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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 N OV E M B E R 1 , 2 0 2 1 From the Editor T he saying is "Don't sweat the details," but in recent months transportation and logistics have very much been on people's minds. As Renee Cordes reports in our cover story, electric vehicles are a small but growing part of the car market. We've seen an increase in Teslas on the road, but in coming years even the vaunted Ford F-150 will be offered in an EV model. See "Electric avenue," which starts on Page 10. Bangor's regional transportation hub was in need of an upgrade, so much so that it was using a heated, idled bus as a waiting area. Now, with construction underway, it will have a modern bus terminal to serve the region, as Laurie Schreiber reports. See "Bangor's transit transition" on Page 14. Breaks in the supply chain have been haunting busi- nesses of all kinds in the past two years, with a wide range of products on backorder. We checked in with nearly a dozen CEOs and leaders to see how they've adjusted to the logistical challenges. See "Broken links" on Page 18. Peter Van Allen pvanallen@mainebiz.biz In the Oct. 18 print edition, the special publication of the Best Places to Work ran an incorrect profile for Maine Credit Union League. Here is the correct version. Correction 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 period from Oct. 11–25. 1. Darling's Waterfront Pavilion takes a new name 2. 'Maine Cabin Masters' takes on Phish passion project, courtesy of UMPI 3. Dechra takes top spot in 'Best Places to Work in Maine' rankings 4. Not so lonely at the top: Maine CEOs get advice from good sources — each other 5. Shawnee Peak, Maine's oldest ski resort, sold to Michigan-based Boyne Resorts 6. Portland looks to expand Jetport, restore parking service with $4.5M land purchase 7. WEX, Scarborough pull the last plug on deal that would have created $50M operations center 8. Urgent care chain ConvenientMD plans to add 3 new locations in Maine 9. Home foreclosures skyrocket nationwide, and especially in Maine 10. Buyer offers fresh perspective for landmark building in Lewiston P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F WAT E R F RO N T C O N C E R T S 1 bernsteinshur.com Be eff icient. BE SHUR. When you're looking for a law firm to dig deep into your mat ter —not your budget. A lot of Mainers are sweating the logistics MEDIUM EMPLOYER (50 - 249 U.S. EMPLOYEES) Maine Credit Union League / Synergent The Maine Credit Union League and Synergent operate with a set of core values that encourage and support professional and personal growth. They invest in employees as the key to shared success. Employee appreciation can be seen in the small things. For example, during COVID while working remotely, the company sent out various gifts to all employees, including trail mix, $50 gift cards for ice cream, virtual company outings with snack boxes, and sherpa blankets. Flexible schedules include part-time, remote, flex-time, and volunteer days. Investment in staff includes tuition reimbursement, conferences and seminars, professional memberships, and cer- tifications. A self-funded maternity leave program involves the company paying for the final six weeks of a 12-week leave of absence. # 28 mainecul.org synergentcorp.com