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January 25, 2016 Edition
Focus on Greater Portland

Immigrants key 'to what Maine needs to solve its demographic challenges'

Lori Valigra

The drive west along Forest Avenue from Woodford's Corner to Deering Junction takes you through some of Portland's most trafficked streets and intersections.

  • Choose the right structure for your business

    Christopher Wright

    Whether you have already built your own profitable business or you are just starting to put into motion a great idea for a new one, the proper business structure can help you avoid unnecessary pitfalls and assist you down the path of success.

  • Maximize the value of your company

    Doug Packard

    When it comes time to contemplate retirement and sell a company, many business owners wait until a year or two from the transition to evaluate the value.

  • Other
    Other

    'Traded jobs' key to growing Maine's economy

    Peter Van Allen

    I had the opportunity recently to sit down with the organizers of FocusMaine, an effort to attract at least 10,000 jobs to Maine.

  • Finance a business venture

    Will Hatt

    NerdWallet recently named Maine No. 11 among most entrepreneurial states in the country, based on information from the U.S. Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns and data from Small Business Administration loans.

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    On January 11's "Five on the Future" letter

    Recently, Mainebiz published “Five on the Future,” asking five prominent Maine economists about challenges and opportunities facing Maine in the upcoming year.

  • New Mainers: Tolerance or indifference?

    Lori Valigra

    When I first moved to Tokyo, a business acquaintance told me there are three types of people whose different behavior Japanese “tolerate”: foreigners, drunks and crying babies. And not necessarily in that order.

  • In Short
    In Short

    IN SHORT

    New hiresPeople’s United Bank in Portland hired Lucie Hannigan as senior vice president, senior treasury management officer. Hannigan was previously with TD Bank.

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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