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  • Poll: Close post offices, but keep USPS

    December 8, 2011

    Four out of five Mainers oppose eliminating the U.S. Postal Service, but many support closing some locations and other cost-saving measures.

    December 8, 2011
  • Expectations surface around new intellectual property laws

    Carol Coultas November 28, 2011

    Patent law reforms that were passed in September are intended to bring U.S. patent laws in line with global patent practices and spur job growth through changes in the costs, time and complexity of the patent process.

    Carol Coultas November 28, 2011
  • Finding happiness after life at the top

    Doug Packard November 14, 2011

    Business executives facing the end of their role as a leader often face a great deal of stress. Finances could be a factor, but leaders are just as likely to struggle with deciding how to replace the satisfaction they got from life at the top.

    Doug Packard November 14, 2011
  • Successful managers focus on both the top line and the bottom line

    Alison Hinson November 14, 2011

    Which is more important to the success of your business — the top line or the bottom line?

    Alison Hinson November 14, 2011
  • Law firms take to blogging to share expertise

    October 11, 2011

    Verrill Dana, one of Portland's biggest law firms, has just rolled out its latest blog, Banking Law Update, with plans to follow it with a maritime blog and a blog for human resources professionals.

    October 11, 2011
  • Event planning | Follow a few simple steps to make your fundraiser or company reception a hit

    Martha Bradley September 5, 2011

    Advice Squad is written by members of the Maine chapter of the Association for Consulting Expertise, a trade organization of 88 consultants around the state.

    Martha Bradley September 5, 2011
  • MTI expands funding options

    Carol Coultas September 5, 2011

    Maine Technology Institute, the nonprofit that for 12 years has worked to nurture technology-based startups, is widening its focus, offering new resources and money to help companies develop their businesses as well as their innovations.

    Carol Coultas September 5, 2011
  • Labor arbitrator Sheila Mayberry works from the eye of the storm

    Carol Coultas September 5, 2011

    Perhaps growing up in Flint, Mich., just a stone's throw from Detroit's auto empire, gave Sheila Mayberry an unintended grounding in labor law.

    Carol Coultas September 5, 2011
  • Call center to add 200 Lewiston jobs

    The Mainebiz News Center August 30, 2011

    An expansion at Affiliated Computer Services in Lewiston is expected to add 200 jobs, company officials announced yesterday.

    The Mainebiz News Center August 30, 2011
  • Wanted: Women business leaders

    August 29, 2011

    When she first mulled over the idea of starting a group for women executives running high-worth companies in Maine, Susan Baracco admits she had a niggling doubt. "Can you have a group with just five people?" she worried.

    August 29, 2011
  • Program brings sustainability, technology closer

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 22, 2011

    Maine Businesses for Sustainability and E2Tech, both of Portland, have created a new joint membership program.

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 22, 2011
  • A new online process streamlines property transfers

    August 22, 2011

    A new online service from Maine Revenue Services is expected to streamline the process of filling out property transfer tax declaration forms.

    August 22, 2011
  • EWaste in Auburn to add 18 jobs

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 16, 2011

    A change to state law governing the recycling of electronics is allowing Auburn-based EWaste Recycling Solutions to expand.

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 16, 2011
  • Beacon offers pro-bono consulting services

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 15, 2011

    A Portland consulting firm that typically focuses on Fortune 500 clients this fall will launch a new pro-bono program offering one or two selected businesses in Maine growth strategy services.

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 15, 2011
  • GWI's new data center opens in Portland

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 18, 2011

    Biddeford-based telecommunications company GWI recently opened a new cloud-computing data center in Portland expected to benefit as many as 50 businesses.

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 18, 2011
  • Sykes to lay off more workers

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 8, 2011

    A second round of layoffs is coming for Sykes Enterprises Inc. in Wilton, but the company is mum on the number of affected employees.

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 8, 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.