professional sports teams?
Poll Description

Portland is home to four professional sports teams — the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs, an affiliate of the Boston Red Sox; the G-League's Maine Celtics, an affiliate of the Boston Celtics; the Maine Mariners, an ECHL affiliate of the Boston Bruins; and the Portland Hearts of Pine, which is in USL League One.

In October 2024, the Sports Business Journal named Portland the best U.S. city for minor league sports. 

In the past year, Maine's teams have been getting some upgrades.

The Portland Sea Dogs opened a new, state-of-the-art $10 million training facility and clubhouse at Hadlock Field. The Portland Hearts of Pine launched their inaugural season in 2025, playing to consistently sold-out crowds from the very first game and reaching the semifinals in November. And now the Maine Mariners plan to build a new practice rink at the Downs in Scarborough.

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