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V O L . X X V I I N O. X X I I O C T O B E R 4 , 2 0 2 1 14 THE SOUNDS OF GROUNDBREAKING BEING HEARD ACROSS MAINE Landry/French Construction will be the contractor for Travis Mills Foundation's planned, $7 million health and wellness center. e 9,800-square-foot center is expected to open in May 2022. KW Architects in Wells handled the design. In Freeport, Zachau Construction is in the early stages of a project to relandscape and improve parking on the site of the former restaurant and pub, at U.S. Route 1 and Concord Road, adjacent to the L.L.Bean headquarters. Site work is complete on Yarmouth Commons. e two developers, Nate Green and Chris Marshall of 103 Development LLC plan to convert a vacant, pie- shaped parcel into 18 efficiency apartments with small commercial spaces. e project is at 350 U.S. Route 1, bordered by a railroad track and Portland Street. ey are also the general contractor. A May 2022 completion is planned NEWS FROM AROUND THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Knickerbocker Group, a Boothbay-based designer and builder of high-end homes and commercial spaces, promoted Danielle Betts to president. She is a 14-year veteran of the company. She takes over one role held by founder Stephen Malcom, who will continue as CEO. He founded the company in 1978. Knickerbocker, with 85 employees, is now among Maine's largest woman-led design-build firms, along with Augusta-based Ganneston Construction, led by Stacey Morrison, and Auburn-based H.E. Callahan Construction, led by Christine Kendall. On the design side, Portland-based SMRT is Maine's largest architecture firm and is led by CEO Ellen Belknap. In addition to its Boothbay site, Knickerbocker has a 6,500-square-foot Portland location in the Bayside neighborhood. Betts, a licensed professional engineer, will remain focused on business develop- ment, strategic planning, and cultivating and maintaining relationships with clients, while continuing to shape the culture of the company, the firm said. Avesta Housing's Southgate development in Scarborough won the Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Award in the Rural Area award from the Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition. e award recognizes affordable housing developments and organizations that have demonstrated impactful use of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. Southgate is a redevelop- ment of an old farmhouse. It has 38 units. York County Shelter Programs in Alfred has signed up for the Nexamp community solar program, which is expected to reduce annual electric- ity costs. e homeless shelter will get roughly 400 kWs from the Nexamp community solar program, which will partially offset its monthly CMP bills and lead to meaningful savings. Nexamp is based in Boston. P H O T O / T R AV I S M I L L S F O U N DAT I O N P H O T O / AV E S TA H O U S I N G BY PETER BY PETER VAN ALLEN VAN ALLEN BUILDING BUSINESS HancockLumber.com/Culture "Being in this business for over sixty years, starting our own lumber company in Wolfeboro, and building our business in New Hampshire and Maine has been a life-long commitment. When the time came to retire, we decided the next best step was to sell our business. From our first meeting together, we knew Hancock Lumber was the right fit—they are a local, family-owned business whose culture and values are completely aligned with ours and we could not be happier about this partnership for the future. We feel we found the partner that will care for and protect our wonderful employees and customers as we do." —Dick Quinby, Co-Owner BUILDING OFF A FAMILY LEGACY: Hancock Lumber to Acquire Winnipesaukee Lumber ENGAGED. EMPOWERED. TEAM HANCOCK. "I'm personally thrilled to welcome Winnipesaukee Lumber into the Hancock Lumber family. Dick and Dianne Quinby have made an in- delible contribution to the lumber industry in both New Hampshire and Maine since Dick began his career in 1959. It's an honor to build off their legacy. From the very first time Dick and Dianne wel- comed me into their home, I knew this was something we wanted to make happen. Our team could not be more excited about this acquisition for the long-term benefit of both companies." —Kevin Hancock, CEO Travis Mills Foundation Travis Mills Foundation plans a $7 million, plans a $7 million, 9,800-square-foot health- 9,800-square-foot health- and-wellness center that and-wellness center that will open in May 2022. will open in May 2022. Avesta Housing's Avesta Housing's Southgate Southgate development in Scarborough development in Scarborough

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