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Economic Development
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Economist: Recovery will take five years
January 12, 2010An economic recovery in Maine will likely take at least five years, a University of Maine economist told businesses yesterday.
January 12, 2010
5 on the future | A group of Maine economists dares to predict what's in store for 2010
January 11, 2010Economics really earned its label as “the dismal science” in 2009.
January 11, 2010
Contracted care | A $322 million hospital consolidation project starts making the rounds
January 11, 2010Entering the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care in Augusta, one immediately notices the design — a remarkably airy, light-filled space around a waiting area that looks more like a high-end hotel lobby than a traditional hospital.
January 11, 2010
Bangor chamber head's record on business
January 6, 2010John Porter, the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce's newly tapped president, has long been on the record with his views on economic development and business attraction in the state.
January 6, 2010Bangor chamber names new head
January 5, 2010The Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce has hired former Portland Press Herald editor John Porter as its new president.
January 5, 2010Housing replacement rule scrutinized
January 4, 2010A Portland City Council committee tonight plans to examine a housing ordinance that has drawn criticism from city officials and the business community.
January 4, 2010AG's office rejects Plum Creek probe
December 29, 2009The Attorney General's Office has rejected a request to investigate contributions made by Plum Creek Timber Co. to supporters of its proposed development in the Moosehead region.
December 29, 2009Businesses pool costs for creek clean-up
December 28, 2009Long Creek, once a pristine creek filled with native brook trout, is today a polluted, fishless waterway that meanders through the vast paved landscape of the Maine Mall, flows close to two highways, and slips past the jetport, an 18-hole golf cou
December 28, 2009Opportunity knocks | A new economic action plan should inform all of Maine's gubernatorial candidates
December 28, 2009“Charting the Course” is written by GrowSmart Maine, a Portland nonprofit that promotes and encourages new ways of thinking about Maine’s future. This issue’s column is written by Christian MilNeil, GrowSmart’s communications director.
December 28, 2009Casino backers outline proposal
December 27, 2009A petition seeking approval to build a casino on land occupied by Bates Mill No. 5 in Lewiston is expected to tie up the property for two years.
December 27, 2009Casino backers to submit signatures
December 21, 2009The group pushing for a casino in Oxford County is planning today to deliver its petition signatures.
December 21, 2009National limelight boosts Crooked House
December 21, 2009Tripling sales due in part to exposure on two highly viewed television shows has helped Portland's Kids Crooked House Co. move to new digs and enter several high-profile partnerships.
December 21, 2009Newly revived board targets regulatory burdens
December 14, 2009As the owner/operator of a small biomedical lab, Eliot Stanley recalls the impact on his business when the state Department of Environmental Protection took over the regulation of laboratory wastes.
December 14, 2009
Work force readies for wind industry
December 14, 2009Electricians don’t traditionally learn how to manufacture composites and boat builders don’t typically climb 200-foot towers while on the job, but for some of the 38 students in a new program to train workers for Maine’s burgeoning wind power indu
December 14, 2009Riding the wave | Constancy beats cash in a tough market
December 14, 2009With all due respect to Gordon Gekko and his philosophies, greed is no longer good.
December 14, 2009Plum Creek contributions under scrutiny
December 10, 2009Opponents of a massive development in the Moosehead Lake region are questioning the developer's contributions to supporters and land use regulators.
December 10, 2009
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