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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 7 A P R I L 1 , 2 0 1 9 401(k) plans. It also said net revenue rose 1% to $1.6 billion in 2018, during which it also completed the upgrade of its internal legacy technology and ware- house systems that helped it process a record number of daily orders, reach its highest on-time delivery and the lowest customer product backlogs in decades. "Measured against corporate goals and expectations, we performed well in a very competitive industry and a very difficult retail economy," Steve Smith, L.L.Bean's president and CEO, said in a statement. U.S. Commerce Department reported that retail sales declined by 1.9% in December, the worst since 2009. Ocean's Balance is 'Greenlight Maine' winner Ocean's Balance, a Biddeford-based edible seaweed products maker, was crowned the season four winner of "Greenlight Maine," beating two other finalists for the $100,00 grant prize. In the season finale, held in Orono at the University of Maine's Hauck Auditorium, Ocean's Balance went against Flowfold, of Gorham, and American Roots, of Westbrook. e three made it to the final cut out of more than 60 prospective startups that auditioned online last spring and via live casting calls. at number was whittled down to 26 companies that competed in a weekly TV show that aired statewide from September through February. N O T E W O R T H Y S O U T H E R N Evelyn Bunce opened Atlantic Family Health, a primary care and integrative health services provider for women and their families, at 51 U.S. Route 1, Unit A in Scarborough. United Way of York County awarded Day One, an agency in South Portland dedicated to addressing substance use and mental health needs among children and young adults, a two-year grant from totaling $42,930 to support its Residential Treatment and Natural Helpers of Maine programs. The orga- nization also awarded a two-year grant totaling $22,680 to Girl Scouts of Maine to help fund its A Place For Girls program in York County. Bristol Seafood in Portland launched My Fish Fix, a retail line of high-quality, simple-to-cook seafood that cooks in three steps. Hydro International, a Portland-based water management firm whose cus- tomers are in municipal, industrial and What did we do before the Casco Bay Bridge? We take the Casco Bay Bridge for granted now — even when we curse it when the drawbridge goes up. The bridge dates to 1997, and the Maine 1995 issue of Mainebiz devoted a page to its construction, which took three-and-a-half years. The contractors included Cianbro, for the drawbridge structure; Reed & Reed, for the fixed approach substructure; R.J. Grondin & Sons, for approach work in South Portland; and Flatiron Structure, for the fixed- approach superstructure. The consulting engineer was T.Y. Lin. SP ONSORED BY South Portland | Augusta Go beyond the ordinary with Wipfli/Macpage. Our team leverages decades of experience to solve your financial institution's unique challenges, including: Go Beyond the Ordinary at wipfli.com/maine YOUR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION SHOULDN'T SETTLE FOR AVERAGE • Lean/Continuous improvement • Cybersecurity • Internal audit • Strategic planning FUN FACT A display ad in the May 1995 issue of Mainebiz offered a Smith Corona PWP425 word processor with a 9-inch screen, 3.5-inch disk drive and MS-DOS file conversion for $249. TOTAL COST $130 million SPAN 4,750 feet STEEL 8,000 tons CONCRETE 75,000 yards³

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