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V O L . X X X I N O. X X I I I O C T O B E R 6 , 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 Let's Work Together. 2 0 7 - 2 3 6 - 6 3 9 0 Your Trusted Partner in Commercial Development C o m m e r c i a l - I n d u s t r i a l - M u l t i f a m i l y p e n o b s c o t g c . c o m F a l m o u t h | B a n g o r 1 0 0 % E m p l o y e e - O w n e d • From Idea, to Groundbreaking, to Grand Opening: Mainebiz's 40 Under 40 award honors 40 young business leaders who are changing Maine's economy. 10 Jeannette Andre, 38: President and CEO, Maine Philanthropy Center 10 Connor Archer, 27: Founder, chair and CEO, Courageous Steps Project Inc. 10 Kelsie Bouchard, 36: Chief lending and investment officer, Coastal Enterprises Inc. 11 Kate Bielinski, 38: Owner, Kate Bielinski Marketing & Consulting, Co-founder, Growth Factor 12 Ashleigh Briggs-Davis, 38: Owner and fractional COO and consultant, Briggs Solutions for Business, Rize Coworking & Collaboration Space 12 Alexis Brown, 29: Branch manager, community banking officer, Katahdin Trust Co. 14 Molly Brubaker, 38: Founder and owner, Baby Booty 14 Mary Butler-Fleming, 29: CEO, Community Care Partnership of Maine 15 Ania Chandler, 32: Senior project engineer, Barton & Loguidice 16 Shannon Coffin, 39: Vice president of community partnerships, Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine 16 Helen Cohen, 33: Co-founder and CEO, ReachMyTeach 18 Lindsey Coit, 39: Co- founder, Capital H. Consulting 19 Mathew Collins, 35: Vice president, strategy and partnerships, Andwell Health Partners 19 Christina Consigli, 34: Senior project manager, Consigli Construction 20 Julie Curran, 34: Managing director, Great Falls Construction 20 Kiley Cyr, 34: Senior human resources manager, Bath Iron Works 22 Matt Donahue, 37: Vice president and chief impact officer, Heart of Maine United Way 22 Alina Dubois, 35: Vice president and business banker, KeyBank 22 Ryan Edwards, 37: Owner, Five Gables Inn 23 Amina Hassan, 31: Executive director, Her Safety Net 24 Nathan Henry, 24: Commercial loan portfolio manager, Kennebec Savings Bank 25 Nate Howes, 34: Senior development officer, Avesta Housing 26 Katie Jones, 35: CEO, Nimble Group 26 Jillian LaFrance, 37: Remote adjunct forensic psychology professor, South College, and intensive case manager, Maine Department of Health and Human Services 27 Gina Mannarino, 34: CEO, Green Gean's LLC 28 Elisabeth Marnik, 37: Director of science education and outreach, MDI Biological Laboratory 28 Alexa Coulombe McGovern, 31: Founder, Dirigo Sea Farm 28 Charles Mugabe, 28: Director of migration, Catholic Charities Maine 30 Peace Mutesi, 29: Director of economic opportunity, Quality Housing Coalition 30 Laura Nilsson, 34: Director of global programs, Partners for World Health 31 Tucker Nyquist, 34: Regional safety manager, Maine region, A/Z Corp. 32 Tagwongo Obomsawin, 31: Manager of energy economy and innovation, Maine Department of Energy Resources 32 Jessica Oriente, 30: Project engineer, Sappi North America 33 Jonathan Poole, 36: Chief operations officer, Finance Authority of Maine 34 Ashley Risbara, 37: Director of marketing and communications, M&R Development; principal, Zebra Striping 35 Jose Saavedra, 34: Airport director, Bangor International Airport 36 Tracey Spinato, 38: Director of experiential education, the Roux Institute at Northeastern University 37 Barrett Takesian, 35: Executive director, Portland Community Squash 38 Katie Wise, 37: Director of design and construction, L.L.Bean 38 Emily Yearwood, 37: Owner, guide, marketing director, Northern Outdoors P H O T O S / A L L P H O T O S B Y T I M G R E E N WAY U N L E S S N O T E D / C O N N O R A R C H E R , K AT E B I E L I N S K I , A S H L E I G H B R I G G S - DAV I S, A L E X I S B ROW N , M A R Y B U T L E R - F L E M I N G , E L I S A B E T H M A R N I K , A N D M AT T D O N A H U E B Y S O U B A N H P H A N T H AY / E M I LY Y E A RWO O D B Y F R E D F I E L D / J I L L I A N L A F R A N C E B Y N ATA L I E B. A R T A N D P H O T O G R A P H Y / C O U R T E S Y P H O T O S F RO M L A U R A N I L S S O N A N D J O S E S A AVA D R E

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