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Fact Book: Doing Business in Maine 2022

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V O L . X X V I I N O. X V I 94 Fact Book / Doing Business in Maine I N F R A S T R U C T U R E / D I S T R I B U T I O N im Neuger spent more than three decades in Europe, working as a print journalist in Germany and Belgium, before moving with his wife, fellow jour- nalist (and Mainebiz Senior Writer) Renee Cordes, and their pet birds to Maine in 2016. Neuger now keeps himself busy as a freelance photographer, and with hobbies including running and sitting atop horses. Some of his work is on display at www.jimletpix.com. Infrastructure tells a story of Maine's history and its progress P h o t o s a n d c a p t i o n s b y J i m N e u g e r J FAST ROAD: Interstate 95 traffic crosses the Maine-New Hampshire border on the Piscataqua River Bridge. Built in 1972, the six-lane span underwent a $62 million facelift that was completed in spring 2022. Some 78,000 vehicles use the bridge daily, rising to 130,000 vehicles during the summer tourist season, according to the Maine Department of Transportation. SHIP SHAPE: Bulk cargo, containers and petroleum products transit through the Port of Portland, the largest of Maine's three cargo ports and the nearest American deep-water port to Europe. Nine terminals make up the facility, including the International Marine Terminal (shown here). Cargo is only part of the Portland waterfront story: passenger cruise ships dominate the harbor in the warmer months.

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