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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 I T & C O M M U N I C AT I O N S mainebiz.biz / printsub S U B S C R I B E P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY C O N T I N U E D O N PA G E 1 8 » FairPoint, public advocate reach agreement over regulatory dispute B y J a m e s M c C a r t h y A n agreement reached by Maine's Public Advocate Office and FairPoint Communications LLC sets the stage for a legislative remedy addressing an unresolved issue stemming from the Maine Legislature's partial deregulation of the telecommunications industry that began in 2011. "I really believe the agreement's lan- guage will help everyone move forward," says Mike Reed, a 40-year veteran of the telecommunications industry who has been FairPoint's Maine state president S E E W H O ' S N E X T O N PA G E 2 6 » Idexx Laboratories Inc. tops our list of Maine-based public companies. 6 Partnership brewing The Maine Brewers' Guild and USM have joined forces to give students research opportunities in the craft beer industry. 16 A broadband alternative Camden-based Redzone Wireless is building momentum with its wireless technology. 22 Boat builder, brand manager Cuyler Morris has sold Morris Yachts but stays active in its destiny by serving as brand ambassador for the buyer. REDZONE WIRELESS TOWER 4G WIRELESS ROUTER SMARTPHONE TABLET SMART TV WIRED COMPUTER S TA R T I N G O N P A G E 12 » TechPlace: incubating entrepreneurs One year after opening, the business park has 24 occupants and is growing B y L o r i V a L i g r a Kristine Schuman, TechPlace director, with some of the entrepreneurs, left to right, Bruce Bickford, COO of STARC Systems; Paul Richards, director of business development of MVP Aero; Eric Bleicken, president of Grifin LLC; and Stewart Hunt, general manager of InSphero. They're pictured at TechPlace in Brunswick Landing. $2.00 March 7, 2016 VO L . X X I I N O. V www.mainebiz.biz

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