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V O L . X X V I I N O. X X I V N OV E M B E R 1 , 2 0 2 1 4 PUBLISHER Peter Stanton EDITOR Peter Van Allen DIGITAL EDITOR William Hall SENIOR WRITER Renee Cordes SENIOR WRITER Laurie Schreiber STAFF WRITER Jessica Hall 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 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Mark Jeanneret, 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 C O N T E N T S Bangor's transit transition Bangor's new bus depot seeks to put transit on the map as a transport of choice Electric avenue Mirroring U.S. trend, Maine move to electric cars gathers pace 14 10 18 Broken links Maine leaders find new sources to overcome supply chain shortages 21 Commentary Consumers getting a window into 'logistics' challenges L O G I S T I C S / T R A N S P O R TAT I O N 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 » SP ONSORED BY Six Maine CEOs from the greater Bangor region will each share 10 ideas on their keys to success in business and in life. The discussion will cover everything from how to successfully run and operate a business, to effective ways to motivate and manage people. 60 IDEAS IN 60 MINUTES MODERATOR Deb Neuman President of the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce MAINEBIZ.BIZ/BANGOR21 November 18 7:30 — 8:30am / Registration, Breakfast, Networking 8:30 — 10:30am / Panel Discussion P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F F O R D M O T O R C O. The Bangor Area Transit Center features amenities designed to improve passenger and driver experience. R E N D E R I N G / C O U R T E S Y O F T H E C I T Y O F B A N G O R 10 Ford Motor Co. is set to introduce the all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning next year, a pillar of the company's $22 billion-plus global electric vehicle plan. 14