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August 25, 2014 Edition
How To's

Get the most out of your trade shows and exhibits

Vicki Hennin

Every year, Diversified Communications brings qualified buyers to meet with thousands of companies at our trade shows.

  • Politics & Co.

    Peter Van Allen

    Businesses are always looking for an advocate, and they may find some new ones at area chambers of commerce. Also, an energy nonprofit is looking to expand its reach within the business community.

  • Focus on Greater Bangor & Northern Maine
    Focus on Greater Bangor & Northern Maine

    Renovate the Alamo: Struggling small-town theater fortified by community

    Laurie Schreiber

    There's much to recommend in the town of Bucksport, although many travelers pass it by on journeys along coastal Route 1 to other centers of maritime and cultural activity.

  • Good managers are everywhere

    Peter Van Allen

    Great managers have a way of transcending the industry they're in.A good example is Bill Haggett.

  • Focus on Greater Bangor & Northern Maine
    Focus on Greater Bangor & Northern Maine

    Innovation, Maine style: A creativity hub hopes to keep good ideas in-state

    Douglas Rooks

    Maine is famous for its tinkerers — inventors who come up with unusual ideas that often play key roles in new and profitable products. But those ideas often end up blooming out of state.

  • Focus on Greater Bangor & Northern Maine
    Focus on Greater Bangor & Northern Maine

    Now trending: Bangor as an entertainment destination

    Laurie Schreiber

    Every August for nine years now, on a three-day weekend, the Bangor waterfront along the Penobscot River comes alive with music and dance from around the nation and the world, performed simultaneously from many stages, thronged by thousands of smi

Today's Poll

Has your business taken significant, voluntary steps to reduce its impact on the environment?
Poll Description

Monday is Earth Day — the annual celebration, dating to 1970, of our planet and its environment. 

Created by a United Nations proclamation, Earth Day has grown to include a wide range of events in more than 190 countries. The official theme for 2024 is "Planet vs. Plastics." The day, April 22, also has led to the designation of April as Earth Month.

Mainers and Maine businesses have long strived to protect the natural environment of the state and of the world.

One recent example: Allagash Brewing Co., based in Portland, has teamed up with Patagonia Provisions, the outdoor clothing maker's food and beverage business, to make a limited-edition beer from organic ingredients including Kernza. That's the trademarked name for a perennial grain, harvested from a form of wheatgrass, with long roots that protect soil from erosion, minimize the need for tilling, and help sequester carbon.

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