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Maine Sports Hall of Fame Elects Three New Officers
03/09/2010
PORTLAND - Richard A. Davis, Cape Elizabeth, has been elected to succeed the late Robert A. Pickett as president of the Maine Sports Hall of Fame. The Maine Sports Hall of Fame was established in 1972 for the purpose of honoring and memorializing outstanding Maine athletes and distinctive figures of Maine sports.
Pickett, ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
