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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 M A R C H 2 1 , 2 0 2 2 From the Editor M ainebiz is happy to present this year's class of Business Leaders of the Year. is year's crew presents an array of industries — housing, social services, hospitality, food production and manufacturing/retail. We think you'll find the five Business Leaders of the Year demonstrate vision and a determination to get things done. ey're certainly torchbearers for Maine and Maine's economy. Profiles start on Page 10. Back 'On the Road' again We are not out of the woods with COVID, but mask mandates are being lifted. With that, Mainebiz has been back out on the road. We held the first of this year's four planned On the Road events, this one in Biddeford. It was great to meet with people face to face and get a sense of what's going on in the Saco- Biddeford area. I particularly want to thank the participants in our roundtable discussion: James Herbert, president of University of New England; Chris Rhoades, whose firm recently acquired Pepperell Mill; Jeanne Hulit, CEO of Biddeford Savings Bank/Maine Community Bank; Amy Volk, former member of the state Legislature and a partner at Volk Packaging; Jim LaBelle, executive director of the Biddeford+Saco Chamber; and our own Jessica Hall and Peter Stanton. We had a great conversation. Peter Van Allen pvanallen@mainebiz.biz 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 Feb. 28 to March 14. 1. Two dining destinations in southern Maine will soon close for good 2. In Portland, 4 new eateries are coming to sites where old ones stood 3. A flurry of restaurant activity lights up Route 1 in Yarmouth, Freeport 4. South Portland semiconductor plant is being sold to Texas manufacturer 5. Proposed $300M mixed-use development would bring 900 housing units to Kittery 6. Kennebunk general store, popular with Bush family and celebs, goes on the market 7. Maine ski resorts grapple with more people on the slopes, fewer people on the payroll 8. NY utility giant Con Ed proposes power transmission project through northern Maine 9. Construction of 5,400-acre Maine military training site is in full swing 10. Maine Community Foundation names new president and CEO F I L E P H O T O 1 Before a single case is constructed, a foundation of trust is built. bernsteinshur.com Be valued. BE SHUR. With our Construction Group, you get more than an experienced attorney. You get a partner. People you can collaborate with, talk to, and trust. This is the true foundation for any relationship. That is what we do. Leaders you can count on The five Business Leaders of the Year demonstrate vision and a determination to get things done.