Portland Public Library's hardcopy collection is available in the Portland Room.
Submissions from 1996
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
Interview with Governor Angus King about state priorities for small businesses.
Interview with Kelly Graves, of the State Theater; Ron Hersom, of the Mad Horse
In the last 18 months, Jackson Brook Institute has grown from a traditional priv
Jim Taylor and his Sabre Yacht Design Team have crafted the Sabre 402, a fast cr
Jordan's Fine Meats in Portland has been making its distinctive hot dogs and sau
Last October, Central Maine Power (CMP) established a database linking commercia
Letter from Robert Fisk of the Portland Athletic Club calling on Freeport and Ya
"Letters." Letter from reader Kathryn Davis, criticizing Biz for featuring only
"Letters." Responses from Sherman Campbell, general manager of the Good Day Mar
Letter to the editor from Roger Gilmore, president of the Maine College of Art,
Levinsky's Inc.'s slander suit against Wal-Mart will be heard in federal court t
Libertarian presidential candidate Harry Browne addressed the 1996 Libertarian P
Linda and Jonathan Miele's troupe from Maine State School for the Performing Art
List of 62 Small Business Administration Guaranty loans distributed in the quart
List of Small Business Administration Guaranty Loans distributed in the quarter
Mad Horse Theatre is seeking a larger facility and to move into Portland's Downt
Maine businesses seeking global opportunities should not wait for Governor Angus
Maine ginseng root is prized throughout the Orient for its potency and aphrodisi
Maine has six programs affiliated with the North American Riding for the Handica
"Maine Tour Magazine," a publication that serves motorcoach tour operators, debu
Maine voters endorsed three referenda last November, pumping $225 million into s