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V I E W P O I N T S W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 3 A U G U S T 5 , 2 0 1 9 Featured @ Mainebiz.biz For a daily digest of Maine's top business news, sign up for the Mainebiz Daily Report at mainebiz.biz/enews 1. 'Storybook' home in Boothbay to be auctioned 2. TD Bank's new regional chief focuses on growth, hiring 3. Six downtown Lewiston properties sold for $6.39M 4. Feast for the eyes: Portland's foodie status keeps architects and brand experts busy 5. New law gives small Maine craft breweries, distilleries a boost 6. Sappi workers agree to new contracts, wage increases 7. Future-proofing development: Designers are ready for climate change 8. IDEXX head Ayers faces months of spinal rehab after June accident 9. Maine tech entrepreneur and wife pledge $500K to Good Shepherd Food Bank 10. Sheraton debuts South Portland hotel, and a new logo P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F T R A N Z O N A U C T I O N P RO P E R T I E S 1 Get Maine's business news daily at mainebiz.biz and on Twitter (@Mainebiz). Below is our top content from the weeks between July 15–29. E very year Mainebiz salutes four leaders in the Women to Watch issue. is year's honor- ees are critical to the industries they serve and to Maine's economy. Betsy Biemann, CEO of CEI, leads an organization that is part of the hub in the hub-and- spoke system that supports startups, entrepreneurs and rural businesses in Maine. She also led Maine Technology Institute, which is another part of the financing hub. See Page 20. Mary Allen Lindemann, co-founder of Coffee By Design, has run a growing business for 25 years, with a strong retail and wholesale presence. It's the role that she's evolved into that has made such a difference. She's been at the center of the buy-local movement in Portland, she hosts students at CBD's coffee-roasting site and she's been an advocate for the immigrant community. See Page 16. Liz Cotter Schlax, president and CEO of the United Way of Greater Portland, is a collaborator, by nature. She's proved adept at bringing people together and finding consensus on big issues. With help from stakeholders, she drafted a strategy that in five years has helped define the United Way's long-term goals and reestablish its presence in Cumberland County. See Page 28. Kim Swan, president of Swan Agency Sotheby's International Realty, is a high-energy advocate for Bar Harbor's real estate community, as a Realtor and investor, but she has also played a significant role in raising money for the Bar Harbor Historical Society, among other causes. She is also the first Women to Watch honoree who has had a sister honored; Deanna Sherman, CEO of Dead River Co., was a 2016 honoree. See Page 24. is year's class of Mainebiz Women to Watch will be honored at a reception Sept. 17, from 5-7 p.m., at Halo at the Point at ompson's Point. We hope you'll join us in honoring this accomplished group. Peter Van Allen pvanallen@mainebiz.biz From the Editor Correction In the July 22 edition of Mainebiz, the name of the new Portland Symphony Orchestra music director of was misspelled. The correct name is Eckart Preu. bernsteinshur.com Be smart. BE SHUR. When you need a lawyer who thinks like an executive and speaks like a human. Four women at the center of Maine's economy For more information about the Women to Watch reception, visit www.mainebiz.biz/wtw @

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