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V O L . X X X I I N O. I X M AY 4 , 2 0 2 6 4 SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER Ken Hanson ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Michelle Phillips EVENTS & MARKETING DIRECTOR Samantha Elliott OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER Allison Spies DIRECTOR OF AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT Leah Allen A division of New England Business Media LLC P R E S I D E N T / C E O Tom Curtin CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Andrea Tetzlaff DIGITAL DIRECTOR Jan Holder CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Mark Jeanneret Carrie Yardley RESEARCH DIRECTOR Stephanie Meagher RESEARCH ASSISTANT Heide Martin ART DIRECTOR Matt Selva HOSPITALITY Buster, Claire, William HOSPITALITY EMERITUS M.J., 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 MAINEBIZ IS COMMITTED TO ACCURATE, FAIR AND IMPARTIAL COVERAGE OF BUSINESS NEWS IN THE STATE OF MAINE. Rising with Intention SP ONSORED BY Inspired by lessons drawn from "How Women Rise" by Sally Helgesen and Marshall Goldsmith, this candid discussion will offer practical insight into strengthening executive presence, expanding impact and leading with greater confidence in today's business environment. 7:30–10:30AM / GOOD THEATER AT STEVENS SQUARE, PORTLAND WEDNESDAY, MAY 13TH FOLLOW U S @M AI NEBI Z #MBWLF26 PANELIST S Linda Ball President & CEO, Central Maine Power Jennifer Breton CEO & Partner, Lebel & Harriman Retirement Advisors Courtney Holub Executive Director, WinterKids Kylie Mason President & COO, Sebago Technics Kaveri Subbarao Nauhaus CEO, Bernstein Shur LEARN MORE AND REGISTER AT MAINEBIZ.BIZ/EVENT/WLF C O N T E N T S How To Navigate a leadership transition Cultivating farmers Succession planning can be complicated for exiting farmers and incoming owners 17 12 18 Business transition roundup Recent expansions, acquisitions and promotions 22 How To Find the right buyer for your business through a competitive sale process 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 F O C U S C E I L A U N C H E S B U S I N E S S L E G A C Y L A B T O A S S I S T W I T H T R A N S I T I O N S — PA G E 1 1 » P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY 18 Tyler Pollock, left, a surveyor with Sebago Technics, and Jacob Shore, a surveyor technician.