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March 23, 2015 Edition
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2015 Business Leaders of the Year

Leadership comes in many forms. This year, Mainebiz has selected three leaders who know how to get things done. They've led organizations through tough times, they've grown revenues, they've kept the books balanced, they've watched out for their employees, stakeholders and the public. And they've done it with a grace, enthusiasm and humility we feel is worth noting.

  • Focus on Wealth Management
    Focus on Wealth Management

    When it comes to retirement investing, Gen Ys and boomers may be more alike than not

    Lori Valigra

    Millennials are hopeful, want meaningful work, value diversity and are tech savvy. Baby boomers are optimistic, work in teams, are ambitious and tend to be workaholics. So says the American Psychological Association.

  • Focus on Wealth Management
    Focus on Wealth Management

    Real estate emerging as alternative to stocks, bonds and mutual funds for IRA investors

    James McCarthy

    Autumn Poulin, a realtor who works out of the Maine Real Estate Network's Saco office, first heard about investing a self-directed Individual Retirement Account into real estate about eight years ago.

  • Gelato Fiasco, CashStar attract new investment

    Lori Valigra

    Gelato and sorbetto company Gelato Fiasco Inc. of Brunswick has sold $782,660 of an indefinite debt offering, according to a document filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The first date of sale was Jan. 28.

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    Maine's business leaders are about more than the bottom line

    Peter Van Allen

    It's always good when a reporter comes back from an assignment and says, “Oh man, we talked for three hours!”That was the case with all three of the interviews with this year's Business Leaders of the Year.

  • How To's
    How To's

    How to understand Maine’s system for real estate assessment

    N. Joel Moser

    When in receipt of a tax assessor's request for additional information, also known as a Section 706 request, it is hard to find any redeeming value, especially when commercially sensitive information is perceived to be at risk.

  • How To's
    How To's

    How to establish trust in your business relationships

    Nancy Marshall

    Motivational speaker Zig Ziglar once said that if people like you, they will listen to you, but if they trust you, they will do business with you. In my 30 years as a businesswoman in Maine, I have always found this to be true.

  • In Short
    In Short

    Newsworthy people and performances

    New hiresSebago Technics, an engineering consulting firm in South Portland, hired Joshua Eon and Andrew Piccirillo as survey technicians.

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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