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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 A P R I L 1 , 2 0 2 4 Featured @ Mainebiz.biz 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 March 12–26. From the Editor M ainebiz took home four awards from a six-state competition of news media. Winners of the 2023 Better Newspaper Competition, sponsored by the New England Newspaper and Press Association, were announced at a gala dinner March 23 in Waltham, Mass. Mainebiz Art Director Matt Selva won three awards, including two for an artificial intelligence- aided illustration inspired by Jimmy Stewart's charac- ter in Frank Capra's 1946 film "It's a Wonderful Life." e illustration was part of an April 3, 2023, cover story about turmoil in the banking sector. Most of the core image was created with Midjourney, and the Jimmy Stewart likeness was generated on top of the Midjourney image by Dreamstudio.ai, according to Selva. ose images were further modified in Photoshop to make the final photo illustration. For the cover design, Selva took home second place for Illustration/Infographics, Specialty Publications, and third place for Front Page, Specialty Publications. Selva also received a second place award for Overall Design and Presentation of a Specialty Publication for the Next Up: 40 Under 40 edition of Mainebiz published in October 2022. "Matt has taken the initiative to learn many A.I. capabilities, resulting in the amazing Jimmy Stewart cover," said Mainebiz Publisher Andrea Tetzlaff. "It was nice to see NENPA recognize his hard work and creativity." 'Forces of Nature' wins editorial prize Senior Writer Renee Cordes won second place for Racial, Ethnic or Gender Issue Coverage, Specialty Publication, for "Forces of Nature," her cover story about female farmers in Maine published May 29, 2023. Last year, Cordes won first place in the same category for "Fighting for Equity," her cover story about female entrepreneurs in Maine beating the odds to raise capital. "Renee is a constant advocate for DE&I coverage in our publication, and her 'Forces of Nature' article highlights the often untold story of women and immi- grant farmers around Maine," Tetzlaff said. "We are extremely proud of the recognition by NENPA," she added. "Matt and Renee are very talented, and these awards are a testament to their hard work and excellence." e Worcester (Mass.) Business Journal, a sister publication of Mainebiz also owned by New England Business Media, won eight NENPA awards. Peter Van Allen pvanallen@mainebiz.biz For a daily digest of Maine's top business news, sign up for the Mainebiz Daily Report at mainebiz.biz/enews 1. Is the bloom off the bud? World's largest cannabis company is quietly exiting Maine rec market 2. Texas business owner scoops up grocery in prime location near Acadia 3. LLBean posts sales dip for 2023 amid retail headwinds, trims employee bonuses 4. Maine brokers talk about how National Association of Realtors might change home-buying here 5. South Portland animal-health startup expands its leadership team 6. 'Very rare': Robbins Lumber looks to sell 100-acre Hancock mill for $2.5M 7. Do you feel the U.S. should require automakers to provide AM radio in their vehicles, at no charge? (Poll question) 8. Maine businesses may be barking up the wrong tree when dealing with service animals 9. Saco & Biddeford Savings beefs up work- force with 5 new hires and a promotion 10. Lubec looks at saving landmark herring smokehouse F I L E P H O T O / P I X A B AY. C O M 1 For this issue of Mainebiz published in October 2022, Art Director Matt Selva won second place for Overall Design and Presentation of a Specialty Publication. bernsteinshur.com Meet John. A seasoned business lawyer, John offers sound, strategic advice to businesses across emerging and mature industries, guiding them through every stage of their lifecycle, from start-up and funding to growth and exit — and all of the crucial steps in between. We're attorneys. But we're people first. John J. Moran, Attorney and Shareholder Mainebiz wins four awards from New England Newspaper & Press Association

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