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V O L . X X X N O. I I I F E B R UA R Y 5 , 2 0 2 4 4 A division of New England Business Media LLC C E O / GROUP PUBLISHER Peter Stanton P R E S I D E N T Tom Curtin DIGITAL DIRECTOR Jan Holder PUBLISHER Andrea Tetzlaff EDITOR Peter Van Allen MANAGING EDITOR / DIGITAL OPERATIONS William Hall SENIOR WRITERS Renee Cordes Laurie Schreiber STAFF WRITER Alexis Wells CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Mark Jeanneret Carrie Yardley RESEARCH DIRECTOR Stephanie Meagher RESEARCH ASSISTANT Heide Martin ART DIRECTOR Matt Selva HOSPITALITY Buster, Malcolm HOSPITALITY EMERITUS Zoey SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGERS Ken Hanson Kerry Rasor Betsy VanderPloeg MARKETING/OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Alison Nason OPERATIONS COORDINATOR Allison Spies AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST Leah Allen C O N T E N T S Kittery moves into the spotlight Portsmouth's quiet Maine neighbor seeing hotel development Turning the tide How climate change is reshaping waterfront development 17 12 18 Commercial development in Ellsworth is booming Development-friendly policies spur new builds, expansions and renovation 22 Word on the street Office conversions, 'liberated work' setups top Maine development trends C O M M E R C I A L D E V E L O P M E N T F O C U S BUILDING PERMITS FOR NEW, PRIVATELY OWNED HOUSING UNITS IN MAINE ON PAGE 11 ยป OUR SERVICES: Construction Management General Contracting Design Build WORKING TOGETHER, WE'LL DO MORE. P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY P H O T O / F R E D F I E L D 12 18 Finish Carpenter Richard Shain puts up raised paneling in the 72-unit residential building/ hotel Jonathan Bates is putting up in Ellsworth. Vertical Harvest in Westbrook