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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 4 PUBLISHER Donna Brassard EDITOR Peter Van Allen DIGITAL EDITOR William Hall SENIOR WRITER Renee Cordes SENIOR WRITER Maureen Milliken SENIOR WRITER Laurie Schreiber SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER Ken Hanson SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER Andrea Tetzlaff SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER Betsy VanderPloeg MARKETING/OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Alison Nason CONTRIBUTING WRITER Mark Jeanneret CONTRIBUTING WRITER Jim Milliken RESEARCH ASSISTANT Heide Martin ART DIRECTOR Matt Selva HOSPITALITY EMERITUS Zoey A division of New England Business Media LLC C E O Peter Stanton PRESIDENT Joe Zwiebel C F O / C O O Mary Rogers GROUP PUBLISHER Donna Brassard DIGITAL DIRECTOR Jan Holder C O N T E N T S Machias makes a comeback After decades of decline, the community has reinvested in the downtown and infrastructure 14 18 Born to be wild New products and promotion get Maine wild blueberry industry back on track 22 Sonic boom Brunswick Landing development explodes into next phase M I D C O A S T & D OW N E A S T F O C U S R E G I O N A L T H U M B N A I L O N PA G E 1 3 ยป Stay informed, engaged and connected with a Mainebiz Classic Membership. You'll receive bi-weekly issues, special publications and access to all articles on Mainebiz.biz. Know Maine Business. Or call: 845.267.3008 Subscribe online: www.mainebiz.biz Serving Maine and New England Since 1974. 207-725- 4304 P O U L I N C O N S T R U C T I O N M E . C O M C O N V E N I E N C E S T O R E S R E S TA U R A N T C O M M E R C I A L / P U B L I C R E TA I L C U M B E R L A N D FA R M S B R U N S W I C K , M E P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F M A C H I A S S AV I N G S B A N K P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F JA S P E R W Y M A N & S O N R E N D E R I N G / C O U R T E S Y O F M A C H I A S S AV I N G S B A N K Machias Savings Bank broke ground in May on its new $5 million facility at 31 Main St. Once completed in 2020, it will allow the bank to add 50 employees over the next decade and amenities like meeting space, fitness center and a cafeteria. 14 18 Wyman's has expanded its product line and shifted how it promotes its products.