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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 29 O C T O B E R 1 7 , 2 0 2 2 2022 Annual Report Competition. In the Under 500 Category the town of Cranberry Isles was named "supreme," Kingsbury Plantation "superior" and the town of Dyer Brook "excellence;" in the 500 to 999 Category the town of Carrabassett Valley was "supreme," the town of Islesboro "superior" and the town of Starks "excel- lence;" in the 1,000 to 2,499 Category the town of Mount Desert was "supreme," the town of Ogunquit "superior" and the town of Rangeley "excellence;" in the 2,500 to 4,999 Category the town of Mechanic Falls was "supreme," the town of Rockport "superior" and the town of China "excellence;" and in the 5,000 and over Category the town of Freeport was "supreme," the city of Waterville "superior" and the town of Lincoln "excellence." The Maine Small Business Development Centers selected Raynor Large as the "2022 State Star." Large is a business advisor at the Maine SBDC at Coastal Enterprises Inc. in Brunswick. Jess Maurer, executive director of the Maine Council on Aging in Brunswick, was named to the "2022 Class of Encore Network Champions" by e Encore Network. e honor goes to those who have been advocating for and building partnerships among orga- nizations and individuals who cham- pion the civic, social, and economic contributions of people 50-plus. Fortune rated the city of South Portland No. 1 in New England and 13 th in the U.S. on its "25 Best Places to Live for Families" list. e U.S. Department of Labor renewed "Star Level" designation to Huber Engineered Woods LLC in Easton for workplace safety and health achievements. Josh Soley, president of Maine Realty Advisors in Portland, received the SIOR designation and was admitted into the New England Chapter of the Society of Office and Industrial Realtors. In addition, Ben Spencer, vice president, successfully brokered five self-storage facilities, totaling 78,000 square feet, in Q3 of 2022. Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor said it received a val- idation recertificate for five consecu- tive years of Safe Care: Obstetrics. IFOB Next Gen Thurs, Nov 3 | 3 - 5 PM | BerryDunn, Portland Members: Free | Future (non) Members: $35 in-person, $15 virtual 1st Generation: Chris Lynch, Legacy Properties Sotheby's International Realty 2nd Generation: Andy Lynch, Legacy Properties Sotheby's International Realty 3rd Generation: Tim Hebert, Hebert Construction, LLC 4th Generation: Simon Hebert, Hebert Construction, LLC 5th Generation: Sam Collins, S.W. Collins Company 6th Generation: Clara Collins, S.W. Collins Company Come out and learn about our Next Gen Peer Advisory Groups and how they can help support you and your business in 2023! We'll have a panel of 6 family business generations! Facilitator: Anne Hussey, Quad Group, 6th Generation Hussey Seating Co. Family Business Panelists: Register today at: www.fambusiness.org Thank you to our Sponsors: Multi-Generational Panel S PONS OR ED BY The way we do business can change in a moment. This podcast series features conversations with Maine business owners who found their life, their business, or their world suddenly upended in one day. Changed Everything The Day that INSPIRING STORIES OF RECOVERY AND INNOVATION podcasts AWARD -W INNING P ODC A S T 3rd Place, Best Podcast Recognized by the New England Better Newspaper Competition R E C E N T E P I S O D E S MAINEBIZ.BIZ/PODCASTS LISTEN AND SUBSCRIBE TODAY! E P I S O D E 5 9 Diane Kibbin OCEANVIEW AT FALMOUTH E P I S O D E 5 6 Tim Dentry NORTHERN LIGHT HEALTH E P I S O D E 5 7 Donato Tramuto TRAMUTO FOUNDATION E P I S O D E 5 8 Sumit & Van Sharma BREWERS OF RUPEE BEER Raynor Large