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Tom Welch reflects
on 15 years guiding
Maine energy policy
B y J a m e s m c c a r t h y
T
om Welch's departure as chair-
man of the Maine Public Utilities
Commission on Dec. 31 — two years
before his term was set to expire —
removed a highly regarded utility regu-
lator at a critical moment when rising
electricity costs and a regional natural gas
"bottleneck" are creating additional eco-
nomic uncertainty for Maine businesses.
Nominated by Gov. Paul LePage in
March 2011, Welch previously served
two terms as PUC chairman from 1993
to 2005, when he played a leading role
in the restructuring of Maine's electric
utility industry. He's been supportive
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On Rangeley's main
street, merchants
welcome the
revitalization of the
historic Rangeley Inn.
22 Coffee company expands
Carrabassett Coffee
has used an
expanding network of
wholesale accounts
to help fuel growth.
25 A whale of a tale
A scientist on Mount
Desert Island rebuilds
whale skeletons for
museum exhibits
around the country.
TD Bank's Auburn Call Center tops our
list of Maine's largest green buildings.
F O C U S C e n t r a l &
W e s t e r n M a i n e
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January 12, 2015
VO L . X X I N O. I
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Maine's economy is a hot topic any time of the year, so
we asked five economists to give us their outlook for 2015.
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