ON THE COVER

Year in review: uncertainty but big wins in 2012

December 24, 2012 06:00 am

Headlines in 2012 were dominated by political news as we re-elected a president, sent a familiar face to Washington and watched as the State House turned more blue than red.

FEATURES

Greg Sweetser, executive director of the Ski Maine Association, says technology has given a real boost to Maine's $300 million ski industry

Tech investments fortify ski season for Maine resorts

Mark Jeanneret | December 24, 2012 06:00 am

Greg Sweetser has seen all manner of winter's weather-related ups and downs.

Robert Sharood displays a petri dish with mycelium in his Sanford lab while his father John holds growing medium for mushrooms

Mushroom business grows from new technology

LORI VALIGRA | December 24, 2012 06:00 am

A new type of cleanroom, complete with employees wearing protective bunny suits, is situated amid the rolling hills and farms of Springvale, in York County. But instead of manufacturing...

Glimmers of recovery spotted in N.E.

James McCarthy | December 24, 2012 06:00 am

All eyes were turned toward the threat of sequestration and the economy pitching off a looming fiscal cliff at a recent conference to forecast the region's economy.

Focus on Safety & Security

Dan A. Cote Sr., left, CEO and treasurer of The Cote Corp., a crane and rigging company based in Auburn, is joined by the company’s controller Daniel Gagne and his son, Daniel P. Cote Jr., who serves as vice president of operations and sales at the family-owned company. Founded in 1966 by Armand and Carmen Cote, the company makes safety a top priority ... and finds bottom line benefits as a result.

‘Zero injuries’ is the norm at The Cote Corp.

James McCarthy | December 24, 2012 06:00 am

In the crane and rigging work The Cote Corp. performs — whether it's lifting a 20-ton vault into a new bank building, installing a...

More move to the cloud as ME data cos. prepare for boom

Darren Fishell | December 24, 2012 06:00 am

Behind the black door at its high-security data center in Brunswick, Oxford Networks is preparing for one of information technology's...

Columns

Tax sheltering tool will gain popularity in new year

BY Justin Lamontagne

There are a few things in life that make me uncomfortable. The grocery store, for example, totally overwhelms me. The feeling of a new...

State revenues drop further; a fond farewell

BY Mal Leary

Curtailed spending gains momentumSupplemental budget still in flux

Lists

Maine's largest power plants

Ranked by summer generating capacity in megawatts

Rank	Generator, location	Generating capacity in megawatts summer/winter
1	Yarmouth 4, Yarmouth	602.05/605.88
2	Westbrook Energy Center G1, Westbrook	260.94/277.09
3	Westbrook Energy Center G2, Westbrook	254.38/270.54

SOURCES : ISO New England and U.S. Energy Information Administration/Compiled by Heide Martin.
Note: Generator information as of January 1, 2014.

Maine's largest private schools

Ranked by total fall enrollment, 2013

Rank	School, location	Enrollment/Year founded
1	Thornton Academy, Saco	1,570/1811
2	Fryeburg Academy, Fryeburg	598/1792
3	Berwick Academy, South Berwick	589/1791

SOURCE : Each school/Compiled by Roger Magnus.

Maine's largest Small Business Administration loans

Ranked by loan amount, 2013

Rank	Borrower	Loan amount
1	Kestrel Tooling Co., Brunswick	$4,000,000
2	NorthCountry Management Group Inc. (1), Bangor	$3,106,600
3	Moulison North Corp., Biddeford	$3,000,000

(1) NorthCountry Management Group Inc. received at least two loans totaling
$4,453,100.

SOURCE : U.S. Small Business Administration's Maine district office/Compiled by Roger Magnus.

Maine's largest hotels

Ranked by number of guest rooms as of 2014

Rank	Hotel, location	Guest rooms/Conference rooms
1	Westin Portland Harborview Hotel (1), Portland	289/8
2	The Bar Harbor Regency Hotel & Marina (2), Bar Harbor	280/3
3	The Anchorage By The Sea, Ogunquit	241/1