Economic recovery requires more than returning people to jobs; it means finding and managing people to be more productive.

Last weekend marked the start of another tourism season with the obvious signs: a sunny Sunday and long lines of cars at the York Turnpike tollbooths. Turnpike officials say signs point to another year of the steady traffic growth we have enjoyed over the past several summers. If Mother Nature and gas prices cooperate, we […]

Maine’s second Startup & Create Week stirs up the passions of participants.

Maine’s second annual Startup & Create Week will have something for everyone.

The latest estimate from the Bureau of Economic Analysis lists Maine as the 47th slowest growing state in 2014 in terms of total production. At the same time, turnpike traffic through May reached its highest level since 2007 – auguring good prospects for the tourist industry and a general uptick in overall economic activity. And, […]

It is often said that we can’t get rich taking in our own laundry. We have to export stuff beyond the borders of our own area to create growing prosperity. And this old saw is certainly true. The fact that Sappi sells paper products and Unum sells insurance policies to customers around the world brings […]

It is not partisanship we must reject; it is fear.

New businesses serve an important economic function in bringing new workers into the economy even if the new businesses fail.

Our current economic system just isn’t functioning properly.