 And I'm Erwin Gratz, Maine Public Radio News. A good morning to you on this Friday morning. Maine saw just over 14,000 business applications last year, about an 8% increase from the year before, and the highest on record going back to 2005, that according to new census data released last month. Maine State Chamber of Commerce President Patrick Woodcock says the data are encouraging, but he cautions opening a business is just a first step.