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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 3 Fact Book / Doing Business in Maine C O N T E N T S Copyright 2026. All rights reserved. Mainebiz® (ISSN# 1530-0749) is published bi-weekly 29 times a year, including special issues published in July, September, October and December by New England Business Media LLC. Periodicals postage paid (USPS# 018-715) at Port land, ME and at additional entry points. Postmaster: Please send changes to: Mainebiz, 446 Main Street, Suite 201, Worcester, MA 01608. Annual subscriptions are available for $100.00 and include Fact Book and Book of Lists. To subscribe, please visit our website at www.mainebiz.biz, email circulation@mainebiz.biz or call our circulation department at (508) 755-8004 x242. Mainebiz® accepts no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts and in general does not return them to the sender. Q UA L I T Y O F L I F E A Maine-grown band, featured in black and white . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Population data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Education and employment data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Income data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Sign of the times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Portland Sea Dogs aim to improve ballpark access for all fans LIST: Maine's largest hotels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Maine's hospitality and leisure workforce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Moving house,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 A historic John Calvin Stevens house in Augusta goes for a ride Housing data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 LIST: Maine's most popular tourist attractions. . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Maine's ski resorts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Women in power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 The leaders shaping Maine's energy future S P E C I A L A DV E R T I S I N G S E C T I O N Economic Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 PHOTO ESSAY: Creature comforts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 As a rural state, Maine has inbred ties to the animal world B U S I N E S S R E S O U R C E S SBA's resource partner 'scores' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 with small business awards With SBA loan, Biddeford packaging' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 company accelerates growth HOW TO: Find the right buyer: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 for your business S P O N S O R E D C O N T E N T Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 LIST: Maine's largest SBA loans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 LIST: Most active SBA lenders in Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 S P O N S O R E D C O N T E N T Margaret Murphy Centers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 What the Finance Authority of Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 delivers for the state S P O N S O R E D C O N T E N T Lebel & Harriman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 LIST: Largest Finance Authority of Maine loans . . . . . . . . . . . 54 S P O N S O R E D C O N T E N T Maine Business School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Finance Authority of Maine offers a range of programs . . . . . . 58 S P O N S O R E D C O N T E N T Sargent Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Q&A: Andre J. Briere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Executive director of the Maine Turnpike Authority S P O N S O R E D C O N T E N T Thomas College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Resource Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Maine's resources for innovators S P O N S O R E D C O N T E N T Waypoint Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 LIST: Maine Technology Institute investments . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 PHOTO ESSAY: 'Portland Town' to Mallettville . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 A photographer's journey with the Mallett Brothers Band I N N OVAT I O N / R & D LIST: Maine's National Institutes of Health grant recipients . . 82 A Maine lab tackles biomedical research. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Jackson Lab has forged partnerships and new initiatives LIST: Maine's largest brewers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 LIST: Maine's largest chambers of commerce . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 HOSPITALITY / WORKFORCE / ENTREPRENEURSHIP Tracking Maine's restaurant shake-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 A year of growth, closures and ownership shifts Employment data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 COMMENTARY: How Maine places can . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 build stronger business ecosystems Multifamily housing and construction data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 I N F R A S T R U C T U R E / D I S T R I B U T I O N Energy data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 LIST: Largest Maine-based construction firms . . . . . . . . . . . 104 LIST: Maine's largest business and industrial parks. . . . . . . 106 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 PUBLISHER Andrea Tetzlaff EDITOR Peter Van Allen DEPUTY EDITOR Renee Cordes DIGITAL EDITOR Alexis Wells SENIOR WRITER Laurie Schreiber STAFF WRITER Tina Fischer 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 SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER Ken Hanson ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Andrew Holub Michelle Phillips EVENTS & MARKETING DIRECTOR Samantha Elliott OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER Allison Spies DIRECTOR OF AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT Leah Allen ON THE COVER: Will Mallett of the Mallett Brothers Band performs at Live at Madrid's in Portland this summer. Over several months, photographer Tim Greenway followed the band, exploring their creative drive, sacrifices and bond with their fans. For the photo story, turn to page 72. To view more of Tim's work, visit timgreenway.com. MAINEBIZ IS COMMITTED TO ACCURATE, FAIR AND IMPARTIAL COVERAGE OF BUSINESS NEWS IN THE STATE OF MAINE.

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