Portland Public Library's hardcopy collection is available in the Portland Room.
Submissions from 1996
A gubernatorial council has recommended the founding of a Maine International Tr
Although Maine physicians started discussing a managed, or pre-paid, care plan i
Although they provide only 11 percent of state banking assets, 60 percent of Mai
A-Po-G of Falmouth has purchased Coveside Conservation Products, a market leader
A report in Maine Initiatives shows that 80 percent of charitable giving nationw
As the banking industry undergoes nationwide transformation, local bankers like
Auto-Europe is one of Portland's most successful service companies, and also one
Bagel Works adopted the Cumberland County Child Abuse & Neglect Council as one o
Biz magazine rates and profiles the top ten Portland attractions. They are: the
Brief profile of John Havey, the new chef at Hugo's Portland Bistro.
Brief profile of Peter Kellman, a labor activist who coordinates the Maine chapt
Burgess Computer, Inc., of Bath changed its name to Burgess Business Solutions,
Business brokers now commonly broker the sale of businesses of all sizes. Portl
By all accounts, Portland Stage Company should be out of business. Ticket price
Cartoon depicting actual conversations overheard at the L.L. Bean Store in Freep
Cartoon depicting Presidential candidate Pat Buchanon's visit to Portland on Mar
Catherine Fisher of Portland has begun a new service called Oratoria, which will
Charlie and Kim Vacchiano's success with their Rush Lipbalm have led them to exp
"Commentary." Frank Akers criticizes the cost of state bond issues and the clea
Commercial Street has become "decorators' row" in Portland. Twelve home decorat
Competition between Shaw's and Shop 'n Save (Hannaford Brothers) supermarkets ha
Conversion Products, Inc., recently relocated from New Hampshire to Saco Industr
Corporate president Vincent Furey wants Jackson Brook Institute to be a leader i
"Correction." Contrary to previous reports, Rite Aid will not be building a sto
Correction to an earlier story about Mark Woodward and his design/build firm, Be
Detailed profiles of Maine tour guides J. J. and Kathy Jenkins, who run the Main
"Eating and Drinking Around Town." Astley Grant Consultants will open a Parisie
"Eating and Drinking Around Town." Bintliff's American Grill will re-open in mi
"Eating and Drinking Around Town." Cafe Always and the Mad Horse Theatre are te
"Eating and Drinking Around Town." Contrary to previous reports, Naomi King, ow
"Eating and Drinking Around Town." Inn By The Sea concierge David Costa was ele
"Eating and Drinking Around Town." New chef Maggie Pond plans to bring the Bell
"Eating and drinking around town." Profiles of area restaurants, including Ida
"Eating and Drinking Around Town." Profiles of the soon-to-be-resurrected Alber
"Eating and Drinking Around Town." The new "Portland Dining Guide" surveys 137
Editorial condemning intolerance in the Portland business community. Examples i
Editorial memorializing Elizabeth Noyce and praising her "catalytic philanthropy
Editorial praising Betty Noyce's plan for an expanded farmers market in Portland
Editorial praising the optimism of the Portland business climate. Examples incl
Editorial warning supporters of the proposed Portland Aquarium to avoid the corp
Editorial welcoming L.L. Bean's new store to Congress Street.
Eleven hundred tourists aboard the Dolphin Cruise Line steamed into Portland on
Elizabeth Noyce's development activities in Portland have coined the phrase "eco
Fleet Bank CEO Paul McConnell has agreed to chair the 1996 United Way Campaign.
Fleet Bank will award five $1500 grants to businesses that want to travel to the
For the past two years, Brian Boru Public House and Restaurant has opened at 6:0
From 1992 to 2005, the fastest-growing occupations in Maine are projected to be
Frustrated by disposable plastic pens, Ian Lebauer of Scarborough invented WOODY
Greater Portland area architects are still experiencing the effects of an econom
In 1994, Portland businessman Rick Barton became the first director of the Offic
In 1995 Maine was the ninth-fastest-growing state in export growth. Its 23.4 pe
"In Short." Andover College is now a candidate for accrediation by the New Engl
"In Short." Andover College is studying the feasibility of adding a "Life and D
"In Short." Auction Properties, Inc., of Portland won first place in the Nation
"In Short." Bruce Woodward, Jr., was recently named 1996 Allied Member of the Y
"In Short." Conversion Products, Inc., is adding a line of Adirondack chairs, f
"In Short." Custom Electronics, Inc., has been certified by the Imaging Science
"In Short." Dean Robert A. Cobb of the University of Maine College of Education
"In Short." Delegates from eight countries visited Maine last month to study th
"In Short." Eastern Security has become the only TTY capable alarm monitoring s
"In Short." Enrollment at Maine's technical colleges grew by eight percent this
"In Short." First Coastal Corporation filed a registration for the offering of
"In Short." Gail DesRochers of Day One received the United Way award for Volunt
"In Short." Geiger Bros. vice president Jo-an Langlois won the March of Dimes M
"In Short." Geiger Bros. vice president Peter Geiger was elected chair of the M
"In Short." Governor Angus King appointed over 200 business professionals to se
"In Short." Hundreds of Maine-made products are now accessible to wholesale buye
"In Short." Irving Oil Company agreed to pay $77,852 to the state to settle 800
"In Short." Jackson Brook Institute has opened a six-bed intensive care unit at
"In Short." Jerry Burton, president of S/L Construction, was named 1996 Minorit
"In Short." Melissa Redman and Cathy Woodhouse have founded a health and diet n
"In Short." Patrick O. Murphy, president of Pan Atlantic Consultants, has been
"In Short." Peoples Heritage Bank was the 87th-largest mortgage loan originator
"In Short" piece reporting that Woodard & Curran environmental consultants will
"In Short." Portland-based Pan Atlantic Consultants will conduct a feasibility
"In Short." Recent commuting developments: RideShare, a carpooling organizatio
"In Short." Rocky Clark of Clark & Stuart, Inc., was named president
"In Short." Smart Money magazine named the "People's Choice" checking account a
"In Short." Steve Austin, president of Austin Associates, won the 1995 American
"In Short." St. Joseph's College now owns the unique license plate used by the
"In Short." The Business Information Center of Maine opened in the Bates Mill C
"In Short." The Casco Bay Estuary Project has completed the first toxic sedimen
"In Short." The city of Portland reminds businesses confused by the maze of gov
"In Short." The construction of a new St. Joseph's College residence hall is pu
"In Short." The Downtown Portland Corporation approved three new loans: $65,000
"In Short." The Downtown Portland Corporation's Micro Capital Fund approved the
"In Short." The Maine Buy Recycled Alliance has received a National Recycling C
"In Short." The Maine Public Relations Council awarded substance abuse treatmen
"In Short." The Maine World Trade Association selected the Wright-Pierce biosol
"In Short." The Portland Museum of Art set two attendance records at its exhibi
"In Short." The SuperLoan program from Maine Education Services underwrites one
"In Short." The University of Maine Cooperative Extension has taught 250 teache
"In Short." The Urban Scouting Program launched last fall by the Pine Tree Coun
"In Short." The Women's Business Development Corporation is preparing the third
"In Short." To prevent fraud, Cellular One telephone services now issues person
"In Short." Twenty-four-hour-a-day construction at the Foden Road National Semi
"In Short." Wayne Goodrich of Goodrich Consulting was elected president of the
"In Short." Wood Structures Inc. acquired Wood Fabricators Inc. of North Biller
"In Short." Wood Structures, Inc., of Biddeford formed a partnership with Bama
Interview with Carl Pabst, founder and owner of Lean on Me, a one-man shop makin