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Biochar is on fire
Startups use thermal process to transform waste wood into
a versatile product
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Turning the page
Maine has a growing crop of independent bookstores,
book-themed startups
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Inquiries: (207) 775-1671
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New England
Business
Media LLC
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PUBLISHER
Peter Stanton
P R E S I D E N T
Tom Curtin
DIGITAL DIRECTOR
Jan Holder
PUBLISHER
Andrea Tetzlaff
EDITOR
Peter Van Allen
MANAGING
EDITOR / DIGITAL
OPERATIONS
William Hall
SENIOR WRITERS
Renee Cordes
Laurie Schreiber
STAFF WRITER
Alexis Wells
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Mark Jeanneret
Carrie Yardley
RESEARCH DIRECTOR
Stephanie Meagher
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Heide Martin
ART DIRECTOR
Matt Selva
HOSPITALITY
Buster, Malcolm
HOSPITALITY EMERITUS
Zoey
SENIOR ACCOUNT
MANAGERS
Ken Hanson
Kerry Rasor
Betsy VanderPloeg
MARKETING/OPERATIONS
DIRECTOR
Alison Nason
OPERATIONS COORDINATOR
Allison Spies
AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT
SPECIALIST
Leah Allen
Tons of wood chips at Clean
Maine Carbon in Greenville
will be converted into biochar.
Back Cove Books
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