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Fact Book: Doing Business in Maine 2023

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65 B U S I N E S S P RO F I L E S Maine's Premier Outdoor Retail, Entertainment District At full buildout, the mixed-use development and entertainment district will include 400,000 square-feet of loft and Class A offices, a versatile entertainment and conference center with over 5,000 seats, and 300,000 square-feet of retail and restaurants that sur- round the recreational quarry. Host to 20-plus restaurants from fast casual to gourmet dining, Rock Row seeks to bring category-leading concepts in harmony with the talents and favorite cuisines locals and tourists seek in Maine. At the heart of the development is a food hall with over 550 seats, 12-plus stations and a tasting room. e experiential outdoor retail space already hosts a number of category-leading tenants. e first phase, which opened in 2020, includes Market Basket, REI, e Paper Store, Chick-fil-A, Chase Bank, Starbucks, Firehouse Subs, DripBar, Big Fin Poke, Crumbl Cookies, US Cellular, and Maine's best sports bar, CowBell Burger Bar. e most recent edition is a new beer garden, Quarryside at Rock Row, featuring Lone Pine Brewing Company. Perched on the edge of the quarry at Rock Row, Quarryside is a vibrant new destination centered around the stunning urban lake. A rotating series of community events will take place all year long, including yoga classes, ice skating, live music, festivals and fairs. It is part of the mission at Rock Row to embrace the amazing local food, beverage and entertainment that Maine has to offer. e district also includes a 200,000 square-foot medical cam- pus, that will open Summer 2024 and will be home to esteemed institutions like New England Cancer Specialists, Dempsey Center, Rayus Imaging and Saco Bay Physical erapy as well as a blend of clinical health services complemented by evidence-based therapies. A Community Destination for Healing e medical and research campus represents a shared vision for the future of health care: a community destination for healing that offers the convenient access patients and guests seek on campus that thoughtfully integrates the natural environment to promote healing. e medical campus will offer Maine's first outdoor infusion bays that face a healing garden as well as access to over 70-miles of trails. Separated by Nason Brook, the medical campus offers patients, practitioners and guests access to housing as well as the entertainment, culinary experiences and community helping to deepen social connections, stimulate emotional enrichment and enhance overall wellbeing. A Catalyst for Maine During development, Rock Row will create an average of 2,722 jobs, generating $118.3 million in wages and salaries, $326.3 million in economic output, and will contribute $9.24 million in tax revenue to Maine. Upon completion, the project is expected to employ an average of 8,408 individuals annually, generate $452.3 million in wages and salaries creating $1.66 billion in economic output and contribute over $35.32 million in annual tax revenue. e Rock Row project is bringing significant economic activity to the Greater Portland region and state economies, supporting thousands of jobs, and injecting hundreds of millions into wages, tax revenues, and economic output each year. Rock Row's entertainment district sits on the edge of a 20-plus acre quarry offering world class shopping, restaurant and program- ming as well as wellness services. As an important node in the state's innovation ecosystem, Rock Row is expected to support talent recruitment and retention, the state's tourism sector and the innovation of Maine's heritage industries as exemplified by its mass timber office building. For more information visit RockRow.com or follow us at @ rockrowmaine. For leasing inquiries contact Nicola Coluci at (207) 615-1601. l S P O N S O R E D C O N T E N T B U S I N E S S P R O F I L E R E N D E R B Y P A G E S O U T H E R L A N D P A G E , I N C . R E N D E R B Y N E L S O N W O R L D W I D E Above: The medical campus offers climate control access with covered parking, outdoor infusion bays and access to nature via its healing garden. Left: The 400-foot deep blue rock quarry, now a lake, will be a regional destination for entertainment and recreational activities. Rock Row Rock Row, Westbrook, ME Sector: Real Estate, Retail, Medical, Entertainment Josh Levy, Principal Neal Shalom, Chairman, Principal Founded: 2017 Maine employees: 5 www.rockrow.com

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