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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 O C T O B E R 7 , 2 0 2 4 Joan M. Fortin, Chief Executive Officer bernsteinshur.com We are honored to work alongside the innovative and inspiring individuals who are shaping the future of our community. We proudly celebrate the passion and commitment of these young leaders. Congratulations to this year's 40 Under 40, the Rising Stars of Maine! From the Editor E ach year we've had 40 Under 40 I've been pleas- antly surprised by the responses from honorees to the questions asked. is group is serious about their professions but also serious about their passion projects and the books they read and even the shows they watch. As in the past two years Mainebiz has presented the honor, the mix includes people from a range of industries: insurance, financial services, law, health care, small business consulting, nonprofits, food- and-beverage makers, the arts, HR, real estate and construction, tech, government, biotech, professional sports, retail and more. Among the favorite quotations, people cited eodore Roosevelt, Albert Einstein, omas Jefferson and Winston Churchill. ey also cited living sources, author Alice Walker to hockey legend Wayne Gretzky to poet Amanda Gorman. Among the favorite books there were clas- sics, like "East of Eden," by John Steinbeck, "e ings ey Carried," by Tim O'Brien, and even "e Prince," by Machiavelli, as well as meaty biographies, like Ron Chernow's "Grant." is year's honorees also cited a number of influen- tial business books, like "Random Walk Guide to Investing," by Burton G. Malkiel, "e Best Place to Work," by Ron Friedman, and "BE 2.0," by Jim Collins and Bill Lazier. I believe this is also the first year we'll honor two people whose parents have also received Mainebiz awards. Clay Maker, co-president of Penobscot General Contractors, is the son of Andrea Cianchette Maker, the director of FocusMaine and a Woman to Watch from 2016. Jack Davies, director of finance at MaineWorks, is the son of Margo Walsh, founder of MaineWorks and Woman to Watch from 2014. Congrats to all of this year's class of 40 Under 40 honorees. Peter Van Allen pvanallen@mainebiz.biz 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 latest from the No. 1 source of business news in Maine by subscribing to the Mainebiz Daily Report and Real Estate Insider newsletters. Here is the top online content from Sept. 9–26: 1. A Maine contractor makes the shift to employee ownership 2. The Roux Institute breaks ground on its new, permanent home in Portland 3. Portland Harbor Hotel may add dozens of rooms with $11M deal for property next door 4. Friday Food Insider: A Mediterranean restaurant opens its doors in Falmouth 5. Camden National to bolster NH presence with $86.6M deal for North Conway-based bank 6. Portland sports bar launches with a big bet on legal gambling 7. Maine issues first-ever recall of cannabis products 8. South Paris retail plaza anchored by Save-A-Lot scooped up as value-add opportunity 9. Two York Beach hotels, undeveloped lot all going to foreclosure auctions 10. Father-and-son team launches boutique wealth management firm P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F P O R T P RO P E R T Y 1 For their favorite quotes, sources for the 40 Under 40 honorees ranged from statesman Thomas Jefferson to poet Amanda Gorman. '40 Under 40' honorees offer interesting stories, unexpected responses