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V O L . X X V I I I N O. I I I F E B R UA R Y 7 , 2 0 2 2 4 PUBLISHER Peter Stanton ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Andrea Tetzlaff EDITOR Peter Van Allen DIGITAL EDITOR William Hall SENIOR WRITERS Renee Cordes, Laurie Schreiber STAFF WRITER Jessica Hall SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGERS Ken Hanson, Betsy VanderPloeg ACCOUNT MANAGER Kerry Rasor 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 The 'last 20 miles' Real estate boom and changing demands threaten what's left of Maine's working waterfront 18 22 Feeding frenzy Mirroring national comeback, franchises are growing at a fast clip in Maine 28 Real estate's bull market Despite weaknesses in the economy, MEREDA conference showed optimism C O M M E R C I A L D E V E L O P M E N T 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 1 7 » ® BUILDING ON OUR PROMISE. PO Box 359 33 Sheridan Drive Fairfield, ME 04937 Phone; 207-453-9311 WWW.SHERIDANCORP.COM Premier Butler Building Since 1947 Husson University - College of Business Bangor, Maine SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS START FROM THE GROUND UP ME 207-286-8008 • NH 603-427-0244 • MA 508-623-0101 WWW.RWGILLESPIE.COM CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TESTING AND INSPECTIONS Soils, asphalt, concrete, masonry, fireproofing, and steel: Reduce potential delays, defects, unexpected costs, and repeated maintenance. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING Groundwater, landfills and tank removal monitoring GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING AND EXPLORATIONS You see what's on top, we'll show you what's below. P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F P L A N E T F I T N E S S P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY Don Perkins, president and CEO of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute Tanya Emery, economic development director for the city of Bangor Planet Fitness has 11 locations in Maine F I L E P H O T O / JA S O N PA I G E S M I T H 18 22 28