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V O L . X X X I I N O. X V I I I A U G U S T 2 4 , 2 0 2 6 4 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. C O N T E N T S Bringing back the Bangor Mall Local developers aim to reinvigorate retail at aging shopping center 14 18 Bangor builds Businesses, developers see city as great option for development 23 UMaine expansions push R&D New sites will provide for advanced research and training in manufacturing and aquaculture 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 1 3 ยป Committed to building our communities SINCE 1952 O U R S E R V I C E S : CM@RISK DESIGN-BID-BUILD VALUE ENGINEERING RENOVATIONS HUSSON IS HOW. DEGREES & CERTIFICATES THAT MATTER TO THE WORLD. CAREER PATHS THAT MATTER TO YOU. 1 COLLEGE CIRCLE | BANGOR, MAINE 207.941.7000 | HUSSON.EDU 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 Project Manager Robert Spence examines the planned installation for the rest of SAWIC's specialized tanks. F I L E P H O T O / J I M N E U G E R 18 23 Anne Krieg, Bangor's director of community and economic development P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F M A I N E