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V I E W P O I N T S W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 3 M AY 3 0 , 2 0 1 6 For a daily digest of Maine's top busi- ness news, sign up for the Mainebiz Daily Report at mainebiz.biz/enews Get Maine's business news daily at mainebiz.biz and on Twitter (@Mainebiz). Below is some of the best from our online-only offerings: Featured @ Mainebiz.biz Wound healing research in humans starts with fruit flies An MDI Biological Laboratory professor has discovered a new way that wounds heal themselves, opening the door for research on new genes or drugs to promote healing. Find out more about the research at mainebiz.biz/healing Don't blink — or you'll miss this 120mph ad The South Portland- based Klixel8, which develops interactive image tech for e-commerce sites, mobile apps and e-books, spon- sored the No. 2 truck driven by Fort Kent native Austin Theriault at the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 from the Charlotte Motor Speedway as part of NASCAR's Camping World Truck Series. See the No.2 Klixel8-sponsored truck at mainebiz.biz/klixel2 Virtual reality at Husson becomes reality Husson University received $1 million from an anonymous donor that will be used to build a virtual reality space at the university's proposed new College of Business building. Strap on your vir- tual reality headset and find out more about Husson's plans for the new pro- gram at mainebiz.biz/hussonvr bernsteinshur.com CELEBRATING 1OO YEARS When you need someone committed to raising the bar, not just passing it. Be smart. BE SHUR. From the Editor M aine has seen its share of job losses at paper mills and other facilities. But there are at least three com- panies planning major expansions. Tyler Technologies, Wayfair and SaviLinx each plan to hire hundreds of employees in coming years. Each is making an investment in infrastructure. Each has a plan for how to populate the cubicles, offi ces, sales centers, tech departments, loading docks and so on. Recruiting is at the crux of any business expansion. As Senior Writer James McCarthy reports in his cover story, these businesses have extensive plans. Each has launched an aggressive recruiting strategy, reaching out on Facebook and HR sites. Tyler Technologies is in the midst of a $27 million expansion, and Wayfair is upgrading sites in Bangor and Brunswick. So, business growth, hiring, new construction and other investment go hand in hand. It's a beautiful thing. For more, please see Jim's story. Coffee with a shot of entrepreneurial spirit Elsewhere in the issue, Senior Writer Lori Valigra talks to coff ee roasters and retailers around the state. Like craft brewers, coff ee roasters are popping up everywhere. e industry has been embraced by youthful entrepreneurs as well as those seeking second careers. "Having more great coff ee roasters raises the bar," Bob Garver, owner of Wicked Joe Coff ee, tells Lori. "We like that. Coff ee is a fun, interesting, vibrant and dynamic industry." We have written a good deal about Coff ee By Design and have featured co-owner Mary Allen Lindemann in Mainebiz several times. I've had my own coff ee experiences, regularly visiting Coff ee By Design, Arabica and a few others. Recently, I stopped by the Sugarbird Coff ee Truck, which I'd been noticing on Commercial Street near India Street. e owner, who introduced himself as Justin, said he's buying coff ee from a small roaster in Hampden. at would be Micha Beaulieu, owner of UnRest Coff ee. He is fi re-roasting coff ee beans in his yard. I love coff ee but I'm not a coff ee expert, so the best I can tell you is the coff ee has a smoky taste I associ- ate with barbecue (or that one time we tried to roast a pizza on the grill). UnRest's coff ee can be found at Giacomo's in Bangor, Central Street Farmhouse in Bangor, Tiller and Rye in Brewer, Miguel's Restaurant in Bangor and Market Street Co-Op in Fort Kent. It's a cool concept, one many are embracing: small businesses helping small businesses. Peter Van Allen pvanallen@mainebiz.biz With workers in short supply, recruiting becomes an art Business growth, hiring, Business growth, hiring, Business growth, hiring, Business growth, hiring, Business growth, hiring, Business growth, hiring, Business growth, hiring, Business growth, hiring, Business growth, hiring, Business growth, hiring, Business growth, hiring, Business growth, hiring, Business growth, hiring, Business growth, hiring, new construction and other new construction and other new construction and other new construction and other new construction and other new construction and other new construction and other new construction and other new construction and other new construction and other new construction and other new construction and other new construction and other investment go hand in hand. It's a beautiful thing.

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