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Commentary
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Partnerships are key to shifting energy needs
Updated: June 24, 2019For this issue’s focus on energy and the environment, Senior Writer Maureen Milliken headed to Indian Township in Washington County, where the Passamaquoddy tribe is looking at ways to develop the area’s economy and create jobs for the 3,200-
Updated: June 24, 2019 
Updated: June 10, 2019- From the Editor
Ellsworth’s housing shortage goes hand in hand with worker shortage
June 5, 2019Mainebiz had its most recent “On the Road” roundtable in Ellsworth. Each year, we visit six places in Maine, and Ellsworth was our third stop of 2019. It’s our chance to ask local business people what they see as the major issues.
June 5, 2019 
CommentaryWhy a farmer in rural Penobscot County needs reliable broadband
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Updated: May 27, 2019- From the Editor
Bethel as a barometer for economy of western Maine
Updated: May 27, 2019For our focus on Lewiston-Auburn and western Maine, our cover story looks at efforts to attract off-season visitors to Bethel and the surrounding area.
Updated: May 27, 2019 - From the Editor
Manufacturing homegrown brands
March 4, 2019Manufacturing's job count in Maine has not reached the level where it was even before the recession, and is a far cry from historic levels.
Yet the workforce is growing, helped by some scrappy entrepreneurs.
March 4, 2019 - To the Editor
Aquaculture has long history of fitting in
March 4, 2019Paul Dioli in his letter to the editor [in the print edition of Feb. 18] suggests that aquaculture must fit in with other coastal activities such as commercial fishing and tourism.
March 4, 2019 - From the Editor
When technology makes our world better
February 18, 2019The New Yorker recently published an essay by the late Oliver Sacks that bemoans technology's greater presence in our lives.
February 18, 2019 - Aquaculture must be good for all parties
Aquaculture must be good for all parties
February 18, 2019To the Editor:
February 18, 2019 - From the Editor
Portland still the hot-spot of development in southern Maine
February 4, 2019Driving around may not seem like a productive use of time in most industries, but in the news business, it's a first-hand way to see construction that's underway, businesses that have opened or closed and get a sense of the issues in a particular
February 4, 2019 - From the Editor
How long will Maine's real estate boom continue? Beyond 18 months, it's anybody's guess
January 21, 2019As this issue goes to press, the Mainebiz staff is working out who is going to cover which speakers at the annual MEREDA conference.
January 21, 2019 - To the Editor
Baby boomers can help ease workforce shortage
January 7, 2019As a business owner focused exclusively on the career transitions of Maine professionals, I read with interest the Dec. 10 Mainebiz cover story, “What's Next for Maine's Labor Shortage?”
January 7, 2019 - From the Editor
For 2019, predicting the unpredictable
January 7, 2019Going into 2019, there's been a lot of talk about the economy and where it's headed. With the stock market taking a rocky ride, forecasts of doom-and-gloom abound.
January 7, 2019 - From the Editor
North, south, east and west: Businesses continue to struggle to find workers
December 10, 2018A topic that has dominated business talk in the past year has been companies' challenges in finding qualified workers.
As we wrap up 2018 and look toward 2019, that has been the discussion we've replayed over and over.
December 10, 2018 - From the Editor
As banks scramble for market share, businesses scramble for loans
November 26, 2018I was assigned the banking beat way back in the Savings & Loan crisis of the early 1990s and several years later worked for American Banker at a time when leveraged buyouts and dot-com deals were making headlines.
November 26, 2018 - From the Editor
Will the business outlook improve in Maine under Gov.-elect Janet Mills?
November 12, 2018Gov. Paul LePage's impact on business will likely be debated for some time.
Setting that debate aside for now, it's going to be interesting what effect Gov.-elect Janet Mills will have on business.
November 12, 2018
