Jul 5, 2011 | Business Impact, Business News, Economics, Industry News, Markets
Via PLC on Twitter By Nick Sambides Jr., BDN Staff EAST MILLINOCKET, Maine — A local businessman who already owns a retail stove and alternative fuels store and is part owner of a scrap metal business wants to be the next owner of the two Katahdin region paper mills....
Jul 5, 2011 | Biomass, Business Impact, Business News, Economics, Environmental
By Buffy Spencer, The Republican Friday, July 01, 2011, 5:53 PM On Thursday the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued a Conditional Air Quality Plan Approval to Palmer Renewable Energy for a biomass-fired power generating facility at 1000 Page...
Jun 28, 2011 | Economics, Taxation
10 Tax-Unfriendly States for Retirees 2011 by Mary Beth Franklin Friday, June 24, 2011 Some states offer attractive tax benefits for retirees. Then there are these ten tax hells, which have earned a place on our “do not live here for your second act” list...
Jun 15, 2011 | Business Impact, Business News, Economics, Industry News, LePage Administration, Markets, News
AUGUSTA, Maine — Investors who recently bought a Baileyville mill were negotiating Tuesday to purchase two Katahdin region paper mills even as lawmakers and LePage administration officials scrambled to win support for a bill deemed critical to the potential sale. Dan...
May 16, 2011 | Business Impact, Business News, Economics
By Zachary A. Goldfarb, Published: May 15 The Obama administration will begin to tap federal retiree programs to help fund operations after the government loses its ability Monday to borrow more money from the public, adding urgency to efforts in Washington to fashion...
