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V O L . X X V N O. X X I V O C T O B E R 1 4 , 2 0 1 9 24 M I D C O A S T & D OW N E A S T F O C U S STARC Systems: e company, which makes construction partitions, got its start in Tech Place, and has now outgrown the 25,000 square feet of space in two buildings it's been leasing for the past two years. It's moved into redeveloped Hangar 6. Bamforth Marine: e sales-and- service company leases a total 15,000 square feet in two buildings, but is working with the MRRA on possibly building a 20,000-square-foot build- ing on the former soccer field, though there's not yet a contract, Levesque says. C.G. Edwards Co.: e Boston-based marine supply and industrial coating business plans to build up to 20,000 square feet on Katahdin Street. Blue Dog Daycare: It moved into a newly constructed 6,000-square-foot building, at the corner of Allagash and Katahdin streets, on Sept. 30. Maine Extraction Labs: A marijuana extraction and retailer and distribu- tor, another graduate of Tech Place, plans to move into leased space in a 5,000-square-foot former Navy build- ing at 119 Orion St. West Maquoit Vinegar Works: e business, owned by Brunswick resi- dents Brad Messier and Elizabeth Guilbault, will move into the under- renovation former Navy fuel farm pumphouse across Allagash Street from Flight Deck Brewery. bluShift Aerospace: e bio-fueled rocket engine manufacturer, which also started in Tech Place, was most recently in the 2,000-square-foot building West Maquoit Vinegar Works is moving into. It recently moved into new quarters on Orion Avenue. MRRA getting in on the act MRRA just completed building a 15,000-square-foot hangar for general aviation. It will store aircraft owned by customers of FlightLevel Aviation, the Brunswick Executive Airport's fixed-base operator, as well as other small planes. at will free up space in Hangar 6 for other companies. ere are also plans to add 20,000 square feet specifically for biotech to Tech Place, the campus business incubator, which houses 38 businesses, Levesque says. "Tech Place is almost full," he says. "ere's a strong need for more space." Brunswick landing may also soon be taking its aviation focus into a whole new orbit. e Maine Space Grant Consortium is considering the cam- pus as mission control for a program that would launch small satellites, known as cubesats, from Commerce Park at the former Loring Air Force Base in Presque Isle. e consortium is conducting a study, funding by the Maine Technology Institute and NASA, on the market feasibility of the program. e campus will likely see more renewable energy in the near future, Levesque says, adding to the 4,500- panel 1.5 megawatt array installed last year by ReVision Energy and owned by Diversified Communications. Combined with the Village Green Ventures anaerobic digester biogas plant, about 70% of the Brunswick Landing's electricity is generated onsite. e biogas plant is expanding, and once completed, will accommo- date all the campus' current energy needs, Levesque says. Maureen Milliken, Mainebiz senior editor, can be reached at mmilliken @ mainebiz.biz Cinemagic Refresh Cinemagic knows the importance of maintaining and upgrading their facilities to keep with changing trends. Let PM Construction assist you on your next major renovation to refresh and keep your facility current. Contact Laura Blanchette: 207.282.7697 Oct 18 - 27 FREE PRE-SHOW EXTRAS! Beer Tas ng: Fri, Oct 18 Wine Tas ng: Thurs, Oct 24 ThePublicTheatre.org (207) 782-3200 31 Maple Street, Lewiston SponSored by Butler Bros., LA Metro Magazine, Maple Way Dental Care SeaSon UnderwriterS Platz Associates, Sun Journal, Austin Associates, Maine Magazine, Ox Country 96.9, Maine's Big Z 92.7, Sports 105.5 It's sEX AND tHE CItY mEEts I LOVE LUCY IN tHIs LAUGH OUt LOUD COmEDY! by Wendy MacLeod P H O T O / M A U R E E N M I L L I K E N » C O N T I N U E D F RO M P R E V I O U S PA G E Space has been freed up for business in Hangar 6, including STARC Systems, which recently moved in, with completion of a smaller general aviation hangar by the MRRA.

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