During these tough economic times, it is not unusual to incur an excess of inventory because of low sales. Excess inventory can have a very negative effect on your bottom line. For example, cash tied up in inventory not only restricts funds available for other uses but also reduces profit margins. This is especially true […]
March 2010
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Heating oil drops a penny in Maine
AUGUSTA — Officials say the average cash price for home heating oil in Maine has dropped a penny per gallon from last week to $2.68 a gallon. The Governor’s Office of Energy Independence and Security said today that the lowest price of $2.34 per gallon was found in the southwestern Maine and the highest price […]
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Scarborough celebratesBuy Local effort
The event will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday at The Landing at Pine Point.
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HEALTH INTERACT
(Washington Post graphic by Wilson Andrews and Karen Yourish.)
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Google shifts Chinasearch engine to Hong Kong
Google plans to keep its engineering and sales offices in China so it can keep a technological toehold in the country and continue to sell ads for the Chinese-language version of its search engine in the U.S.
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Google shifts Chinasearch engine to Hong Kong
Google plans to keep its engineering and sales offices in China so it can keep a technological toehold in the country and continue to sell ads for the Chinese-language version of its search engine in the U.S.
Posted inTimes Record
Who wins from health care overhaul
The expansion of coverage to 32 million uninsured Americans will have a big impact on every sector of the health care industry. Here’s who stands to benefit most.
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Who wins from health care overhaul
The expansion of coverage to 32 million uninsured Americans will have a big impact on every sector of the health care industry. Here’s who stands to benefit most.
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Body found at dam on Penobscot River
A sheriff’s deputy says there are few clues to go on, but that the man was wearing a distinctive belt and buckle.
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Editor's Notebook: Staying focused, but fresh, under the dome
I recently finished reading Stephen King’s mammoth new novel, “Under the Dome.” It’s a nearly 1,100-page page-turner about what happens to folks in the fictional Maine (where else?) town of Chester’s Mill after an invisible, indestructible dome suddenly cuts the community off from the rest of the world. In a way, it’s like the dome […]