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V O L . X X X I N O. X V I I I A U G U S T 2 5 , 2 0 2 5 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 SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGERS Ken Hanson, Kerry Rasor, Betsy VanderPloeg ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Michelle Phillips EVENTS & MARKETING DIRECTOR Samantha Elliott OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER Allison Spies AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST Leah Allen CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Mark Jeanneret Carrie Yardley RESEARCH DIRECTOR Stephanie Meagher RESEARCH ASSISTANT Heide Martin ART DIRECTOR Matt Selva HOSPITALITY Buster, Claire HOSPITALITY EMERITUS Malcolm, Zoey PUBLISHER Andrea Tetzlaff EDITOR Peter Van Allen DEPUTY EDITOR Renee Cordes DIGITAL EDITOR Alexis Wells SENIOR WRITER Laurie Schreiber STAFF WRITER Tina Fischer C O N T E N T S In Maine, 'value added' is taking on new meaning Growers are getting the processors they've long sought Hire ground Northern Maine employers hustle to attract — and keep — workers 14 10 16 New businesses are up in downtown Bangor Flowers, charms, hot tubs and ice cream are part of this year's wave 23 All aboard the 'Kate' Moosehead Lake's fabled steamship Katahdin still chugging G R E AT E R B A N G O R / N O R T H E R N M A I N E 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 9 » JOBS THE WORLD NEEDS. CAREERS PEOPLE LOVE. EXPERTISE THE MARKET DEMANDS. THEY ALL COME TOGETHER AT HUSSON. THEY ALL 1 COLLEGE CIRCLE | BANGOR, MAINE 207.941.7000 | husson.edu S U P P O R T I N G T H E B A N G O R A R E A SUPPORTING THE BANGOR AREA S I N C E 1 9 5 2 ! SINCE 1952! Follow us at: P H O T O / L A U R I E S C H R E I B E R P H O T O / J I M N E U G E R Mike Wilson of the Northern Forest Center on a site that will be affordable housing. Kitchenware retailer Sunbury's is one of several new businesses in downtown Bangor. 10 16

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