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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 15 J U LY 9 , 2 0 1 8 F O C U S S O U T H E R N M A I N E "So if, instead of bringing steel 300 or 500 miles from Quebec and Ontario, we're now going to bring it 800 or 1,000 miles from Cleveland or Chicago or the Carolinas, you now require twice as much mileage," he says. at extra mileage results in an extra 10% cost increase, he says. "It's a major concern for our indus- try," says Lisa Martin, executive director C O N T I N U E D O N F O L L OW I N G PA G E » Biddeford • Kennebunk • Scarborough • Waterboro biddefordsavings.com 207-284-5906 Business Banking Team: Left to Right: Cindy Convery, Ma-Li Guillerault, Doug Jones, Dan Colby, Laurie Warchol, Naomme Paris and Laura Warner. We have a strong commitment to small businesses. As your business partner, our goal is to understand your business and help you achieve your short and long-term goals. When you're ready for a dedicated team of local bankers who genuinely care about your financial well-being, we should talk. We understand the unqiue needs of running a business. After all, we're a local business, too. Helping you and your business on the path to prosperity. KW Commercial, a division of Keller Williams Realty kwmainecommercial.com (207) 879-9800 KW Commercial Maine has a team of 13 brokers dedicated to serving your commercial real estate needs. Our commercial team consists of the most knowledgeable, results-driven brokers backed by years of experience and the most innovative technology the commercial real estate industry has to offer. We specialize in an array of commercial property types, including retail, office, industrial, multi-family, hospitality, and land. When you work with a KW Commercial broker, you're working with a team that has local expertise and global resources. Your Local Experts Promoting Maine's manufacturers "W e're a big business in south- ern Maine, yet a lot of people don't know about us," says Stephanie Whitman, marketing manager at Hussey Seating Co. Mainebiz has heard this com- ment from other Maine manufac- turers and sought insight from the Manufacturers Association of Maine. "That's one of our biggest chal- lenges, promoting Maine as a manu- facturing hub," says Marion Sprague, outreach communications director for the manufacturers' association. "It's as though we're at the end of the earth, but we make things that are being used worldwide," says Lisa G. Martin, executive director of the manu- facturers' association. "Fiber Materials in Biddeford made a shield for the Mars Rover. We're not just global; we're inter- galactic. But unless you're telling those stories, people don't know." The Manufacturers Association of Maine promotes the manufacturing sector through programs like: ¡ Manufacturing Career Connection to help industry attract and retain employees ¡ Pipeline development through outreach and partnerships with Maine educators ¡ Business showcases ¡ Partnerships with Jobs for Maine Grads, Educate ME, Maine Built Boats, Maine Wood Products ¡ Robotics Institute of Maine, a non- profi t supporting robotic teams for middle and high school students. They're also created strategies for outreach, to find potential employ- ees, to transitioning military veter- ans, "new Mainers," FedCap partici- pants and pre/early-release for the Department of Corrections.

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