F U L L C O N T E N T S O N PA G E 4
F O C U S B U S I N E S S S U C C E S S I O N / T R A N S I T I O N
P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F H O P E O R C H A R D S
22 The right buyer
A sell-side advisor offers
suggestions about how to
find the right buyer for your
business.
18 Transitions
A roundup of recent
expansions, acquisitions
and promotions at Maine
companies.
From left, Anna and Kyle Rittenburg purchased Hope
Orchards from longtime owner-operators Emily and Brien
Davis after leasing a portion of the land for several years.
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Cultivating
farmers
Succession
planning can be
complicated for
exiting farmers
and incoming
owners
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