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October 20, 2014 Edition

Author Mary Quinn Doyle documents the changes in Maine's farms and their economic importance

Lori Valigra

Walking amid the Holstein cows at Benson Farm in Gorham, writer and photographer Mary Quinn Doyle seems at home, petting a calf while scoping out the dairy and composting operations.

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    Maine's varied industries tell a larger story

    Peter Van Allen

    This issue of Mainebiz includes stories that look at some traditional industries, including farming and lobstering, and how they fit with where Maine is headed.

  • Eleven Maine companies recently raised capital

    Lori Valigra

    Maine companies continue to raise money actively, filing Form Ds with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for equity or debt offerings. There were 38 filings through early October of this year compared with 44 for all of 2013.

  • Focus on Down East
    Focus on Down East

    Longtime MDI boat builder sells business to protégé

    Laurie Schreiber

    BERNARD — Boat builder Robert “Chummy” Rich, who has been featured in books and videos, sold his long-running boatbuilding operation, Bass Harbor Boat Inc. in Tremont, to his protégé, Richard Helmke.

  • In Short
    In Short

    Newsworthy people and performances

    New hiresPen Bay Healthcare in Rockport hired Thomas Crosslin III as a surgeon and Norman Keller as a certified physician assistant at its Pen Bay Surgery and Wound Healing Center

  • Focus on Down East
    Focus on Down East

    On the edge: Monhegan Island's year-round residents take charge of their future

    James McCarthy

    Shermie Stanley doesn't need to read the Island Institute's 62-page 2011 status report on Maine's 15 year-round island communities to know how Monhegan Island is faring.

  • Focus on Down East
    Focus on Down East

    From pencil to computer: Lobstermen adapting to digital data collection

    Laurie Schreiber

    Just 10% of Maine's lobster fishermen, selected randomly each year, are required to report landings and other data to the Department of Marine Resources.They use good old pen and paper, the forms provided by the DMR.

Today's Poll

Do you support an increase in Portland's minimum wage?
Poll Description

The Portland City Council is weighing a controversial proposed hike to the city’s minimum wage.

The proposal would increase the minimum wage from $15.50 per hour to $19 per hour by 2028. (The statewide hourly minimum wage is $14.65.)

The proposal does not include a wage hike for tipped workers who are currently paid an hourly wage of $7.75, but employers are required to ensure that wages and tips combined total $15.50 per hour. 

While inflation pressures have made it hard to survive on the minimum wage, many business owners are concerned the hike would cut already thin margins. 

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