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Submissions from 2012

"Focus Education/Training" commentary by Laurie Lachance, the President of Thoma, Laurie G. Lachance

"From the Ground Up" piece on the author's recent creation of an industrial real, Justin Lamontagne

"From the Ground Up" piece on the importance of communication between local gove, Justin Lamontagne

"From the ground up" piece on two forms of commercial real estate leases, a trip, Justin Lamontagne

"Capitol Update" piece about poorer than expected state revenues in June that ar, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on a new bill sponsored by Rep. Jeffery Gifford, R-Lincol, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on a new ruling from the U.S. Justice Department that per, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on a pilot program authorized by Congress that would allo, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on a proposal by the Legislature's Taxation Committee to, Mal Leary

"Capitol update" piece on a study conducted by national consulting firm Picus &, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on a warning from Retired Maj. Gen. John Libby, the commi, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on a warning given by Maine's top law enforcement officia, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on budget bills that will likely come before the Legislat, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on budget gaps caused by state revenues that were $26 mil, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on concerns that the Democrats, who now control the state, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on cost-saving changes to MaineCare that have been approv, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on delays to the state budget process caused by continued, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on efforts by members of the Legislature's Criminal Justi, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on efforts to reduce and deter unemployment fraud. Maine, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on federal income tax rates which are due to expire on De, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on Governor Paul LePage's presentation at the Bush Instit, Mal Leary

"Capitol update" piece on Gov. LePage's efforts to gather feedback from business, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on Gov. LePage's plan to completely eliminate Maine's per, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on how electronic tax filings are saving the state millio, Mal Leary

"Capitol update" piece on lower-than-expected sales tax receipts. These numbers, Mal Leary

"Capitol update" piece on lower-than-expected sales tax revenue in August, the s, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on Maine Chief Justice Leigh Saufley's request for fundin, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on Maine Labor Commissioner Robert Winglass's view that u, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on Maine's congressional delegation's support of increase, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on opposition to new legislation that would allow the Mai, Mal Leary

"Capitol update" piece on prison work crews which provide valuable repair, const, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on recent estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Anal, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on Sen Debra Plowman's proposal to close a loophole in Ma, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on state revenues that were up $2.5 million in November b, Mal Leary

"Capitol update" piece on state revenues which are all well below expectations., Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on the Consensus Economic Forecasting Commission. While t, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on the General Assistance program's need for additional f, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on the impact of the recent reversal of a federal ruling, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on the January state revenue report that show year-to-dat, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on the Legislature's passage of the first of what will li, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on the Maine Department of Labor's proposal to institute, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on the reaction of members of Maine's congressional deleg, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on the reaction of the Legislature's transportation commi, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on the reaction to Gov. LePage's controversial tax propos, Mal Leary

"Capitol update" piece on the smallest surplus that Maine has seen in decades as, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on the state of Maine's revenues. Finance Commissioner Sa, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on the state's next two-year budget. Possible federal tax, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on the status of state revenues for the first six months, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on the tuition freeze implemented by the University of Ma, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on unemployment fraud in Maine, which is sometimes the wo, Mal Leary

"Capitol Update" piece on why Maine phone users will likely pay higher E-911 fee, Mal Leary

Gov. LePage wants to eliminate corporate tax in order to spur job growth. The Ta, Mal Leary

Liquor and Lottery Bureau Director Gerry Reid plans to develop a new contract fo, Mal Leary

Maine Revenue Services has submitted a report on business tax breaks which inclu, Mal Leary

Maine's congressional delegates hope that tough budget decisions will not be put, Mal Leary

Maine's congressional delegation is pessimistic that the federal budget deficit, Mal Leary

Potential cuts to federal grants have law enforcement agencies and first respond, Mal Leary

"How-to" piece on the importance of cash flow in business. With ten steps busine, Steve Lovejoy

"How-to" piece on setting writing standards for business emails. Sets out sample, Bruce MacMillan

"By the numbers" piece on Maine's college and universities, ranked by full-time, Roger Magnus

