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V I E W P O I N T S W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 3 M A R C H 1 8 , 2 0 2 4 Featured @ Mainebiz.biz For a daily digest of Maine's top business news, sign up for the Mainebiz Daily Report at mainebiz.biz/enews Get all the news every day at Mainebiz.biz or by signing up for the Daily Report and Real Estate Insider newsletters. Here is the top Mainebiz content from Feb. 26 to March 11: 1. Bar Harbor hotelier maintains momentum with 13th property 2. 74,000 Mainers may have had personal data stolen in mortgage lender cyberattack 3. Portland ranks among the country's top 5 cities for quality of life, says US News 4. A Mainer is the first American woman to sail solo, nonstop around the world 5. Hybrid-work company opens brick-and- mortar space in Portland 6. With promotions, Tilson finds new president and chief legal officer within its ranks 7. Have you been a victim of a data breach or cyberattack in the past year? (poll question) 8. Portland seeks proposals for redevelopment of Fort McKinley hospital property 9. In Maine's medical field, artificial intelligence takes on a mountain of data 10. For winter recreation industry — now more than ever — 'climate change is top of mind' P ROV I D E D P H O T O / T H E BO U L O S C O. 1 From the Editor T his year's Business Leaders of the Year offer a range of interesting points of view but I thought I'd let them use their own words. Here are some of the best quotes from this year's honorees: "Supporting a family going through a crisis or life-threatening illness or newly arrived to this country from a war-torn zone are areas where families need support." — Anne Heros, Center for Grieving Children "We're creating sustainable packaging from Maine trees to give all businesses, big and small, a viable option they can scale. At the end of the day, scale equals impact." — Melissa LaCasse, Tanbark Molded Fiber Products "To me, the most exciting thing is the range of food and culture that's represented by all these chefs as they're creating and sharing." — Bill Seretta, Fork Food Lab "Curiosity fuels us at River Bend Farm. e result of that curiosity and compassion is joyful and memo- rable learning experiences." — Drew Dumsch, the Ecology School "Access to a piece of land was the greatest challenge for our farmers. ere were times when we were renting four different properties, across multiple counties." — Muhidin Libah, Somali Bantu Community Association "Believing that talent and interest can come from anywhere and anyone, and not bringing assumptions and biases to the education and work setting, is critical." — Joan Ferrini-Mundy, University of Maine "e mill was key to the project's viability. Not only the building, but the talented people who ran it, who joined our team — and the people of the town of Madison." — Matthew O'Malia, TimberHP "Interestingly, of the roughly 10 major projects Redfern has done in Portland, [the Casco] received the least public resistance." — Jonathan and Catherine Culley, Redfern Properties "Finding Our Voices is a safe, judgment-free and supportive group of women who listen and are not shocked when we share our stories of abuse." — Mary Lou Smith, Finding Our Voices "We have a firm belief that the more we get out- side, the more we'll cherish and protect our Earth." — Aaron Anker, Grandy Organics Peter Van Allen pvanallen@mainebiz.biz We see a range of views from this year's honorees. bernsteinshur.com Thank you for your leadership excellence and dedication to helping our Maine business community thrive. Congratulations 2024 Business Leaders! You inspire us. Quotes from the Business Leaders of the Year

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