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Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:31:00 EST http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45864.html After two months of delays, FairPoint Communications Inc. filed its bankruptcy reorganization plan Monday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York, according to the Associated Press. http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45864.html The Mainebiz News Staff Daily Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:30:00 EST http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45866.html A report from an Augusta-based think tank says as many as 10,000 jobs could be lost as part of the governor's proposed $438 million in budget cuts. http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45866.html The Mainebiz News Staff Daily Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:28:00 EST http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45867.html The man who has headed up the Libra Foundation in Portland for two decades will step down at the end of next year. http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45867.html The Mainebiz News Staff Daily Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:27:00 EST http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45865.html A 3,000-acre tract of land in Brownville once eyed for a $500 million high-end resort is headed for the auction block. http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45865.html The Mainebiz News Staff Daily Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:17:00 EST http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45863.html Bath Iron Works' largest union is back under local control after nearly two years in trusteeship by its parent organization. http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45863.html The Mainebiz News Staff Daily Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:14:00 EST http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45859.html A new federal subsidy program aimed at increasing biomass fuel supply could provide farmers and woodland owners in Maine with $150 million over the next two years. http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45859.html The Mainebiz News Staff Daily Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:13:00 EST http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45860.html A commercial fishing permit bank designed to support small-scale fishermen in rural ports along the Maine coast has drawn the ire of some who argue the program excludes Portland fishermen. http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45860.html The Mainebiz News Staff Daily Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:56:00 EST http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45858.html The Maine Department of Transportation and the Maine Turnpike Authority have unveiled plans to spend $100 million over the next two years to replace three bridges in the Portland area. http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45858.html The Mainebiz News Staff Daily Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:55:00 EST http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45857.html The city of Bath Wednesday gave the green light to expand a Bath Iron Works building that could help the shipyard transition into building offshore wind components. http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45857.html The Mainebiz News Staff Daily Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:52:00 EST http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45856.html A new coalition of businesses formed to address rebuilding needs in Haiti is seeking support. http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45856.html The Mainebiz News Staff Daily Mon, 29 Jun 2009 0:00:00 EDT http://www.mainebiz.biz/news44816.html http://www.mainebiz.biz/news44816.html Web Only Mon, 29 Jun 2009 0:00:00 EDT http://www.mainebiz.biz/news44822.html Table of contents from the June 29, 2009, issue of Mainebiz http://www.mainebiz.biz/news44822.html Web Only Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:41:00 EST http://www.mainebiz.biz/news43946.html The University of Southern Maine has shed its last remaining dormitory in Portland and a local developer stands ready to breathe new life into the building. Bayside Maine LLC recently purchased the former Portland Hall at 645 Congress St. for $2.2 million, with plans to convert the main six-story facility to about 60 market-rate apartments, according to Greg Shinberg, a Bayside Maine LLC owner. The property, owned by the University of Maine System since 1989, went on the market in April with an original asking price of $3 million, according to Charles Day of CBRE / The Boulos Co., which brokered the deal. The system closed the 280-bed dorm in July and consolidated all student housing to its Gorham campus, including a 296-bed dorm that opened there last year. http://www.mainebiz.biz/news43946.html Jackie Farwell Web Only Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:40:00 EST http://www.mainebiz.biz/news43930.html The forecast is calling for mixed precipitation Christmas Day, but not the 6 inches of snow needed to trigger $1 million in refunds to customers who bought jewelry from Springer's Jewelers during its "Let it Snow" campaign. No one is more disappointed than Rick Beaulieu, Springer's owner and manager. http://www.mainebiz.biz/news43930.html Carol Coultas Web Only Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:19:00 EST http://www.mainebiz.biz/news43929.html A UK-based Internet job board company has opened its first North American office in Portland and hired Matt Hoffner, founder and former CEO of Westbrook-based JobsInTheUS.com, to lead the company's foray into the U.S. market. The company, Jobg8 (pronounced "Job Gate"), has developed backend software that will connect the tens of thousands of Internet job boards in this country and allow them to share job postings and qualified candidates. Hoffner says the Portland office has already generated a lot of business in its first two and a half months and estimates there could be as many as 65 employees in Portland within three years. http://www.mainebiz.biz/news43929.html Whit Richardson Web Only Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:20:00 EST http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45841.html Jeff Gammelin, president Freshwater Stone Inc. in Orland, takes making stone countertops, fireplaces and other creations to a higher level: art http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45841.html Rebekah Metzler Paper Mon, 08 Feb 2010 7:55:00 EST http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45862.html They're back in Maine again, and better than ever. I'm talking about "gizmo" ads that air on Maine television stations whenever ad rates drop low enough for them to spawn, like late January. The ads always make the modest claim that their products will absolutely revolutionize the way you live. http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45862.html John McDonald Paper Mon, 08 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45834.html Facing mounting costs and restricted access, Maine fishermen find new opportunities in a growing aquaculture industry http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45834.html WHIT RICHARDSON Paper Mon, 08 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45837.html An Auburn entrepreneur makes a game out of preparedness http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45837.html JIM KOZUBEK Paper Mon, 08 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45861.html Table of contents for the Feb. 8, 2010 issue of Mainebiz http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45861.html Paper Mon, 08 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45840.html Maine’s next governor should possess the skills of a turnaround artist http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45840.html John O’DEA Paper Mon, 08 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45839.html A company can thrive long after the owner leaves with the right preparation http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45839.html Stephen Vlachos Paper Mon, 08 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45833.html A bill currently working its way through the Legislature promotes a new way of thinking about economic development by focusing on a region’s assets instead of its needs, says Dick Barringer, chair of the Quality of Place Council http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45833.html MINDY FAVREAU Paper Mon, 08 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45836.html WORKING KNOWLEDGE: Exploring the needs of four key industries and how to meet them - PART III of VI. Maine's biggest industries face enormous challenges. What are they, and more importantly, how will they meet them? http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45836.html BY MICHAEL LEVERT AND CHUCK LAWTON Paper Mon, 25 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45762.html Wellness programs gain ground promoting employee health and reducing insurance costs http://www.mainebiz.biz/news45762.html KATHRYN SKELTON Paper