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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 JA N UA R Y 2 7 , 2 0 2 5 From the Editor T he past several weeks have ushered in some per- sonnel movement at Mainebiz. Managing Editor/Digital Editor Will Hall departed for the Boston Business Journal — a move that kicked off a wave of change. Alexis Wells, who had been a reporter, stepped into the Digital Editor role. She will continue to put together the Friday Food Insider. Renee Cordes will become Deputy Editor, while continuing to write. e title really reflects what she has already been doing. She is invaluable in brain- storming ideas for stories as well as events, speak- ers, structural changes and so on. She'll continue to write for the Daily Report and the print edition, including handling the On the Record Q&As. We are bringing on a Staff Writer, Tina Fischer, who has been a Mainebiz freelancer for more than a decade. She understands both the Mainebiz audi- ence and our mission. She'll take over the ursday Real Estate Insider and the Building Business col- umn, and will contribute to both the Daily Report and print editions. 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 Stay in tune with Maine's latest business news by subscribing to the Mainebiz Daily Report and Real Estate Insider newsletters. Here is the top content from Jan. 7–21: 1. Tom's of Maine founders sell historic Kennebunk home for $1.7M 2. Fast-growing Acorn Engineering buys larger space in newer Portland office building 3. Maine 'Winter Wednesdays' campaign aims to tempt diners during slow season 4. Furniture maker Thos. Moser acquired by Portland firm 5. Friday Food Insider: Lewiston restaurant closes after just 18 months 6. Despite tight market, the number of homes sold in Portland in 2024 rose by 16% 7. Lafayette Hotels continues expansion with Ogunquit resort deal 8. Work underway to revitalize Houlton's century-old Temple Theatre 9. 25 bold predictions for Maine's economy in 2025 10. A park-side affordable housing development in the works in Portland P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y L E G A C Y P RO P E R T I E S S O T H E B Y ' S I N T E R N AT I O N A L R E A LT Y 1 The past several weeks have ushered in some personnel movement at Mainebiz. We're attorneys. But we're people first. Meet Meredith. An asset protection and wealth transfer attorney dedicated to helping individuals, families, and businesses protect and secure their financial legacies. bernsteinshur.com Meredith M. Maller Shareholder New year brings some staffing changes at Mainebiz

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