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Stimulus rules | What you need to know if your construction biz goes for Recovery money
May 4, 2009The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (a.k.a. the stimulus act) could have unexpected consequences for Maine businesses.
May 4, 2009 - Commentary
Creative cash | Alternative funding options are available in Maine, if you know where to look
April 6, 2009These are trying times for businesses in need of financing. Creativity is critical in this economy for every business owner, even when it comes to drumming up money.
April 6, 2009 - Commentary
Software savvy: Why boosting your business's technology can be a smart recession strategy
March 9, 2009Grim economic news haunts the headlines week after week. With corporate profits lagging and unemployment rising, my knee-jerk instinct as a business owner is to conserve cash at all costs. My “panic brain” wants to hold off on all spending.
March 9, 2009 - Commentary
How to keep employees engaged
January 26, 2009In every workshop I conduct and during every presentation I give, I get around to talking about Job One of the manager: setting expectations and holding employees accountable.
January 26, 2009 - Commentary
Ten myths about LLCs | Don't believe the hype. These new-kid-on-the-block business structures have pitfalls, too.
December 1, 2008Limited liability companies have taken the business-legal world by storm over the past decade. In recent years, more businesses have chosen LLCs rather than corporations as their legal structure in Maine.
December 1, 2008 - Commentary
Search success | How your company can maximize online searchability for minimal cost
November 3, 2008Dow Jones down 777 points in one day. Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers close their doors. Washington D.C. passes the mother of all bailouts.
November 3, 2008 - Commentary
Close to home | Why doing more work on-site makes sense during this frazzled economy
November 3, 2008As the nation struggles through a rough patch that has already bruised the construction industry, the answer to meeting these new challenges in Maine may lie in our local workforce.
November 3, 2008 - Commentary
Health benefits | Making Mainers healthier and supporting health innovation will deliver a critical booster shot to the economy
September 22, 2008Delivering health care to Maine residents is a complex task.
September 22, 2008 - Commentary
From D.C. to Maine | As energy prices heat up and the election season approaches, Mainebiz asked Rep. Tom Allen and Sen. Susan Collins to weigh in on federal and state energy policies
September 15, 2008Rep. Tom Allen
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Punch list
 | Opportunities abound for Maine's construction industry - but only if we can seize them
July 28, 2008It is often said that we all talk about the weather, but nobody does anything about it. As we all take a few moments to enjoy the dog days of summer, the construction industry is moving with a sense of great urgency and purpose.
July 28, 2008 - Commentary
Intelligent design | A smart facility layout for your company is not only efficient, but a lot more green, too
June 30, 2008June 30, 2008 - Commentary
The catalysts | Small but nimble, community banks may change banking forever
December 10, 2007No one knows what the future will bring. The universe unfurls in its private chaotic majesty. If we can't know what will happen, we can make educated guesses about how it will get there.
December 10, 2007 - Commentary
A powerful opportunity | Maine can reap the rewards of the green energy boom and a surplus of electricity
September 3, 2007Maine business owners know New England's energy prices are some of the highest in the nation. And recent decisions by federal and regional policy makers threaten to tip the scales even further against Maine.
September 3, 2007 - Commentary
Bringing it all back home | Maine needs to re-examine the deregulation of its electricity supply market
September 4, 2006I recently got a call from a customer, the president of a large manufacturing firm, who just wanted some simple answers about the electricity business.
September 4, 2006 - Commentary
Better living through tourism | How improving Aroostook County's tourism infrastructure will benefit the region
April 18, 2005In northern Maine, unlike many other areas of the state, tourism has traditionally played a smaller role in the economy than other natural resource-based sectors such as agriculture and forestry.
April 18, 2005
