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VO L . X X I V N O. X V I I § 2 A U G U S T 6 , 2 0 1 8 10 F I L E P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY Colleen Hilton SVP and president / VNA Home Health & Hospice and Rosscare What's changed: I completed my third term serving as Westbrook's mayor. I served for seven years. In 2015 VNA was acquired by EMHS and consequently VNA merged with Eastern Maine Home Care. I was selected as the president to lead this new organization. VNA now provides care from Aroostook County to northern York. Our organization has grown to include 59 employees. Additionally, EMHS selected me to head up another company Rosscare, a joint venture with EMHS and First Atlantic Healthcare which includes six skilled nursing facilities: Katahdin Health Care, Colonial Health Care, Dexter Health Care, Ross Manor and Sylvia Ross Home, Hibbard Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and Stillwater Health Care. What's ahead: I'm enjoying my new responsibilities working across the state of Maine. I'm increasingly in awe of the enormous challenge of rural health care delivery. I continue to remain active in my local community and serve on the Westbrook Children's Cabinet, the Intercultural Community Center and the board of the Home Care and Hospice Alliance of Maine. Advice: Never underestimate the unique set of skills that women bring to the business setting. And you are never too young to lead. Trust your instincts. 2011 August 8, 2011 V O L . 1 3 N O . X X M A I N E ' S B U S I N E S S N E W S S O U R C E $ 1 . 0 0 Developers hail credit renewal B Y J A C K I E FA R W E L L N athan Szanton, one of the most recog- nizable names in southern Maine devel- opment circles, has spent more than a decade building hundreds of housing units in the state. But a project restoring an aging textile mill in Biddeford has set Szanton on a new profes- sional course, one based solely on rehabilitating historic buildings to their former glory. Szanton has reasons both philosophical and practical for narrowing his efforts, all of them hinging on a decision by legislators in the last session to extend the state's three-year-old his- toric preservation tax credit program for another decade. "It was because of the extension of the credit that I'm changing my focus," he says. Lawmakers pushed the program's expiration date, originally scheduled for 2013, back 10 years, delighting real estate professionals and preservation advocates who say the credit spurred development and created jobs during the economic downturn. A L s o I n s I d E Continued on page 6 August 8, 2011 V O L . 1 7 N O . 1 7 M A I N E ' S B U S I N E S S N E W S S O U R C E $1.00 p h o t o / t I M G R E E N WAY I M G R E E N WAY Augusta economic development chief Mike Duguay cultivates entrepreneurs in the classroom, and educators prep northern Maine for a landmark cultural event, starting on page 22. Air waves Radio personality Deb Neuman shakes up the DECD, in Newsworthy. Page 3 Small towns, big money Michael Small towns, big money Michael Small towns, big money Gurau details momentum behind rural investments, in Venture Builder. Page 13 Getting schooled Which Maine private school boasts the highest enrollment? Find out, in By the Numbers. Page 34 p h o t o s / t I M G R E E N WAY E D U C A T I O N / T R A I N I N G F O C U S Visit us online to sign up for The Daily: Join the 9,000 people in Maine's business community who read the Daily, a summary of the top Maine business news of the day, by signing up at mainebiz.biz Sponsored by: H e a lt H c a r e : colleen Hilton CEO, VNA Home Health & Hospice e d u c at i o n : danielle ripich President, University of New England n o n p ro f i t : patricia Quinn Executive director, Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority W o m a n - o W n e d b u S i n e S S : beth Shissler President, Sea Bags m a n u fa c t u r i n g : louise Jonaitis CEO, Saunders Bros. at Locke Mills LLC profiles begin on page 15 F I L E P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY Danielle Ripich Distinguished president emeritus / University of New England What's changed: In the years since 2011 we completed our Vision 2017 Plan, grew UNE to have more than 12,000 students, built an online College of Graduate Studies, a campus in Morocco, graduated our fi rst class from the College of Dental Medicine and created over a $1 billion annual economic impact for the state of Maine. It was very exciting! What's ahead: For now, I'm feeling "time rich" and enjoying a glass of wine, a new black cocker spaniel puppy named Peaches, grand- children and all life's blessings. Advice: My advice is to set big goals, imagine oceanic goals, that only you may see yourself reaching. en work toward them but stay open to new adventures. Life is full of unimagined possibilities. In Maine you can always steer for the deep blue waters. Editor's note: In 2016, she was named Mainebiz Business Leader of the Year in the nonprofi t category. F I L E P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY Louise Jonaitis Former CEO / Saunders Bros. at Locke Mills LLC Editor's note: In 2011, she had taken over the Saunders Bros. at Locke Mills LLC factory, which had produced high-end dowels and components for furniture but failed during the reces- sion. While she succeeded for a time in getting it back up and running, she ultimately left the business, accord- ing to published reports. Mainebiz could not reach her for an update. 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And you are never too young to lead. Trust your instincts. — Colleen Hilton VNA Home Health & Hospice and Rosscare