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Submissions from 1996

The Portland Boxing Club in Morrill's Corner has brought amateur boxing back to

The Portland Fish Exchange must cope with a decline in groundfish stocks, which

The President's Council of Sustainable Development selected the "Color Me Green"

The Rite Aid drug chain has sought approval to buy a large parcel of land by the

The six-year old Muskie Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Souther

This year Junior Achievement will teach 4,500 Maine students about free enterpri

Three Canal Plaza has become the latest large Portland office building to change

Tourism, Maine's largest industry, brings $2.7 billion to the state and employs

Twelve hundred people attended this year's Advertising Resources '96 Trade Show

Two new breast care centers in Portland offer different atmospheres but a simila

Two Portland firms have formed a joint venture to list and sell hotels and hospi

T. Y. Lin International has been engineering Maine roads and bridges for 20 yea

Under president Michael McSally, York Insurance has posted high or record earnin

Under the leadership of President Roger Gilmore, the Maine College of Art has ex

University of Maine economics professor Robert Jordan says that the future of Ma

University of Southern Maine professor Joseph Conforti comments on the 100-year

Very brief interview with Heather Quintal of the Elbow Associates door-to-door

Virginia Hildreth, Portland's Director of Economic Development, is leaving her p

Walter McIntire of the University of Maine College of Education says that, over

When Helen Kazanides opened European Bakery in Falmouth in 1991, hers was the on

When the new Portland-South Portland bridge is complete, Beach Street in Portlan

William Ambrose says that without the Small Business Administration, he would ha

Winter golf enthusiasts can tee off at Fore Season Golf in Portland. Its indoor

Women Unlimited, directed by State Senator Dale McCormick, provides women a 14-w

"Commentary" calling for public and expert opinions on the proposal, much-herald, Frank Akers

"Commentary" describing the difficulties of running for the state legislature., Frank Akers

"Commentary." Editorial calling for more concrete economic forecasting and decr, Frank Akers

"Commentary." State legislation costs Portland untold money for enforcement, oft, Frank Akers

Founded in 1987 in Quebec, the Francophone Business Forum -- or Forum Francophon, Paul Badeau

Letter from Brian Bickford on doing business in Russia. Bickford is president o, Brian Bickford

Andre Prest has bought the former Miss Brunswick Diner in Brunswick, and is rest, John N. Cole

Central Maine Power's new computer program is now on-line. The software will us, John N. Cole

"Minding Your Business." Falmouth optometrist Louis Zglobicki has spent seven y, John N. Cole

"Minding Your Business." John Cole argues that Jonathan Carter's referendum to, John N. Cole

"Minding Your Business" piece comparing the Portland of 40 years ago, a drab, qu, John N. Cole

"Minding Your Business." They may not generate much overall cash flow, but Port, John N. Cole

Profile of Barnes' Outfitters in Portland. No one in Maine is more enthusiastic, John N. Cole

Profile of Dan Smith and his Train Shop in Brunswick. The 52-year-old ex-lobste, John N. Cole

Profile of Robert McMahon of the University of Southern Maine's Center for Busin, John N. Cole

The arrival of the Queen Elizabeth 2 in Portland Harbor was the culmination of e, John N. Cole

The city of Portland, University of Southern Maine, and Sail Maine are working t, John N. Cole

The Port of Portland depends on its ship pilots to guide inbound commerce throug, John N. Cole

The United States Congress appropriated $1 million to build a new Edmund S. Musk, John N. Cole

Topsham is spending $350,000 of town money to create access roads and landscapin, John N. Cole

When Dick and Jane Davis moved to Arrowsic from Santa Barbara, California, they, John N. Cole

Letter from Anette Dearden, president of the Riding To The Top therapeutic horse, Anette Dearden

Brief profiles of eight Maine health maintenance organizations and explanation o, Michael Donahue

"Business and Education." Part 2 of a 3-part series on the University of Southe, Michael Donahue

"Business and Education." Part 3 of a 3-part series on collaborative business e, Michael Donahue

Interview with Christopher Akerlind and Anita Stewart, Portland Stage Company's, Michael Donahue

Maine Chamber and Business Alliance President Dana Connors addressed the Portlan, Michael Donahue

Representatives of 49 Maine businesses attended the University of Southern Maine, Michael Donahue

The city of Portland hired consultant Sarah Speare to help bring the city's arts, Michael Donahue

The Greater Portland Chamber of Commerce has released its study of the port of P, Michael Donahue

