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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 13 M A R C H 2 3 , 2 0 2 0 Jon Sirois Vice President of Maine Operations "I was born and raised in Central Maine and I attended the University of Maine. After college I went to DC for almost 10 years where I worked on a variety of construction projects at notable locations like the Pentagon, Andrews AFB, and the Naval Academy. It was great learning experience. I returned to Maine, before it was called 'boom-a-rang', and I've built some great friendships and business relationships throughout the Maine construction industry. It's a great group of people and an industry I'm proud to be a part of. As the Vice President of Maine Operations at Jewett Construction, I have the unique opportunity to run the best construction company in Maine. We are approaching projects for our clients with a greater subcontractor reach and providing lower construction costs for our customers! To be successful we have hired the most talented Project Managers and Superintendents. They all work so hard to ensure our clients are well informed and they make the construction process fun. People usually chuckle when I say "this is going to be fun," at a construction kick-off meeting but I mean it – the construction process can and should be fun. One of my goals is to keep our talented young adults in Maine. I think about this every day. I'm blessed that my family lives and works in a state that offers such a great quality of life and I want others to experience it. I'm growing Jewett Maine to allow others to have a great work life balance while making an impact on our communities. I look forward to talking with anyone that has a potential project coming up and wants to process to fun, professional, and transparent. Call me if you want to grab a coffee - 207.265.6828 BRIEFLY NOTED Benchmark Construction is making progress on the Trademark Federal Credit Union branch at 340 Main St. in South Portland. Doors should open this summer. Design was by JD Design Associates of Kennebunkport. Civil engineer was Walsh Engineering Associates, Westbrook. Structural engineer was Casco Bay Engineering of Portland. Electrical engineer was Bennett Engineering of Freeport. Interior design was by Bowerbird Design Collection of Saco. Trademark paid $505,000 for the 0.51-acre lot. Across Skillings Street from the Benchmark project, Great Falls Construction is building South Portland Fire Department's Cash Corner fire house, at 350 Main St. e site, at 17,000 square feet, replaces the outdated 7,000-square-foot station, which had mold issues and was too small. Great Falls won the bid- ding process, with a bid of $5.8 million. Site work is underway. Risbara Bros. is managing the expansion of Town & Country Federal Credit Union in Scarborough. What the Fed rate cut means for Maine businesses and consumers — A move to stave off panic in investors Hussey Seating takes on $25M in work this year — Some of the only good news in recent weeks Acadia National Park sees 60% increase in MDI visitors so far in 2020 — We'll see if the trend continues Ecomaine commits to all-electric waste hauling trucks powered by trash — Yes, trash-powered trash trucks Maine consumer businesses close temporarily, go online, try to adapt to pandemic — How long will it last? Maine health care providers go into lockdown over spread of virus — Prudent move After stock market plunge, Maine investment advisors urge caution — The worst day for U.S. stocks since 1987 crash Federal relief again sought for Maine apple growers — And this was before the COVID- 19 panic C R E D I T S & D E B I T S

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