The credit-rating agency says the state budget increases the burden on local property taxes and leaves cities and towns with tough decisions.
Whit Richardson
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iYogi picks Lewiston company for customer service center
The India-based company that provides third-party remote technical support for software companies like Microsoft expects to create 300 jobs.
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Tyler Technologies plans major expansion in Yarmouth, expects to hire hundreds
The town’s economic development director says it would be ‘one of the largest expansions of jobs in Maine in a while.’
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Maine company sees golden opportunity in ‘green’ tool for the masses
Led by two local entrepreneurs, a startup begins filling a gap for small companies with software that improves their sustainability.
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East Millinocket votes against creating national park
The vote was 320 to 191 opposed to the idea of creating a national park on 75,000 acres of land east of Baxter State Park.
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New program offers safety net for dairy farmers
The Margin Protection Program gets a boost from U.S. Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden.
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Maine women in agriculture give USDA official food for thought
A panel discussion at Wolfe’s Neck Farm in Freeport focuses on the general challenges faced by everyone in farming.
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Maine entrepreneurs ready pitches for ‘Greenlight Maine’ TV competition
The new half-hour show will be similar to ABC’s popular ‘Shark Tank.’
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The Startup Line: The entrepreneur’s guide to flow and peak performance
It turns out entrepreneurship is a lot like adventure sports — at least when it comes to neurobiology. When looking at what’s happening in the brains of serial entrepreneurs, it turns out they’re chasing the same thing as big-wave surfers and free solo rock climbers — peak performance, or what’s called “flow,” according to Steven […]
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The Startup Line: Know your ‘why,’ and other lessons of social entrepreneurship
Donato Tramuto never considered the term “social entrepreneurship” when he entered the healthcare industry approximately 30 years ago. But he didn’t need labels to do what he did. Tramuto, an Ogunquit resident, is founder and CEO of Massachusetts-based Physicians Interactive, a seven-year-old company that is nearing $100 million in sales, and founder of Health eVillages, a global nonprofit that brings state-of-the-art […]