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V I E W P O I N T S W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 3 J U N E 1 4 , 2 0 2 1 From the Editor L ewiston is seeing a surge of investment. Maine's second-largest city has historic buildings, raw space and ample room for growth. e ingredients have been in place, but now the city is cooking up something special. As Laurie Schreiber reports, Bates College is investing millions of dollars in STEM education, led by President Clayton Spencer helped in part by an alum and former CEO at a pharmaceutical cor- poration. See our cover story, "Science on display," which starts on Page 12. Elsewhere in the city, developers, including some from Portland, are seeing opportunity in Lewiston's historic buildings, many of which are being converted for residential use, as Renee Cordes reports. See "Mill-town momentum," which starts on Page 20. Further north, our road warrior Maureen Milliken spent time in Rumford, which is see- ing a resurgence downtown (on what residents call "the island"). e town has a new hotel and has refurbished much of the downtown infrastructure, both of which attracted a new wave of downtown businesses. ere's more in Maureen's story, "Rumford rising," which starts on Page 16. Our list in this issue is Maine's largest USDA farm commodity subsidies, which is on Page 26. Peter Van Allen pvanallen@mainebiz.biz Featured @ Mainebiz.biz For a daily digest of Maine's top business news, sign up for the Mainebiz Daily Report at mainebiz.biz/enews Get Maine's business news daily at mainebiz.biz and on Twitter (@Mainebiz). Below is our most popular content for the two weeks from May 24 to June 7. 1. Rock Row development begins new phase with a new construction material, a first for Maine 2. After 14 years, Whole Foods is coming to the Maine market again, sorta 3. What's the No. 1 reason for the lack of qualified workers to fill the labor shortage in Maine? 4. East Millinocket biochar production plant gets $800K boost from FAME 5. NYC techies see potential for growth in 'gritty' Portland neighborhood 6. Two Portland hotels sold to NH developer as lodging industry keeps humming 7. National sporting goods retailer REI announces Rock Row store in Westbrook 8. Mills unveils plan to defray health insurance costs for small businesses 9. Maine home sales continue to soar as industry looks for stabilization 10. Former worker faces 10 years in prison for stealing from Kittery shipyard R E N D E R I N G / C O U R T E S Y E Y P A R C H I T E C T S A N D E N G I N E E R I N G 1 bernsteinshur.com Be innovative. BE SHUR. Meeting climate change head on. An L/A story with some serious investment behind it Developers are seeing opportunity in Lewiston's historic buildings, many of which are being converted for residential use.

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