Interview with magician Philip Smith, owner of Conjuring Promotions., Gregory Elliot

At the BrookDale Office Park in Gorham, each of the three office buildings will, Greggory Elliott

August downeast is the month for wild blueberry picking, one of the most demandi, Greggory Elliott

Detailed description of bicycling down Sunday River's Mountain Bike Park in Beth, Greggory Elliott

Follow-up to a December 1995 Biz story about Bill Demmons and his Zero-Gravity D, Greggory Elliott

In 1995, mid-coast citizens banded together and bought the Morris Farm, a Wiscas, Greggory Elliott

Portland-based Charter Fleet International leases Hawker jets to the upper end o, Greggory Elliott

Tuesdays have been thick with tourists this summer, as the cruise ship Islandbre, Greggory Elliott

Downeast Express, the new airline created by Dick Goodrich and his Downeast Flyi, Ken Greenleaf

In City of Lewiston v. Marcotte Congregate Housing, the Maine Supreme Court rule, Ken Greenleaf

In fiscal year 1996, $34,166,855 changed hands at about 20,000 Maine bingo event, Ken Greenleaf

Last summer the home shopping network QVC sent its mobile unit to Maine for four, Ken Greenleaf

Maine & Company has taken on the responsibility of finding companies planning to, Ken Greenleaf

Maine Mall Toys R Us director Doug Mixer; Debbie Hebert, owner of Toy Team in We, Ken Greenleaf

Maine State Planning Office director Evan Richert and developer Richard Berman w, Ken Greenleaf

Men today are taking a greater interest in their appearance. Profiles and comme, Ken Greenleaf

Profile of Big Al's discount store, which has moved into a larger facility in Li, Ken Greenleaf

Profile of Motion Media Film & Video in Portland. Owners Reginald Groff, Olin S, Ken Greenleaf

Profile of Perry Newman, the newly confirmed Director of International Trade for, Ken Greenleaf

Terri Jones of the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development works, Ken Greenleaf

The DownEast Technology software company sells sales force automation, bringing, Ken Greenleaf

The federal minimum wage increase, and Governor King's veto which allowed the mi, Ken Greenleaf

The Tom Veilleux Gallery in Farmington is one of the most successful art galleri, Ken Greenleaf

Under the leadership of new director Kathleen Brown, Portland's Department of Ec, Ken Greenleaf

When Levinsky's closed its Falmouth store, its neighbor Nancy Foster-Wolf found, Ken Greenleaf

Both Maine and federal law allow business lawsuits to be settled by summary judg, :Len Gulino

"Business and the Law." Contract ambiguity has been a frequent subject of litig, Len Gulino

"Business and the Law." Maine's Reference of Dispute Act allows a neutral, mutu, Len Gulino

Ron Hager column calling on the Portland community to be hospitable to tourists, Ron Hager

According to President J. Mark Koshliek, the move of Nissen Bakery from Portland, Chris Hyde

A few years ago, the Songo River Trading Company in Portland opened a store of M, Chris Hyde

Atlantic Bank is moving its headquarters from South Portland to the former Maine, Chris Hyde

"Capitolism" column condemning Maine institutions for flagrant lies. Examples i, Chris Hyde

"Capitolism" column on the plight of Maine wildlife biologists, caught between s, Chris Hyde

"Capitolism." Jim McGregor of the Maine Merchants Association is leading the fi, Chris Hyde

"Capitolism." Noncomittal interview with the Maine attorney general's office on, Chris Hyde

"Capitolism" piece arguing that common-sense corruption is a productive tool for, Chris Hyde

"Capitolism" piece endorsing state referendum question 2A, the ban on clear-cutt, Chris Hyde

"Capitolism" piece on the limits of the citizen referendum process. The difficu, Chris Hyde

"Capitolism" piece on the special legistative session convened to discuss Govern, Chris Hyde

"Capitolism." Rhonda Waterman of the Maine Department of Transportation, is the, Chris Hyde

"Capitolism." Until 1876, only an act of the legislature could grant a corporat, Chris Hyde

Despite a significant membership decline in Maine's largest union, the Maine Edu, Chris Hyde

Editorial criticizing bureaucracy and over-regulation by the Maine Department of, Chris Hyde

First quarter exports from Maine in 1996 are up 15 percent from 1995. The Maine, Chris Hyde

Governor Angus King says his eight Regional Conferences on Small Business might, Chris Hyde