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  • Wright Express acquires Fla. firm

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 4, 2011

    Payment processor Wright Express Corp. has acquired a Tampa, Fla.-based payroll card and electronic paystub provider.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 4, 2011
  • Changes OK'ed for Port of Eastport

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 14, 2011

    The Army Corps of Engineers has approved a modified permit for improvements at the Port of Eastport, helping to save the project half a million dollars in construction costs.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 14, 2011
  • DeLorme lays off 15 workers

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 14, 2011

    Mapmaker DeLorme has cut 15 employees in its first round of layoffs in nearly a decade.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 14, 2011
  • Midcoast chamber boards vote to merge

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 25, 2011

    Two midcoast chambers -- The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber and the Camden-Rockport-Lincolnville Chamber -- are seeking members' input on merging.

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 25, 2011
  • New Atlantica division charts commerce, politics

    February 8, 2011

    Governments collapsing overnight, economies spiraling downwards, anxious political leaders passing protectionist policies, emerging markets and new middle-class consumers are all increasingly relevant to companies, in Maine and elsewhere, that hop

    February 8, 2011
  • Firing a customer | Do yourself a favor and rid your business of draining clients

    Doug Packard February 7, 2011

    “Views from the Top” is a new Mainebiz column focusing on upper-level management issues that will appear six times throughout the year.

    Doug Packard February 7, 2011
  • The power of opportunity | How to win over a customer when you've dropped the ball

    January 24, 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.

    January 24, 2011
  • Chamber offers membership discounts to businesses

    The Mainebiz News Staff January 18, 2011

    The Portland Regional Chamber is running a new, short-term promotional program to reduce the cost of a chamber membership for small businesses.

    The Mainebiz News Staff January 18, 2011
  • Senior management | A conversation with Deborah McLean and Lynn Peel, principals of Maine Senior Guide

    January 10, 2011

    Maine Senior GuideFounded: January 2010; site launched in SeptemberEmployees: 0Startup costs: $25,000

    January 10, 2011
  • Winthrop printer to close

    The Mainebiz News Staff November 30, 2010

    A printing company in Winthrop that printed carbonless forms for the state is shuttering at the end of the year, after the contract was given to an out-of-state company.

    The Mainebiz News Staff November 30, 2010
  • Money matters | A conversation with Alison Hinson, owner and founder of Alison Hinson MBA in Yarmouth

    November 1, 2010

    Alison Hinson MBAFounded: July 2009Employees: 0Startup costs: 0Projected revenue, year one: $10,000

    November 1, 2010
  • NY firm scoops up PolicyOne

    Whit Richardson October 19, 2010

    A New York firm is buying PolicyOne Research of Scarborough, author of several high-profile economic development and impact studies in Maine over the past eight years.

    Whit Richardson October 19, 2010
  • Nonprofit ramps up professional service program

    October 12, 2010

    Portland nonprofit Work it UP -- founded 18 months ago to pair unemployed professionals with companies in need of services -- is launching what it calls a $3 million economic stimulus program to boost its reach in southern and central Maine.

    October 12, 2010
  • Online tool to connect employers, interns

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 5, 2010

    The Maine State Chamber of Commerce has launched a new online tool to connect businesses with student interns.

    The Mainebiz News Staff October 5, 2010
  • Study: Market strong for Old Town biz park

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 30, 2010

    The city of Old Town's proposal to build a new business park is moving forward following positive news from a market feasibility study.

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 30, 2010
  • MEMIC doles out $11M in dividends

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 29, 2010

    MEMIC, a Portland-based workers' compensation insurance company, will pay an $11 million dividend to about 20,000 Maine businesses, an increase of $1 million over what the company paid policyholders last year.

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 29, 2010

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Maine holds the title for the greatest percentage of vanity tags among registered cars. 

The Pine Tree State ranks No. 1 nationally with the most enthusiasm for custom license plates, based on search interest and design variety, according to a recent report.

Maine offers 49 different plate designs, but Mainers are always looking for other ways to personalize their plates — with their own vanity messages.