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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 11 A U G U S T 2 4 , 2 0 2 6 B U I L D I N G B U S I N E S S THE BEST WORKPLACES NEVER STOP LISTENING Listening to every voice. Investing in every person. Enhancing every life through meaningful work. Employee feedback has always helped shape Hancock Lumber's culture. Today, we're building on that foundation through our new partnership with Gallup, the global leader in employee engagement. Our engagement survey process is evolving with a simpler survey, deeper insights, year-round resources, and benchmarks that support our growing footprint across Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. We're working from the inside out to deliver a better customer experience because we know employee engagement is a top driver of customer success! 2026_0812_MeBiz Ad_RELEASE.indd 1 2026_0812_MeBiz Ad_RELEASE.indd 1 8/13/26 2:29 PM 8/13/26 2:29 PM Saco's Thornton Academy completes $14.5M athletics facilities B Y T I N A F I S C H E R Y armouth-based architect William Harke and New York-based Labella Associates, working with Thornton's facil- ities director, Matthew Cook, designed the academy's newly built 49,000-square- foot Miles Field House, completed just in time for the new school year. Westbrook-based Benchmark Con- struction was the general contractor. "We aimed for local contractors as much as possible," Thornton's director of development and alumni relations Jennifer Day told Mainebiz. In fact, some of the electricians working on the project were Thornton graduates. The multipurpose facility boasts a center basketball court — with a $160,000 removable floor, which can be stored when not in use, to protect the surface. There are two additional full courts, lined for volleyball, basketball and tennis, and a flexible "curtain" can descend from the ceiling to wall off the courts so that three events can be hosted concurrently. There's seating capacity for 2,700. The new field house also has a three-lane, 55-meter sprint track, along with a 200-meter track up on the mezzanine level. CONSTRUCTION NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE f Scarborough's M&R Development, and Falmouth-based Graiver Homes, are developing a 14-building, 172-unit apartment and condominium complex on 8.9 acres on Tandberg Trail in Windham. Risbara Bros. Construction Co. Inc., based in Scarborough, is the project's contractor. Portland's Invivid Architecture, is the designer. Belgrade-based Hammond Lumber will supply construction panels. f Wright-Ryan Construction, based in Portland, completed two new buildings for Maine Audubon at Gilsland Farm in Falmouth as part of a $5.2 mil- lion expansion. The largest of the two structures is the 4,560-square-foot Ann and Jim Hancock Native Plants Education Center. A 2,330-square-foot Annex houses equipment and gear for statewide conservation and sanctuary stewardship work. The all-wood build- ings were designed by Portland-based Kaplan Thompson Architects. f Portland-based Developers Collabora- tive has completed a 54-unit affordable senior housing project, Equality Com- mons, at 25 Casco St. in downtown Portland. Falmouth-based Penobscot General Contractors is the builder. Ryan Senatore Architecture, head- quartered in Portland, is the designer. f PC Construction, which is headquar- tered in South Burlington, Vt., and has a Portland office, has underway a 100,000-square-foot corporate office building for Martin's Point Health Care. Portland-based SMRT Architects & Engineers designed the building, while Sebago Technics of South Portland handled engineering-related site work. The new building, perched above Casco Bay near the Portland- Falmouth line, will consolidate adminis- trative functions currently spread over multiple locations when completed in summer 2027. P H O T O / W I L L I A M H A R K E P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F W I N D H A M V I L L A G E The newly-built Miles Field House at Thornton Academy features three courts and two tracks. Windham Village will include 172 apartments and condos in 14 buildings.

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