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July 11, 2016 Edition

Global demand spurs growth in new forest product sectors

James McCarthy

James Chittum sees a tremendous opportunity for Maine companies that make products using renewable biobased resources from forest, farm and sea instead of petroleum-based compounds such as polyethylene or polystyrene.

  • One on One with Maine Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher

    Laurie Schreiber

    In the five years since Maine Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher took on the agency's leadership, he and his team have played a central role in making the state's commercial fishing industry stronger.

  • How To's
    How To's

    How To: Argue, properly

    Jim Milliken

    This very intense, very intelligent guy startled me by saying something I never had heard before. He interrupted a vigorous argument with me by saying, “You know, Jim, I see your point now. I agree with you. You're right.”

  • How To's
    How To's

    How To: Turn new federal overtime rules into a competitive advantage

    Art Boulay

    The new federal overtime rules will more than double the threshold for employers to avoid paying overtime when salaried employees work over 40 hours — moving from $23,660 per year to $47,476 per year. This presents serious challenges for employers. I am not writing to defend or explain the law, but rather to discuss how to turn this problem to a competitive advantage.

  • From the Editor: Why they call it The County

    We who live in southern Maine tend to think of Aroostook County, a.k.a. The County, as this amorphous space that takes up the upper half of Maine. There are plenty of people from southern Maine who have never been to The County and have no plans to go to The County. And that's their loss.

  • In Short
    In Short

    IN SHORT

    New hires Thomas College in Waterville hired Ted Prawat, Kate Cook Whitt and Katie Rybakova as education faculty members at its Center for Innovation in Education

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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