In Maine, this was exemplified by the breakup of the paper companies that had come to define our state’s 20th-century industrialization.
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Charles Lawton: Real-time data sets for each Maine town would be valuable tool
They would invite deeper, forward-looking analysis that would be a better way to guide local spending.
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Charles Lawton: Some key economic issues for Maine in 2016 are not what you’d expect
Education budgets and overall pay deserve more attention than welfare cuts and the minimum wage.
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Charles Lawton: Maine’s economy unlikely to jump-start without young talent
The median age of our private-sector workforce has kept creeping up over the past four years.
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Charles Lawton: Young businesses hold key to attracting young people to Maine
Yes, we must create jobs and teach skills, but pioneering is the big driver of the new economy.
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Charles Lawton: Decision to invest in publicly owned broadband a leap of faith
It’s hard to be certain if the payoff would exceed the money needed to build and operate the system.
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Charles Lawton: Maine’s start-up businesses fade in jobs arena
Compared with the Boston area, we’re better at starting businesses than growing them.
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Charles Lawton: Impact analysis isn’t an exact science, but it is important nonetheless
When considering whether to support a development, investors should pay close attention to the ‘what ifs.’
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Charles Lawton: Maine economy isn’t stagnant, but labor market needs vitality
The state is just treading water when it simply replaces workers; it needs more job creation.
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Charles Lawton: Gorman took L.L. Bean reins, applied own ideas to improve the ride
“I kept a little notebook of things I would change if I was ever given the chance to run the company.” – Leon Gorman, in a radio interview Maine is awash in tributes to Leon Gorman. A truly visionary business leader, Gorman led the transformation of L.L. Bean from a quaint little Freeport business into a global brand […]