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May 18, 2015 Edition

Office space in demand: Downtown Portland's Class A space is in short supply

Dylan Martin

When Ben Kaplan became CEO of CashStar in late 2013, it was clear that the growing Portland-based digital gift card company was in need of new space for a workforce now topping 100 people.

  • Cribstone Capital Management partners with Dynasty

    Lori Valigra

    Cribstone Capital Management, which on May 1 became independent and is no longer associated with Ameriprise Financial, later in the month partnered with Dynasty Financial Partners, a New York-based developer of high-end, open architecture wealth m

  • Heeding the call of students

    Peter Van Allen

    A recurring theme in conversations with businesspeople around the state is workforce training. There are people in Maine who need jobs. Companies need employees.

  • Routines trigger creativity for Maine's innovators

    Lori Valigra

    Long before the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, in the late 1700s, Beethoven routinely dumped water over his head to inspire beautiful compositions. Charles Dickens slept facing north, partly to aid his creativity.

  • How To's
    How To's

    How to develop a workforce using interns

    Jennifer Hooper

    It's no secret that a primary objective of colleges and universities is to prepare undergraduate students for entering the workforce.

  • In Short
    In Short

    Newsworthy people and performances

    New hiresLegacy Properties Sotheby's International Realty hired Julie Galvin as a senior vice president in the firm's Portland office, Patti Lawton as a vice president its Brunswick offic

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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