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November 16, 2020

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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 7 N OV E M B E R 1 6 , 2 0 2 0 Commons, Hallowell; St. Patrick's Convent/Sophia's House, Lewiston; Bates College Peter J. Gomes Chapel, Lewiston; Lisbon Village School Apartments; Run of the Mill Lofts and Saco Mill No. 4, Saco. Chris Glass, of Camden, won the Lifetime Dedication Award. Westbrook's Rock Row adds three more tenants e Rock Row mixed-use devel- opment in Wesbrook added three more tenants for its first-phase retail area that fronts Larrabee Road and Main Street. Firehouse Subs, Chase Bank and Big Fin Poke are the latest additions to the 100-acre development, which opened its first phase in August with a Market Basket grocery store on Main Street. Firehouse Subs and Big Fin Poke will be located in a 20,000-square-foot retail building; Chase will occupy a 3,200-square- foot free-standing branch. All are expected to open next year. Biddeford Saco OOB Transit adds two new buses, stops Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Transit has added two commuter coach buses to accom- modate the increasing number of passengers taking the ZOOM Express to Portland, and has added stops in Saco and Portland. e buses, 2021 Prevost X3-45 commuter coaches, are the first additions to the BSOOB fleet in nearly 10 years and replace two units that were beyond their use- ful life. Stops were added at Saco Transportation Center and at Mercy Hospital in Portland. Portland emergency wage goes into effect Dec. 3 Businesses in Portland will have to start paying workers $18 an hour on Dec. 3, the emergency minimum wage approved by the city's voters Nov. 3. e hike in the minimum wage on the ballot was among four of six refer- endum questions relating to business practices approved by the city's voters, several of them opposed by busi- ness, nonprofit and city government leaders. People First Portland, which collected signatures to get five of the referendums on the ballot, called S O U T H E R N C R E D I T S & D E B I T S Timothy M. Harrington Tracey Goyette Cote Lucy J. Karl Fran Murphy James D. Rosenberg Peter W. Schroeter Bill Christie Steven M. Gordon D. Michael Noonan Jeffrey Manganaro Rising Stars 2020 Nicholas Kline Rising Stars 2020 Alexander Spadinger Rising Stars 2020 Benjamin Siracusa Hillman Anthony Carr Rising Stars 2020 Cathy J. Green We're not superheroes, but we'll be here when you need us. We're proud of our attorneys named Super Lawyers ® 2020, and the results they deliver every day to clients like you. shaheengordon.com Concord • Dover • Manchester • Nashua • Portland It's different here FirstPark in Oakland officially 'pays off the mortgage' — cue the giant prop check! Hallowell development adds 2 more buildings to Maine Preservation Honors list — awesome ugly- duckling-into-swan story Portland $18 emergency minimum wage kicks in Dec. 3 after referendum passes — great for workers trying to survive Bar owners and tasting rooms will have to wait to open indoor service — just when we all need a happy hour Maine's farm, fish, forest industries show shrinking economic impact since 2015 — will recent efforts change this? Portland $18 emergency minimum wage kicks in Dec. 3 after referendum passes — tough on small businesses trying to survive P H O T O / M A U R E E N M I L L I K E N Maine bars, and their patrons, are looking forward to indoor service returning … someday.

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