Returning veterans face new battles finding work
Over the next five years, the civilian work force will be flooded with veterans returning from post-9/11 wars. This group, known as the Gulf War II generation, includes over one million...
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An Augusta printer reaps the rewards of a $15 million investmentRick Tardiff, CEO of J.S. McCarthy printers in Augusta, knew the company was at a crossroads in 2007 when he realized most of its customers were three-to-five hours away and its future... |
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Technology drives growth at Bangor's Hartt Transportation
Bob Mentzinger |
With high fuel prices, dwindling manufacturers, a headquarters at the far end of the map and a shortage of trained labor — but not of competition or regulation — there doesn't... |
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Workers’ comp change caps benefitsIf the litmus test for a compromise is that it makes no one happy, then it's mission accomplished for a bill to restructure Maine's workers' compensation laws, recently signed by Gov. |
A skills/jobs database could offer employment stability for The County
The long-held perception of Aroostook County — and, to some extent, the state of Maine in general — is that there are no...
Biomass is poised for a boost from federal funds and new consumer financing
Last September, the Northern Maine Development Commission was awarded $1.9 million through the Obama administration's Jobs and Innovation...
A rural county pins its economic hopes on a new fiber-optic Internet spine
Prior to 2011, Nicole Snow had moved in and out of 10 communities in a five-year period to keep up with her husband Michael's engineering...
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BY Alison Hinson
Cash is king. You've probably heard this a million times, but what does it really mean for your company and your employees? |
Stop staring at your spreadsheet and start quantifying your intangible capital
BY Geoff Lamdin
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Maine's largest nonprofit organizations
Ranked by 2011 assets (1)
| Rank | Nonprofit, location | Assets/Liabilities |
| 1 | Bowdoin College, Brunswick | $1,294,173,000/$203,029,000 |
| 2 | Maine Medical Center, Portland | $1,098,704,079/$515,082,782 |
| 3 | Colby College, Waterville | $1,050,624,000/$131,831,000 |
| 4 | Eastern 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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