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August 6, 2012 Edition

Climbing success | Carolyn Brodsky, Sterling Rope

Derek Rice

When you talk with Carolyn Brodsky, president and founder of Sterling Rope in Biddeford, the energy and passion she has for her work are obvious, especially when she starts talking about rope.

  • Grading the gov

    Douglas Rooks

    In January 2011, Mainebiz interviewed executives from some of Maine's leading regional chambers of commerce — in Augusta, Portland, Lewiston and Bangor — on their expectations for the avowedly pro-business agenda of the incoming administration of

  • Research rainmaker | Blaine Grimes, Gulf of Maine Research Institute

    Matt Dodge

    During her time in the private sector, Blaine Grimes never considered herself to be much of a fundraiser.

  • Other
    Other

    Chasing the money

    Mal Leary

    State revenues slip in JuneSurplus expectations reducedSales and income taxes scrutinized

  • Broadband network nears completion

    Kenneth Z. Chutchian

    Superb summer weather in Maine has done more than make a drought-weary nation envious of the Pine Tree State. It is pushing the completion of a 1,100-mile fiber optic network ahead of schedule by two to three months.

  • Other
    Other

    From the editor

    I always enjoy our Women to Watch issue. It's great fun for us to discover exceptional female executives in Maine and bring them to you, our readers.

  • Women to Watch
    Women to Watch

    Women to Watch

    Welcome to our fourth annual Mainebiz Women to Watch recognition, our chance to present remarkable women executives who are leading their companies and organizations with grace, insight and a whole lot of chutzpah.

  • Fixing health care | Lisa Letourneau, Maine Quality Counts

    Mindy Woerter

    As an emergency physician, Lisa Letourneau became adept at quickly assessing a situation, setting a course of treatment and bringing in other medical professionals to get the job done.

  • Bridging the skills gap

    James McCarthy

    John Reny, president of R.H. Reny Inc., happens to be in the retail business, but he cares deeply about the growing applied-technology crisis in Maine.

  • What’d he say?

    I’ll get to some examples further down, but two consistent elements of the experience strike me with particular force: Self-confidence is the greatest gift any educator can leave with students.

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    Prosperity bound

    Laurie Lachance President, Thomas College, Waterville, And Former Maine State Economist And Director Of Maine Development Foundation

    T he depth of our most recent economic slump has left people questioning investment in post-secondary training and education, has sparked debates over the value of liberal arts versus more technical training, and has challenged lower- and middle-i

  • Profitable patterns | Pam Allen, Quince & Co.

    Rebecca Goldfine

    Pam Allen is as fluent in the language of yarn as she is in the lingo of business. She converses easily about the history of American wool, low-micron-count mohair and the science of wool dyeing.

Today's Poll

Should Portland cap the number of hotels allowed?
Poll Description

Sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank

As hotel construction continues across Portland — with 10 new projects approved before the city imposed a moratorium on new hotel development — developers argue that new hotels bring jobs, tax revenue and visitors.

In June, the city extended the moratorium by six months.

With a growing number of hotel projects underway or proposed, some ask whether the market is saturated. Activists argue that developers should focus on much-needed housing. 

Meantime, hotel rates routinely exceed $400 a night in Portland, so there's still apparently demand.

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