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V O L . X X V I I N O. I X M AY 3 , 2 0 2 1 4 C O N T E N T S Kennebunkport cachet The York County resort area has seen a surge of investment in lodging properties 10 13 Forecast: Summer will be hot US travelers are looking for wide open spaces, outdoor dining — and indications are Maine is the destination 16 Hospitality's newest hiring crunch Maine restaurants and hotels tout incentives to rebuild depleted workforces H O S P I TA L I T Y / T O U R I S M F O C U S I N D U S T R Y T H U M B N A I L O N PA G E 9 » /LiveWorkMaine @LiveWorkMaine Search for: Live and Work in Maine Get a sticker that's as free as Maine's clean air, fresh water, open spaces and pride of place: Employers are looking for talented people ready for the year-round, world-class quality of life Maine offers. Bring your career and work remote in one of our fiber-connected communities, or explore opportunities at a Maine-based employer to keep it local. Either way, Welcome Home to Maine! In Partnership with the Maine Department of Economic & Community Development LiveWorkMaine.com/sticker Make Maine Your HoME Office PUBLISHER Donna Brassard EDITOR Peter Van Allen DIGITAL EDITOR William Hall SENIOR WRITER Renee Cordes SENIOR WRITER Maureen Milliken SENIOR WRITER Laurie Schreiber CONTRIBUTING WRITER Mark Jeanneret, Jim Milliken, Carrie Yardley 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 / GROUP PUBLISHER Peter Stanton P R E S I D E N T Tom Curtin C F O / C O O Mary Rogers DIGITAL DIRECTOR Jan Holder ADVERTISING SALES DIRECTOR Andrea Tetzlaff SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGERS Ken Hanson, Betsy VanderPloeg ACCOUNT MANAGER Bonnie Dougherty MARKETING/OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Alison Nason DIRECTOR OF AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT Valerie Clark P H O T O S / C O U R T E S Y R E A D M C K E N D R E E Lark Hotels bought four historic captain homes and refreshed and rebranded them as the Kennebunkport Captains Collection. P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y H O L LY WO O D C A S I N O Hollywood Casino HR Director Kim Jenkins says the Bangor establishment has ramped up its hiring efforts — and incentives. 16 10