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Murky ethics in Augusta could chill private business owners seeking public service

Darryl Brown's foray into public service started like that of many others. After working for decades to build a career and a family, there came a time when he felt inclined to give...

 
FEATURES
Marc Bourgoin, co-owner of Lincoln Canoe and Kayak in Freeport

A Freeport kayak maker and boatbuilding students combine skills to their mutual benefit

Matt Dodge |

One of the oldest manufacturers of canoes and kayaks in the state, Freeport-based Lincoln Canoe and Kayak has been churning out its distinctive brand of handmade boats since 1959.

Rodney McKay, Bangor's recently retired, longtime economic development director, counts Bangor Waterfront and downtown projects among the city's successes

Rodney McKay steps down from 45 years of municipal service in Bangor

Roxanne Moore Saucier |

After 45 years of service to the city of Bangor, Rodney McKay retired April 14. The municipal mainstay has held various positions during his tenure, spending the last 16 years as director...

Sustainable Bioplastics Council of Maine Project Manager Steve Taylor, left, and Vice President Mike Belliveau say a recently formed cluster is already helping the industry grow

Bioplastics cluster gets a toehold

Matt Dodge |

When a group of Maine manufacturers first met two years ago to discuss the emerging field of bioplastics, the conversation was abstract at best.

 
Focus on Real Estate/Construction/Design
Hancock Lumber CEO Kevin Hancock credits the company's growth in international exports to its familiarity with its flagship product, Eastern white pine

Hancock Lumber takes advantage of global demand for Maine's prized tree

Matt Dodge |

Growing up to 150 feet tall, the Eastern white pine tree is a hallmark of the Maine landscape. The tallest tree in eastern North America,...

Maine homebuyers are embracing a trend toward smaller houses

Bob Mentzinger |

Add up $4-a-gallon heating oil. Subtract historically low mortgage rates. Divide by the worst housing crash in a century. Multiply by a...

Some sectors show promise as construction rebounds from the recession

Michael Bosse Partner and chair of the construction practice group at Bernstein Shur, Portland |

National recessions tend to affect New England later and with less severity than the rest of the country. It also takes New Englanders...

Art or science?

Randolph Glennon President of Eastern Appraisal & Consulting, Portland |

Most business owners and their advisers are occasionally dependent on commercial property appraisals. "Bewildering" sometimes...

Columns

Brightening skies

BY Mal Leary

Budget surplus expected

Your property's environmental well-being will affect its market value in multiple ways

BY Justin Lamontagne

Trichloroethene. Dichloreothene. Tetrachloroethene. These terms were not covered in Real Estate 101. But they should have been and, in...

 
Lists

Maine's largest nonprofit organizations

Ranked by 2011 assets (1)

RankNonprofit, locationAssets/Liabilities
1Bowdoin College, Brunswick$1,294,173,000/$203,029,000
2Maine Medical Center, Portland$1,098,704,079/$515,082,782
3Colby College, Waterville$1,050,624,000/$131,831,000
4Eastern Maine Medical Center (2), Bangor$459,472,780/$220,225,914

Source: Guidestar, a 501(3)c that collects and presents 990 forms for IRS-registered nonprofits./Compiled by Roger Magnus. (1) Given the various timing of organizations' fiscal years, 2011 figures are the most recent available for comparison. (2) Although Eastern Maine Medical Center and Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems are related, they each have separate employer identification numbers and file individual tax returns



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