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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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
New hiresSebago Technics, an engineering consulting firm in South Portland, hired Joshua Eon and Andrew Piccirillo as survey technicians.
Over the past several months, banks and other businesses have been looking for the Federal Reserve Board to cut interest rates, but the waiting game continues.
Basing its decision on new economic reports, the Fed on May 1 said it doesn’t plan to cut rates until it has “greater confidence” that inflation is slowing toward the central bank's 2% target. Three rate reductions have been projected for 2024, likely starting in June.
But for now, it appears the key borrowing rate in the U.S. will stay at a two-decade high of roughly 5.3%.
Keeping the rate so high for so long may tame inflation, but can also discourage new investment and business growth.
“The Fed is really stressing the banking industry,” said Andrew Silsby, president and CEO of Augusta-based Kennebec Savings Bank, in a Mainebiz story last month. “The economic environment is really quite difficult, but I haven’t quite figured out whether we’re through the storm or in the eye of the storm.”
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Learn moreThe Giving Guide helps nonprofits have the opportunity to showcase and differentiate their organizations so that businesses better understand how they can contribute to a nonprofit’s mission and work.
Work for ME is a workforce development tool to help Maine’s employers target Maine’s emerging workforce. Work for ME highlights each industry, its impact on Maine’s economy, the jobs available to entry-level workers, the training and education needed to get a career started.
This special publication examines the innovation infrastructure in Maine and the resources available to help entrepreneurs at the various stages of their journey.
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