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Trenton Bridge Lobster Pound Inc.
tops our list of Maine's largest Export-
Import Bank deals.
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How do Portland,
Montreal compare
in back-office
market analysis?
B y J a m e s M c C a r t h y
A
new study comparing 45 cities in
the United States and aboard shows
Portland to be in a favorable cost range
for banks and financial service companies
seeking to relocate corporate back office
operations to lower-cost locations.
at's the observation of John
Boyd, a principal of e Boyd Co., Inc.,
a Princeton, N.J., firm that provides
independent location counsel to leading
North American and overseas corpora-
tions. Founded in 1975, the company's
clients include JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
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15 Inside the Notebook
Senior Writer James
McCarthy checks in
with a clam buyer
who has innovative
ideas for keeping the
industry sustainable.
20 Focus: International trade
Maine's exports
are dominated by
small- to mid-sized
businesses, but
what do they need
to know?
22 MaineHealth's green team
Richard Veilleux talks
about the health
system's composting
efforts, which
reduced trash by
250 tons last year.
Rob Johnston Jr., founder and
chairman of Johnny's Selected
Seeds, examines tomato plants
in a breeding greenhouse at the
company's Albion research farm.
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Johnny's Selected Seeds
continues growth and expansion
B y L o r i V a L i g r a
Employee Owned,
customer
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May 2, 2016
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