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  • A West Newfield startup attempts to erase mobile communication barriers

    Bob Mentzinger June 11, 2012

    The next wave in mobile communications might come from a basement in West Newfield.

    Bob Mentzinger June 11, 2012

  • USDA doles out $161K for energy projects

    June 8, 2012

    Ten Maine farms and businesses have received more than $160,000 for renewable energy projects. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Energy for America Program.

    June 8, 2012

  • Forest management firm acquires flooring co.

    June 6, 2012

    Bangor-based Seven Islands Land Co., a forest management company, has acquired MooseWood premium hardwood flooring from Ashland-based Kelly Lumber Sales Inc.

    June 6, 2012

  • New owners take over Waterville printing business

    May 18, 2012

    After announcing in April it was going out of business, Waterville-based Atkins Printing Co. has reopened under new ownership.

    May 18, 2012

  • Family-owned businesses nab kudos

    May 15, 2012

    Six family-owned businesses received awards last night at the Institute for Family Owned Business' 13th annual awards dinner in South Portland. Among those honored were car dealer Morong Falmouth, chocolatier Dean's Sweets of Portland and D.

    May 15, 2012

  • A rural county pins its economic hopes on a new fiber-optic Internet spine

    May 14, 2012

    Prior to 2011, Nicole Snow had moved in and out of 10 communities in a five-year period to keep up with her husband Michael's engineering job.

    May 14, 2012

  • A Freeport kayak maker and boatbuilding students combine skills to their mutual benefit

    Matt Dodge April 30, 2012

    One of the oldest manufacturers of canoes and kayaks in the state, Freeport-based Lincoln Canoe and Kayak has been churning out its distinctive brand of handmade boats since 1959.

    Matt Dodge April 30, 2012

  • Portland meadery making its mark

    April 24, 2012

    Unlike beer and wine, mead doesn't really have a well-defined market. The lack of a market for fermented honey elixirs can either be a challenge or an opportunity. Maine Mead Works is working hard to make it the latter.

    April 24, 2012

  • Report: Maine tax system among the worst

    April 18, 2012

    A report from the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council says Maine has the sixth-worst tax system in the country for small businesses and ent

    April 18, 2012

  • The target of Maine’s first cash mob weighs in

    Bob Mentzinger April 2, 2012

    The Internet sensation known as the “flash mob” has grown up into a “cash mob” and the proprietors of Longfellow Books in Portland couldn't be happier.

    Bob Mentzinger April 2, 2012

  • SCORE’s Nancy Strojny advocates for mentoring at White House recognition

    Matt Dodge March 19, 2012

    On March 7, Nancy Strojny was honored as one of 11 White House Champions of Change for her work in entrepreneurial mentoring, counseling and training for small and startup businesses.

    Matt Dodge March 19, 2012

  • Look's Gourmet Food CEO honored by SBA

    March 13, 2012

    The U.S. Small Business Administration has named Michael Cote, president and CEO of Look's Gourmet Food Co. Inc. in Whiting, as its 2012 Small Business Person of the Year award for Maine.

    March 13, 2012

  • Portland financial firms to merge

    March 8, 2012

    Two Portland-based financial services firms are merging into one operation providing trust and investment management.

    March 8, 2012

  • New owners take over Two Fat Cats Bakery

    March 6, 2012

    Two Fat Cats Bakery on India Street in Portland has new owners. Stacy Begin and Matthew Holbrook, owners of Blackbird Baking Co. of Maine LLC in South Portland, took over the bakery as of Feb. 1.

    March 6, 2012

  • Gains in coworking space mixed

    Sara Anne Donnelly March 5, 2012

    It's been roughly a year since two coworking spaces brought the global shared-office trend to Portland. Their success here has been mixed.

    Sara Anne Donnelly March 5, 2012

  • CEI allocated millions in tax credit programs

    February 28, 2012

    Coastal Enterprises Inc. of Wiscasset and its for-profit arm, CEI Capital Management of Portland, have been allocated millions in two new market tax credit and capital investment programs.

    February 28, 2012

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Would you swap your staff members for AI?
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Sponsored by: Kennebunk Savings Bank

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integrated into the workplace, it's no surprise that many workers are feeling uneasy — wondering whether their roles might eventually be handed over to machines.

Ultimately, it’s the managers who hold that power — the ones who decide whether a job stays with a human or is passed on to an algorithm.

A global software company, Trio.dev, surveyed 3,000 managers across the U.S. to determine if they would swap staff for AI.

Strikingly, 67% of managers in the Pine Tree State said they would replace staff with AI without hesitation — the highest percentage in the country.

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