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V O L . X X I N O. V I M A R C H 2 3 , 2 0 1 5 10 B U S I N E S S M A I N E B U S I N E S S M A I N E B U S I N E S S N E W S F RO M A RO U N D T H E S TAT E Fontaine Family, The Real Estate Leader, which is based in Auburn, opened a second location at 432 U.S. Route 1 in Scarborough. Demolition of Bucksport mill could start this spring American Iron & Metal, the Canadian scrap metal company that purchased the shuttered Verso Corp. paper mill in Bucksport for $60 million in February, told town offi cials that the fi rm hopes to start demolition this spring. e Bangor Daily News reported that Jeff McGlin, AIM's U.S. vice presi- dent for development, told Bucksport offi cials the company plans to submit a demolition permit application to the town by the end of March, with the goal of starting work by early May and completing the demolition by late sum- mer of 2016. Bucksport's town council is expected to consider the request at its April 9 meeting. It's possible some elements of the town's demolition ordi- nance may be waived to facilitate that time schedule, the newspaper reported. AIM plans a March 24 auction to liquidate papermaking equipment, generators, welders, roll grinders, hand tools and some trucks. Rockland development to get 12-year tax break A Rockland developer will receive a 12-year break on his property taxes from the city as a reward for improve- ments he'll be making on a downtown commercial building. e Bangor Daily News reported that Richard Rockwell plans to spend up to $3.35 million making improvements to the four- story Kimball Block building on Main Street he purchased in 2013. In return, the city is granting a 75% tax rebate for the fi rst four years on any additional taxable value resulting from those improvements, which will drop to 50% for the next four years and then to 25% for the fi nal years of the deal. N O T E W O R T H Y M I D C O A S T & D O W N E A S T Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC, a law fi rm with offi ces Vermont, New Hampshire and Washington, D.C., opened of an offi ce at 5 Elm St. in Camden. Attorney Gregory Clayton will head the offi ce. What makes Chalmers Insurance Group the Local Heroes for business? "They leap tall problems in a single bound!" —Jacques Santucci, Principal Opus Consulting Group, Portland Call the Local Heroes at 800-360-3000 or visit ChalmersInsuranceGroup.com Like us on "Chalmers makes the trickiest insurance problems look easy, from negotiating workers' comp. to resolving claims. They also go beyond insurance in their thinking and service to help us look smart with our clients." Read more about how Chalmers works with Jacques and several Opus clients at: ChalmersInsuranceGroup.com/Opus Portland, ME dunham-group.com 207.773.7100 L o c a l K n o w l e d g e . R e g i o n a l F o c u s . G l o b a l R e a c h . Working with the People Behind the Numbers NAI The Dunham Group brokers understand statistics. But more importantly, they understand that behind every number is a hard-working Mainer with a unique perspective and vision. Helping Mainers realize their vision and achieve their business goals is what The Dunham Group brokers do best. M I D C O A S T & D O W N E A S T

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