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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 13 A P R I L 2 0 , 2 0 2 0 BUILDING BUSINESS BY PETER BY PETER VAN ALLEN VAN ALLEN ECONOMY SLOWS TO A CRAWL, BUT CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES Even as much of the Maine economy has been shut down by the public health crisis, construction projects across the state continue to chug along. Builders are considered essential businesses, and most have continued work while observing recommendations on social distancing, personal hygiene and the wearing of protective facemasks, when needed. In Yarmouth, four different school-expansion projects are moving forward. Blane Casey Building Contractors Inc. of Augusta is overseeing the $5.2 million expansion of the Rowe School, working from plans from Harriman Architects & Engineers. Rowe is for students in kindergarten and first grade. Ledgewood Construction of South Portland is handling expansion of Yarmouth High School, at $10.1 million. Harriman is also the architect of record on that project. Ledgewood is also handling the renovation of the elementary school in Winslow. Arthur C. Dudley Contractor/Builder of Standish will oversee expansions at Yarmouth Elementary School, a $23 million project, and Harrison Middle School, a $4.8 million expansion. BIZ BITES Maguire Construction of Yarmouth is working on its new headquarters site at 392 U.S. Route 1 in Freeport. e company was founded by Bob and Carla Maguire in 1977 and is now based at 634 North Road in Yarmouth. e Freeport building will house its offices and operations, plus Black Bear Woodworking and Fine Cabinetry, which was founded in 2012 by son Tanner Maguire. "e building is our new offices and shop, with 6,336 square feet of shop, and storage for the cabinet shop and con- struction company. Offices are 2,040 square feet on the first floor with an additional 1,380 square feet for future office space on the second floor. We originally wanted to be done by June but with the new normal for us it'll hopefully be sometime in July," Bob Maguire reports. Bartlett Made, a Portland design/build firm, is overseeing construction of a Portland tasting room for Kennebunk- based Batson River Brewing. An August opening is planned. Zachau Construction of Freeport con- tinues its work on the expansion of the L.L.Bean headquarters in Freeport. Landry/French Construction of Scarborough completed a Cumberland Foreside warehouse-store for Belted Cow Co., maker of belts, dog leashes and accessories. e address is 42 U.S. Route 1, Suite 2. Elsewhere, Landry/ French is well underway with the four- story, 48,000-square-foot Lockwood Hotel in downtown Waterville. P H O T O / P E T E R VA N A L L E N P H O T O / P E T E R VA N A L L E N Working Through This TOGETHER Clean. Spaced. Calm. Maine's construction industry is open for business, all while adopting creative, safe, and efficient systems and procedures. Our goal is to keep Maine building safely with the continuation of essential services by demonstrating that we can distance, be clean, and share the re- sponsibility for leadership. One day at a time…one construction site at a time—we are working through this together. MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS Reduce jobsite congestion with pre-assembled components FREE DELIVERY + HANCOCK2GO Paperless deliveries with no signatures required—or, pick-up curbside WEBTRACK PAPERLESS SOLUTIONS Go paperless for invoices and gain 24/7 account access with WebTrack EDITOR'S NOTE: Do you have an item for Building Business? Email details to pvanallen@mainebiz.biz Rowe School Rowe School in Yarmouth is one of four schools undergoing expansion in Yarmouth is one of four schools undergoing expansion projects. Three different contractors are working on school projects there. projects. Three different contractors are working on school projects there. Maguire Construction Maguire Construction, now based in , now based in Yarmouth, is building a new headquar- Yarmouth, is building a new headquar- ters on U.S. Route 1 in Freeport. ters on U.S. Route 1 in Freeport.

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