Business Maine. Short articles on various governmental measurements from surv

Business Maine. Short articles on various governmental measurements from surveys; the record deal with Tommy Boy by Portland band Rustic Overtones; workers\u27 campaign against International Paper\u27s closing Costigan and Passadumkeag mills; increased snow\u27s improvement of Maine ski resorts\u27 earnings; $300,000 award to David Bishop of Hancock in his lawsuit against Bell Atlantic, alleging it cut his overtime for complaining to the Maine Human Rights Commission; Rep. Joseph Brooks\u27 bill under consideration by the Legislature, requiring a deposit on cigarette butts; layoffs at Herron Group of Scarborough; acquisition of RGS Energy Group by Energy East, parent company of Central Maine Power; weak state revenue due to sales\u27 decline; conflict between the New England Passenger Rail Authority and Guilford Transportation over a 79 mph track; investor Michael Liberty and sale of Biddeford Textiles to Sunbeam Corp.; award of $1.03 million to Stephanie Berry for sexual harassment by the U.S. Postal Service; layoffs at Vishay-Sprague of Biddeford; and increased groundfish landings reported by the Portland Fish Exchange