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V O L . X X I X N O. V I I I A P R I L 1 7 , 2 0 2 3 10 B U S I N E S S M A I N E B U S I N E S S M A I N E B U S I N E S S N E W S F RO M A RO U N D T H E S TAT E protect recreational access, fisheries resources, wildlife habitat and drink- ing water quality for over 200,000 drinking water customers in the greater Portland region. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins announced that the Lewiston Housing Author- ity and the city of Lewiston were selected to receive $1.8 million through the U.S. Department of Hous- ing and Urban Development's Choice Neighborhoods Initiative. The funds will be used to renovate the Lafayette Park, Maple Knoll and Oxford Street housing complexes, as well as other locations in those targeted areas. The Auburn City Council authorized City Manager Phil Crowell to execute the sale of the historic St. Louis Church, at 32 Dunn St., to Tom Rob- inson for $50,000. Robinson, a Port- land CPA and real estate developer, plans a conversion that will create 20 new one- and two-bedroom market- rate apartments. The Municipal Review Committee in Orono announced a 60-day exclu- sivity agreement with Innovative Resource Recovery, a special pur- pose entity backed by a multi-billion dollar asset management firm seek- ing to help restart operations at the Municipal Waste Solutions Facility in Hampden. Bangor-based engineering firm Haley Ward Inc. has made its fifth acqui- sition in the past year, with a deal for Betsy Lindsay Inc., a certified Do your employees take pride in what you do? Find out. F O R I N F O R M AT I O N A N D TO A P P LY G O TO B E S T P L AC E S TO W O R K M E. C O M A N E M P L O Y E E E N G A G E M E N T P R O G R A M D E A D L I N E: M AY 26 BROUGHT TO YOU BY: A P P LY N O W ! B R I E F Tyler Technologies, with 1,000 Maine employees, plans expansion B y L a u r i e S c h r e i b e r T yler Technologies Inc. (NYSE: TYL), a software and tech- nology company, already has 1,000 employees in Maine. Now the Plano, Texas-based company has broken ground on an office building at 5 College Ave. in Orono that is expected to cement its relationship with the University of Maine and expand its footprint in Maine. The new building is expected to accommodate 75 employ- ees and interns, including 30 Tyler employees now working at its Bangor office. Tyler has clients in all 50 states, Canada, the Caribbean, Australia and other international locations. Tyler's roots in Maine go back to 1962, when John Marr Sr. founded Process Inc. in Falmouth. That business later became the Computer Center and then was renamed MUNIS in the 1980s. The company was sold to Tyler in 1999. Over the years, Tyler has grown through a series of Maine acquisitions and today, Tyler has 1,000 employees at offices in Bangor, Falmouth and Yarmouth. The new building site included design elements and materials that fit into the footprint, align with the town's comprehensive plan, and provide an "inviting and thriving" place to work, said Chris Webster, president of Tyler's enter- prise resource planning and civic division. "We know that recruiting and hiring in southern Maine is very competitive, and this is an opportunity to further recruit and expand our presence locally," Webster said. The cost of the project, which was a year in the making, was not disclosed. The building is expected to be complete and open in mid-2024. "This new state-of-the-art, energy-efficient office space will support not only Tyler's employees, but also the Orono community and Maine's regional economy once completed," said Matt Tonello, project executive and director of opera- tions for the Portland office of Consigli Construction, which will manage the construction. N O T E W O R T H Y N O R T H E R N & E A S T E R N N O R T H E R N & E A S T E R N This new state-of-the-art, energy- efficient office space will support not only Tyler's employees, but also the Orono community and Maine's regional economy once completed. — Matt Tonello Consigli Construction P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F W H I T N E Y J. F O X Tyler Technologies, a software and technology services company headquartered in Plano, Texas, broke ground on an office building at 5 College Ave. in Orono.

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