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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 19 O C T O B E R 1 8 , 2 0 2 1 F O C U S M I D C O A S T / D OW N E A S T M A I N E War II boats and yachts have been built here since the 19th century. Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding, a omaston yacht builder that also offers technology and fabrication services, bought the yard in 2015 to expand its presence on the midcoast and give it a foothold in the busy harbor. It upgraded infrastructure, added services and increased the employee base to more than 50 today. But a fire on a June night in 2020 caused extensive smoke damage throughout the yard's main facility along the yard's waterfront acreage. Lyman views the situation as an opportunity to build "a 21st century example" of modern working waterfront infrastructure designed to serve both the customer base and the local community. Accelerated plans e Camden campus is dominated by a 3.8-acre Inner Harbor Boatyard parcel that lines the shore and is easily visible to passersby. A short walk up a hill leads to additional acreage and buildings, where every square inch is used to store scores of boats in the winter. Along the shore, marine infrastructure includes docks and moorings used by many hun- dreds of transient boaters each year. e fire occurred in the Inner Harbor Boatyard's primary facility, adjacent to a 11,000-square-foot structure called Building 1. ere was burn damage where the fire originated, in a restaurant at one end of the building. More serious was the smoke damage. "e smoke carried throughout the whole complex," says Joshua Moore, the company's special projects director. So the company accelerated plans for a major upgrade of the Inner Harbor Boatyard. e project was due to occur at some point anyway, says Lyman, in order to replace a hodgepodge of vintage buildings with modern facili- ties designed with energy-efficiency, workforce-efficiency, and customer and community amenities in mind. e project began right after the fire, when Building 1, which had been Ready for a relationship that's all about making your business stronger? This is where your funky, stylish, cutting-edge, throwback, made-right- here, imported-from-everywhere, always-the-right-tool-for-the-job, tasty, tangy, welcoming book-gift- haberdashery-brewpub-tailor shop dream gets all the help it needs to thrive and grow. It starts at Bangor.com. Main Street Banking is where pizza and payroll meet. MAIN STREET BANKING BUSINESS & PERSONAL LENDING | MERCHANT SERVICES | BANGOR PAYROLL | CASH MANAGEMENT | BUOY LOCAL C O N T I N U E D O N F O L L OW I N G PA G E » I want it to be open and inviting to the community and to visitors. — Drew Lyman Lyman-Morse

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