Maine Designer, Jill McGowan, Featured on the Martha Stewart Show

03/03/2010

AUGUSTA - Fashion designer, Jill McGowan, will appear on ABC's The Martha Stewart Show on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 10:00 AM. McGowan, best known for her reinvention of the white shirt, is originally from Pittsfield, Maine. McGowan's Portland studio was visited by Martha Stewart and her TV crew in the summer of 2009. McGowan ...

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Brian Hodges Named Deputy Commissioner of DECD

02/12/2010

AUGUSTA - Thaxter Trafton, commissioner of the state Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) has appointed Brian Hodges as Deputy Commissioner of DECD. Hodges has worked in Maine state government for 18 years. Most recently, Brian was director of tax incentive programs for DECD since May of 2008. Prior to that, ...

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Thaxter Trafton Sworn in as Commissioner of Economic Development

02/10/2010

AUGUSTA - Governor John E. Baldacci today swore in Thaxter Trafton as Commissioner of Maine’s Department of Economic and Community Development. Trafton was confirmed by the Maine Senate on Jan. 28, 2010, and had been serving as Acting Commissioner since Nov. 16, 2009. Trafton served as Deputy Commissioner of the Department of ...

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Portland 5th Best Place to Start Small Business in USA

01/22/2010

AUGUSTA - Portland earned the fifth highest ranking in the country for best places to launch a small business according to a new Portfolio.com/bizjournals study on small business vitality. One hundred metro areas were part of the Portfolio.com/bizjournals study group and the highest scores went to cities that 'have prosperous ...

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