"By the Numbers" piece on Maine's highest-paid health care professionals, ranked, Roger Magnus

"By the Numbers" piece on Maine's highest-paid nonprofit professionals, ranked b, Roger Magnus

"By the numbers" piece on mergers/acquisitions involving Maine companies, ranked, Roger Magnus

"By the numbers" piece on the largest Maine-based brewers, ranked by production, Roger Magnus

"Focus Banking & Finance" piece on Maine's largest Small Business Administration, Roger Magnus

"Focus Law" piece on Maine's largest law firms, ranked by total attorneys as of, Roger Magnus

Five Maine economists, Charles Colgan of the Muskie School of Public Service; Am, staff Mainebiz

Account of Smith's Farm in Aroostook County which supplies broccoli to markets a, James McCarthy

"Focus Banking & Finance" piece on foreclosures rates in Maine. Maine's Bureau o, James McCarthy

"Focus Down East" piece is an edited transcript of a one-hour interview with Th, James McCarthy

"Focus Education/Training" piece on Lincoln Academy's proposed applied technolog, James McCarthy

"Focus Energy" piece on the demolition of dams on the Penobscot River as a resul, James McCarthy

"Focus: Greater Bangor" piece on Kappa Mapping, Inc., a woman-owned computer map, James McCarthy

"Focus Lewiston/Auburn" piece on Great Falls Insurance Co. and its rapid rise in, James McCarthy

"Focus Real Estate/Construction/Design" piece on how housing developers are conv, James McCarthy

November 16 is the deadline for states to announce whether or not they intend to, James McCarthy

Piece on how Maine's museums are partnering with businesses in a collaboration t, James McCarthy

Piece that profiles the successes and continuing challenges faced by the Midcoas, James McCarthy

The high cost of health care in Maine (27% higher than the national average) is, James McCarthy

The Maine State Employees Association (MSEA) filed an amended complaint on Augus, James McCarthy

The Mainebiz 2012 "Next" list of 10 Mainers who are having a significant impact, James McCarthy, Matt Dodge, Lori Valigra, Darren Fishell, and Derek Rice

"There and back" piece by John McDonald, humorist and storyteller, on bartering,, John McDonald

"Focus Augusta/Waterville" piece on new uses for MaineGeneral's Thayer hospital, Bob Mentzinger

"Focus Midcoast Region" piece on the April 27 reopening of Rockland's Samoset Re, Bob Mentzinger

"Focus Real Estate/Construction/Design" piece on a trend, both in Maine and acro, Bob Mentzinger

Global Protein Products, a Waterville-based company founded in 1996, has big hop, Bob Mentzinger

Hartt Transportation in Bangor has used a combination of traditional business pr, Bob Mentzinger

"Newsworthy" piece on Karen Carberry Warhola, the new director of the Maine Fil, Bob Mentzinger

"Newsworthy" piece on Stuart Gersen, the co-owner of Longfellow Books in Portlan, Bob Mentzinger

Snow-reliant industries across Maine, from ski slopes to snow plow companies, ha, Bob Mentzinger

"Advice squad" piece on how to adjust your attitude towards work in order to suc, Jim Milliken

Tracy Gayton hopes to raise $2 million in pledges from 200 investors to build Pi, Christian MilNeil

"Focus Law" commentary piece by Bernstein Shur attorney Dan Mitchell about the f, Dan Mitchell

"Commentary" piece by Jack Montgomery, attorney and chair of Bernstein Shur's En, Jack Montgomery

"Focus Energy" commentary piece by Robert A. Moore, president and CEO of Dead Ri, Robert A. Moore

"Views from the Top" piece about the benefits of establishing a set of core valu, Doug Packard

"Views from the Top" piece about the five C's of annual planning success: collab, Doug Packard

"Views from the Top" piece about the value to businesses of building long-term r, Doug Packard

"Views from the Top" piece suggests that an inverted organizational chart -- one, Doug Packard