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Jobs bill passes in rare show of accord | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Posted on March 18, 2010 | Leave a comment

Jobs bill passes in rare show of accord | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram.

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Posted in Economy, Energy, Environment, Law and Order, Maine, Politics and government

Tagged election, House, jobs, Olympia Snowe, Senate, Susan Collins, unemployment, vote

Oakland’s Peerless Coffee brews more efficient waste management | GreenerDesign.com

Posted on March 17, 2010 | Leave a comment

Peerless Coffee Brews More Efficient Waste Management | GreenerDesign.com.

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Posted in Coffeehouse Observer, Economy, Energy, Environment, Food and Drink, Outdoors

Tagged Business Waste Prevention Fund, coffee roaster, efficient, enviornment, green, GreenerDesign.com, Peerless Coffee & Tea, recyclers, recycling, StopWaste, waste

Warm, dry winter means savings for Maine cities, towns | Lewiston Sun Journal

Posted on March 16, 2010 | Leave a comment

Warm, dry winter means savings for Maine cities, towns | State | Sun Journal.

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Posted in Economy, Energy, Environment, Maine, Outdoors, Politics and government

Tagged local government, milder weather, overtime costs, salt, sand, savings, snow, warmer temperatures, winter roads

Maine gubernatorial candidates respond to questions | DownEast.com blog

Posted on March 16, 2010 | Leave a comment

Maine gubernatorial candidates respond to questions | DownEast.com blog

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Posted in Economy, Energy, Environment, Maine, Outdoors, Politics and government

Tagged blogging, blogs, DownEast.com, election, George's Outdoor News, Geroge Smith, nature, primary

Maine home foreclosures rise | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Posted on March 16, 2010 | Leave a comment

Maine home foreclosures rise | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram.

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Posted in Economy, Maine

Tagged banking regulators, banks, Bureau of Financial Institutions, credit union, foreclosures, homes, mortgage loans

U.S. census forms arrive in the mail today | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Posted on March 15, 2010 | Leave a comment

[Make sure to fill these out and return them. The information gathered determines who gets what in the good ol’ US of A. — KM]

US census forms arrive in the mail today | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram.

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Posted in Economy, Energy, Environment, Maine, Politics and government

Tagged Census, U.S. Census Bureau

U.S. census forms arrive in the mail today | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Posted on March 15, 2010 | Leave a comment

[Make sure to fill these out and return them. The information gathered determines who gets what in the good ol’ US of A. — KM]

US census forms arrive in the mail today | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram.

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Posted in Economy, Energy, Environment, Maine, Politics and government

Tagged Census, U.S. Census Bureau

Maine at Work: Reporter spills the beans about factory where nothing is half-baked | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Posted on March 15, 2010 | Leave a comment

Maine at Work: Reporter spills the beans about factory where nothing is half-baked | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram.

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Posted in Economy, Food and Drink, Maine

Tagged B&M Baked Beans, baked beans, bean pots, Casco Bay, molasses, mustard, Portland, sugar

Sex & Maine country | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Posted on March 15, 2010 | Leave a comment

In a live-and-let-live swath of rural western Maine, entrepreneurs have turned to exotic dancers as a viable — and even welcomed — business model.

Sex & the country | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram.

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Posted in Economy, Food and Drink, Law and Order, Maine, Politics and government

Tagged adult businesses, adult entertainment, Bodies In Motion, dancing poles, disco ball, entrepreneurs, eroctic dance, lap dances, PartyDance Fitness, PartyDancersUSA, restaurants, snowmobiliers, strip club, strippers, strobe lights, tavers, topless, western Maine

Two firms very interested in Maine sardine cannery, officials say | Bangor Daily News

Posted on March 14, 2010 | Leave a comment

Two firms very interested in Maine sardine cannery, officials say – Bangor Daily News.

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Posted in Economy, Environment, Food and Drink, Maine, Outdoors

Tagged Bumble Bee Foods, closure, fedeeral regulations, Gov. John Baldacci, herring, layoffs, lobster, Prospect Harbor, sardine cannery

Bangor Hydro’s parent company to buy northern Maine utility | Bangor Daily News

Posted on March 13, 2010 | Leave a comment

Bangor Hydro’s parent company to buy northern Maine utility – Bangor Daily News.

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Posted in Economy, Energy, Environment, Maine, Outdoors, Politics and government

Tagged Aroostook County, Bangor Hydro Electric Co., BHE Holdings Inc., Central Maine Power Co., Energy, Maine & Maritimes Corp., Maine Public Service Co., power, unemployment

Roadmap report for ramping up sustainable business

Posted on March 12, 2010 | Leave a comment

Roadmap Report For Ramping Up Sustainable Business

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Posted in Economy, Energy, Environment, Outdoors, Politics and government

Tagged Ceres, environmental threats, sustainability strategies, sustainable business, Sustainablebusiness.com

Sneak peek: L.L.Bean shows new Signature line | Lewiston Sun Journal

Posted on March 11, 2010 | Leave a comment

Sneak peek: L.L.Bean shows new Signature line | Lewiston Sun Journal.

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Posted in Economy, Environment, Maine, Outdoors

Tagged clothing, Freeport, L.L. Bean, outfitters, Signature Line, Tremor Effect

Maine’s budget hole again altered for the better | The Kennebec Journal, Augusta, ME

Posted on March 11, 2010 | Leave a comment

Budget hole again altered for the better | The Kennebec Journal, Augusta, ME.

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Posted in Economy, Maine, Politics and government

Tagged Gov. John Baldacci, Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Maine Health and Human Services Committee, Maine Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee, state budget, state budget shortfall

Hearing today on Maine’s medical pot plan | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Posted on March 11, 2010 | Leave a comment

Hearing today on medical pot plan | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram.

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Posted in Economy, Maine, Politics and government

Tagged dispensaries, grass, Health and Human Services Committee, identification cards, Maine Legislature, medical marijuana, pot

Maine high court upholds state wind farm law | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Posted on March 11, 2010 | Leave a comment

Maine high court upholds state wind farm law | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram.

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Posted in Economy, Energy, Environment, Maine, Outdoors, Politics and government

Tagged Evergreen Wind Power, Friends of Lincoln Lakes, Maine Supreme Judicial Court, Penobscot County, Rollins Mountain, turbines, wind energy, wind farms, wind power

Senate bill expands offshore wind incentives to 2020

Posted on March 10, 2010 | Leave a comment

Senate Bill Expands Offshore Wind Incentives to 2020

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Posted in Economy, Energy, Environment, Outdoors

Tagged Carper-Snowe-Brown-Collins Offshore Wind Bill, offshore wind power, Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins, tax incentives, wind energy, wind power, wind turbines

Maine Gov. Baldacci releases $79M bond package | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Posted on March 10, 2010 | Leave a comment

Baldacci releases $79M bond package | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram.

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Posted in Economy, Maine, Politics and government

Tagged bonds, borrowing, Gov. John Baldacci, jobs, unemployment

January jobless rate rises to 8.2% in Maine | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Posted on March 10, 2010 | Leave a comment

January jobless rate rises to 8.2% in Maine | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram.

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Posted in Economy, Maine

Tagged construction, joblessness, jobs, Maine Labor Department, manufacturing, retail, unemployment

Trader Joe’s eyeing Portland | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

Posted on March 10, 2010 | Leave a comment

Trader Joe’s eyeing Portland | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram.

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Posted in Economy, Food and Drink, Maine

Tagged Federal Trade Commission, Marginal Way, Portland, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods Market Inc., Wild Oats Market

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