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  • State to end commuter carpool service

    February 28, 2012

    The Maine Department of Transportation is ending a commuter carpool service, citing a lack of funding to replace old vehicles. The service is used by about 225 commuters.

    February 28, 2012
  • Bank of America to close Orono call center

    February 28, 2012

    Bank of America is closing its Orono call center in October, putting 200 people out of work. The move is part of the company's plan to shed 30,000 jobs over the next two or three years.

    February 28, 2012
  • The new chief of the Institute for Family-Owned Business expands resources

    Jonathan White February 20, 2012

    Established in 1995 by third-generation auto magnate Shep Lee of Lee Auto Malls, the Institute for Family-Owned Business has been providing resources and support to enhance the chances a Maine family-owned business will survive to the next generat

    Jonathan White February 20, 2012
  • Maine engineering firm acquires Pa. company

    February 8, 2012

    Portland and Bangor-based engineering firm Woodard & Curran has acquired Cummings/Riter Consultants Inc. of Pittsburgh, an environmental compliance and site development firm.

    February 8, 2012
  • Revenues up double digits at Wright Express

    February 8, 2012

    Payment processor Wright Express released its fourth-quarter results, which show a 22% increase in total revenue.

    February 8, 2012
  • Annual planning requires a method based on communication

    Doug Packard February 6, 2012

    Annual planning can help businesses achieve their goals. However, a poor planning process can prove to be a major distraction or even disastrous.

    Doug Packard February 6, 2012
  • A Biddeford architect hits upon a way to increase revenue and revive a downtown

    Derek Rice February 6, 2012

    Among the current fixtures on Main Street in Biddeford are several banks, City Hall, a theater, old standbys like Reilly's Bakery and Youlland's Jewelers, as well as newer establishments like tattoo parlors and a few restaurants that have moved in

    Derek Rice February 6, 2012
  • Theater troupe helps supervisors resolve dicey workplace issues

    January 23, 2012

    A typical script written by Marti Stevens Interactive Improvisational Theater for its corporate clients goes something like this:

    January 23, 2012
  • Workers' comp

    Rebecca Goldfine January 23, 2012

    Workplace injuries in Maine have decreased by more than 40% over the last two decades as job sites have become safer and the number of dangerous jobs has declined.

    Rebecca Goldfine January 23, 2012
  • Leadership

    Jim Milliken January 23, 2012

    We talk of leadership and imagine scenes of huge roaring crowds. Rippling banners and uplifted trumpets. Adulation. No rejection. No resistance. No nasty sniping.

    Jim Milliken January 23, 2012
  • Website launches with green-business directory

    January 16, 2012

    Green businesses in the Greater Portland area now have a place online to promote their offerings.

    January 16, 2012
  • Firm focused on international law opens in Portland

    January 16, 2012

    A firm specializing in international law opened recently on Exchange Street, offering services to companies considering doing business in Caribbean and Latin American countries.

    January 16, 2012
  • Biospecialists' technicians restore normalcy after a tragedy

    December 26, 2011

    William York wants to be the person people call when they have to deal with life's distressing and gruesome aspects.

    December 26, 2011
  • Lewiston firm to hire 50 in Pittsfield

    December 15, 2011

    Argo Marketing Group, a Lewiston-based customer service and marketing firm, is expanding to central Maine with the purchase of a Pittsfield call center that closed this fall.

    December 15, 2011
  • New CPA firm opens in South Portland

    December 12, 2011

    A new CPA firm has opened in South Portland, citing the attractive area and good life-work balance as reasons to locate in southern Maine.

    December 12, 2011
  • Funding revives state's business court

    December 12, 2011

    Rumors of the demise of Maine's business court have been exaggerated.

    December 12, 2011

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Today's Poll

Do you support an increase in Portland's minimum wage?
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Poll Description

The Portland City Council is weighing a controversial proposed hike to the city’s minimum wage.

The proposal would increase the minimum wage from $15.50 per hour to $19 per hour by 2028. (The statewide hourly minimum wage is $14.65.)

The proposal does not include a wage hike for tipped workers who are currently paid an hourly wage of $7.75, but employers are required to ensure that wages and tips combined total $15.50 per hour. 

While inflation pressures have made it hard to survive on the minimum wage, many business owners are concerned the hike would cut already thin margins.