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Eric Wilkinson (from left), external affairs representative for ISO-New England; Steve Hinchman, general counsel and senior vice president with GridSolar; Dan Kelley, vice president of Woodard and Curran'’s energy and power engineering group; and John Carroll, spokesman for CMP parent company Iberdrola USA discuss the future of electricity delivery in Maine during an E2Tech program Thursday at the Wishcamper Center at the University of Southern Maine.
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CMP and solar energy advocates clash over what’s the smartest grid for Maine

PORTLAND, Maine — Central Maine Power Co. says it needs to change a rate structure that no longer reflects its costs for delivering electricity. But …
Dockworkers haul a bowline around a bollard as the Nova Star arrives in Portland for the first time on Thursday. The ferry will make daily runs between the city and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, starting in May.
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Portland celebrates arrival of Nova Star, restoration of ferry service to Nova Scotia

PORTLAND, Maine — A small crowd met a big ship Thursday at Portland’s Ocean Gateway terminal, celebrating the restoration of ferry service between Maine’s largest …
WIDGETS AND DIGITS (blog)

Who’s excited for the agricultural census?

I know I am. We know from the latest agriculture census — by the U.S. Department of Agriculture — that growth in the number of young farmers in Maine …

Maine adds 8,000 payroll jobs since March 2013, unemployment rate dips below 6 percent

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine’s employment picture improved in March, with the state adding more payroll jobs in the past year than any one-year period since …

Four Washington County communities and New Brunswick city explore regional economic development

CALAIS, Maine — A budding regional economic development effort received something of a shot in the arm with interest shown by officials in three more …

States crack down on for-profit colleges, student loan industry

WASHINGTON — When Murray Hastie returned to New York in January 2006 after two tours of duty in Iraq, he hoped to use the GI …
A sign along the Maine Turnpike states that the Lewiston Sports Complex is accessible from Exit 80. The sign is one of about 90 that will be coming down under a new law passed by the Legislature this month.

LePage signs bill to reduce number of signs on Maine highways

AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage has signed into law a bill that relocates or removes dozens of signs advertising schools, beaches, ski slopes and …
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Who's excited for the agricultural census?

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MAINE FOCUS

Football, violent crime, and our hero worship

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MAINE AT WORK

Yes, Student Athletes Deserve Union Protection

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CHANGE UP

Manufacturers and Retailers: Did you know Dodd-Frank may apply to you? How to prepare for upcoming conflict mineral rules

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THE HOLISTIC MARKETER

How much should your startup spend on marketing?

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EDUCATION: FUTURE IMPERFECT

Quebec's "Charter of Values" is disguised bigotry

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    The Inn at Brunswick Station, which went into business in 2011, was sued by a nearby establishment called The Brunswick Inn over its use of a similar name.

    Loser of Brunswick inn naming-rights becomes The Brunswick Hotel and Tavern

    Michael Lally, CEO of Calais Regional Hospital

    Calais hospital cuts hours for 90 employees

    People fill out information forms at the Dexter Town office in January.

    Shoe manufacturing revival group in Dexter now seeking $1.3 million in funding

    A hydrogen nozzle is plugged into a Toyota Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle during the Toyota Advanced Technologies media briefing in Tokyo in this October 10, 2013 file photo. Toyota Motor Corp will in 2015 launch a hydrogen-powered car in the United States, Japan and Europe.

    Toyota will launch hydrogen-powered car in 2015

    Labels point out products verified to not contain genetically modified organisms (GMO) at the Central Co-op in Seattle, Washington October 29, 2013.

    Vermont Senate passes GMO food-labeling law

    A Southwest passenger jet sits at a terminal at Portland International Jetport recently.

    Despite frigid winter, Portland jetport traffic rises in March

    The wreckage of a train is pictured after an explosion in Lac-Megantic, in this file picture taken July 6, 2013.

    After ‘end of the world’ explosion, Quebec town tries to find hope

    Developer seeks OK to raze former Bath Holiday Inn, build new 87-room hotel on site

    BATH, Maine — The Bath Planning Board took its first …
    PROFILES MAINE (blog)

    Dinner with the Hinckleys: How family, crew, and culture made a world-class brand

    This is the Main Street view of the proposed five-story hotel at 250 Main St. in Rockland.

    Five stories needed to make Rockland hotel feasible, architect says

    POLL QUESTION
    Sen. Doug Thomas

    Senate upholds LePage veto of solar energy bill

    President Barack Obama speaks during an Easter Prayer Breakfast in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 14, 2014.

    Obama to announce $600 million job-training initiative

    Trains carrying crude oil have passed through the middle of Jackman, just as they had through Lac-Megantic, Quebec.

    Maine not prepared for a Quebec-type crude accident on rail lines

    Eric Rosengren, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, said Tuesday that Maine's economic development efforts should focus on areas outside of Greater Portland.

    Boston Fed chief: Uneven development hampering Maine’s economic growth

    The Maine State Ferry Terminal in November.

    Feds award $1 million for Maine ferry service upgrades

    A sign along the Maine Turnpike tells motorists that Exit 75 leads to Lost Valley and Sugarloaf ski areas.

    Bill to restrict signs on Maine highways goes to LePage after final Senate approval

    Thompson's Point Development Co. partner Jed Troubh and Portland City Manager Mark Rees chat after the groundbreaking April 11 for infrastructure at the Forefront at Thompson's Point.

    Portland developer adds beer to golden shovels for groundbreaking at site that will host circus arts school

    Fiddlehead co-owner Laura Albin (standing) in Sept. 2009.

    Restaurants not technically allowed under downtown Bangor code; city looks to correct

    The Herbalife Ltd. corporate headquarters in Torrance, Calif., last January.

    Herbalife hit with investor lawsuit over ‘pyramid’ claims

    Greg Brooks

    Maine securities watchdog probes Portland-based undersea treasure hunter

    The former Oronoka restaurant in Orono sits vacant in this August 2013 file photo.

    Doctor wants to build $2 million medical facility on site of former Oronoka restaurant in Orono

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