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F U L L C O N T E N T S O N PA G E 4 » M O R E I N S I D E T H E L I S T F O C U S B A N K I N G & F I N A N C E mainebiz.biz / printsub S U B S C R I B E PA P E R PA P E R PA P E R 2002 2008 T O P E X P O R T S F R O M M A I N E 2014 T R A N S P. E Q U I P. F I S H / M A R I N E F O R E S T P R O D. E L E C T R O N I C S O T H E R T R A N S P. E Q U I P. F I S H / M A R I N E F O R E S T P R O D. E L E C T R O N I C S O T H E R T R A N S P. E Q U I P. F I S H / M A R I N E F O R E S T P R O D. E L E C T R O N I C S O T H E R $ 0 $ 0 . 5 $ 1 . 0 $ 1 . 5 $ 2 . 0 $ 2 . 5 $ 3 . 0 $ 3 . 5 T O T A L A N N U A L E X P O R T S F R O M M A I N E I N B I L L I O N S O F D O L L A R S I L L U S T R AT I O N / M AT T S E LVA S TA R T I N G O N P A G E 1 6 » Maine Bankers Association head shares his Top 5 priorities B y L o r i V a l i g r a C hristopher Pinkham, president of the Maine Bankers Association, has fi ve main things on his mind as 2015 closes out and we move into the new year. From his offi ce in the Maine Historical Society building on Congress Street in Portland, he recently shared his views with Mainebiz on the state of banking in Maine, and his Top 5 priorities going forward. An edited transcript follows. C O N T I N U E D O N PA G E 2 4 » S E E W H O ' S N E X T O N PA G E 3 8 » BerryDunn tops our list of Maine's largest accounting fi rms. 22 Farm to fork in the road A Harvard report shows the need for new direction in the Maine food business, advocating 'clusters.' 28 A tax credit hangs on The New Markets tax credits program is still a mainstay of CEI's efforts to generate investment in distressed areas. 32 A design studio for Portland Designer Elizabeth Whelan talks about the launch of a fabric design studio that produces clothing that will last. Employees Sole proprietors Farm operators and laborers 0 3,000 6,000 9,000 12,000 15,000 Total traded food cluster livestock, inputs & services Fishing & shing products processing & manufacturing Total traded food cluster livestock, inputs & services Fishing & shing products processing & manufacturing NORTHERN MAINE SOUTHERN MAINE Stakeholders vow to work together to lower costs for Maine's pulp and paper industry b y j a m e s m c c a r t h y W h at 's t h e future o f t h e paper industry $2.00 November 30, 2015 VO L . X X I N O. X X V I I www.mainebiz.biz