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V O L . X X I N O. X X I X 6 BO O K O F L I S T S 2 0 16 L I S T TO P P E R S C O R P O R AT E No. 1 Location Chief local executive Maine-based public companies Idexx Laboratories Inc. Westbrook Jonathan Ayers Maine's highest-paid health care professionals Peter Chalke, Central Maine Healthcare Corp. Lewiston Peter E. Chalke Maine's highest-paid lobbyists James Mitchell, Mitchell Tardy Government Affairs Augusta James Mitchell Maine's highest-paid public company executives Melissa Smith, WEX Inc. South Portland Melissa Smith Maine's highest-paid state employees Rachel S. Harrow; Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center Bangor Sharon Sprague Maine's largest nonprofi t organizations Bowdoin College Brunswick Clayton Rose Maine's largest private employers Hannaford Bros. Co. Scarborough Michael Vail Non-Maine public companies doing business here Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Bentonville, Ark. Doug McMillon E D U CAT I O N Maine's largest colleges and universities University of Maine Orono Susan J. Hunter Maine's largest private schools Thornton Academy Saco Rene Menard F I NA N C E Largest Finance Authority of Maine loans Franklin Processing Inc. Franklin John Collins Largest Maine Technology Institute investments Elmet Technologies LLC Lewiston Andrew D. R. Nichols Largest Maine-based banks Bangor Savings Bank 1 Bangor Robert S. Montgomery-Rice Maine's largest credit unions Maine State Credit Union Augusta Normand Dubreuil Maine's largest Small Business Administration loans ARW Real Estate LLC Portland H E A LT H Maine's largest hospitals Maine Medical Center Portland Richard W. Petersen Maine's largest nursing and assisted-living homes Clover Health Care Auburn Cindy Quinlan H O S P I TA L I T Y & TO U R I S M Maine's largest alpine ski areas Sugarloaf Mountain Resort Carrabassett Valley Karl Strand Maine's largest hotels Westin Portland Harborview Hotel 2 Portland Bruce Wennerstrom I N D U S T RY Largest construction companies based in Maine The Cianbro Cos. Pittsfi eld Peter G. Vigue Maine's largest green buildings 184 Pearl Street Portland Owner: Avesta Pearl Street Two LP Maine's largest patent holders Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. South Portland Mark S. Thompson Maine's largest power plants Yarmouth 4 Yarmouth Owner: NextEra Energy Power Marketing LLC Notable Maine-based construction projects Consigli Construction Co. Inc. Portland Anthony Consigli Top Maine-based transportation projects Sarah Mildred Long Bridge replacement Kittery Contractor: The Cianbro Cos. P R O F E S S I O NA L Maine's largest accounting fi rms BerryDunn Portland John Chandler Maine's largest advertising and marketing fi rms The VIA Agency Portland Leeann Leahy Maine's largest architecture fi rms SMRT Architects and Engineers Portland Ellen Belknap Maine's largest chambers of commerce Maine State Chamber of Commerce Augusta Dana Connors Maine's largest law fi rms Bernstein Shur Portland Patrick J. Scully R E A L E S TAT E Maine's largest business and industrial parks Loring Commerce Centre Limestone Carl Flora Maine's largest commercial property leases Nova Star Lines Portland Broker: Cardente Real Estate Maine's largest commercial property sales 4 Empire Drive Orono Broker: CBRE | The Boulos Co. 1 Topped the list as of Dec. 31, 2014 2 Formerly Eastland Park Hotel re-opened Dec. 2013