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V O L . X X X N O. X X I V O C T O B E R 2 1 , 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 / SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIST Alexis Wells CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Mark Jeanneret Carrie Yardley RESEARCH DIRECTOR Stephanie Meagher RESEARCH ASSISTANT Heide Martin ART DIRECTOR Matt Selva HOSPITALITY Buster HOSPITALITY EMERITUS Malcolm, Zoey SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGERS Ken Hanson Kerry Rasor Betsy VanderPloeg EVENTS AND MARKETING DIRECTOR Samantha Elliott OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER Allison Spies AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST Leah Allen C O N T E N T S From the Cold War to high tech Behind the scenes at TechPlace, Brunswick's business incubator 14 18 Castine at a crossroads, again After strong summer, town sees another shift in business operations 22 Eastport resurgence The Washington County city showcases a growing cruise ship market and new downtown businesses M I D C O A S T / D OW N E A S T F O C U S R E G I O N A L T H U M B N A I L O N PA G E 1 3 ยป P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y L E O K OWA L , E A S T P O R T P O R T A U T H O R I T Y F I L E P H O T O / DAV I D C L O U G H Nathan Varney, president of VarneyCNC, stands by a five- axis CNC router in the company's production facility in TechPlace in Brunswick. P H O T O / J I M N E U G E R 14 Johanna Barrett of Compass Rose Bookstore The Enchanted Princess visited Eastport in September, prompting the line's president to post that Eastport "should be known as the most WELCOMING port city in the WORLD!" 18 22