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V O L . X X V I N O. X X A U G U S T 2 4 , 2 0 2 0 4 PUBLISHER Donna Brassard EDITOR Peter Van Allen DIGITAL EDITOR William Hall SENIOR WRITER Renee Cordes SENIOR WRITER Maureen Milliken SENIOR WRITER Laurie Schreiber ADVERTISING SALES DIRECTOR Andrea Tetzlaff SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER Ken Hanson SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER Betsy VanderPloeg MARKETING/OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Alison Nason CONTRIBUTING WRITER Mark Jeanneret, Jim Milliken RESEARCH DIRECTOR Timothy Doyle 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 Houlton holds on U.S.-Canada travel restrictions sink trade in border town 12 16 Big steps toward boosting Katahdin Region's economy… …but it's the smaller ones that may make the difference 20 Regional roundup Husson building blocks, novel nurse sponsorship program, central Aroostook business boom & MDOT project update G R E A T E R B A N G O R / N O R T H E R N M A I N E 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 1 » L E T U S L E A D Manufacturers Call to Action Be a part of the 2020 Manufacturers Association of Maine's Summit & Annual Gala on October 29. This will be a new combined event making it bigger and better than ever! These two events will bring together approximately 450 companies, through- out the day, from across all manufacturing sectors and respective trade associations to discuss the latest trends, innovation, news, and growth opportunities for the future. We will also be recognizing some of Maine's top manufacturers with awards and presentations. You don't want to miss this year's pivotal time in Manufacturing! Sponsored by: Lunch Sponsor: Presented by: Dedicated to supporting, promoting and growing manufacturing in Maine! TODAY R E G I S T E R | S P O N S O R | E X H I B I T TINYURL.COM/MAMESUMMIT2020 O C T O B E R 2 9 / 1 : 0 0 P M – 7: 3 0 P M / P O R T L A N D E L K S C L U B R E N D E R I N G / C O U R T E S Y H U S S O N U N I V E R S I T Y P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y C E N T R A L A RO O S T O O K C H A M B E R O F C O M M E R C E P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y M D O T P H O T O / F R E D F I E L D Jane Torres, president of downtown Houlton's County Co-Op and Farm Store and executive director of the Greater Houlton Chamber of Commerce 12 20