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X V I J U LY 1 1 , 2 0 1 6 4 PUBLISHER PUBLISHER PUBLISHER PUBLISHER PUBLISHER PUBLISHER PUBLISHER PUBLISHER PUBLISHER PUBLISHER PUBLISHER PUBLISHER Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard EDITOR EDITOR EDITOR EDITOR EDITOR EDITOR EDITOR EDITOR Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen ONLINE EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR Kevin Steeves Kevin Steeves Kevin Steeves Kevin Steeves Kevin Steeves Kevin Steeves Kevin Steeves Kevin Steeves Kevin Steeves Kevin Steeves Kevin Steeves Kevin Steeves Kevin Steeves Kevin Steeves SENIOR WRITERS SENIOR WRITERS SENIOR WRITERS SENIOR WRITERS SENIOR WRITERS SENIOR WRITERS SENIOR WRITERS SENIOR WRITERS SENIOR WRITERS SENIOR WRITERS SENIOR WRITERS SENIOR WRITERS SENIOR WRITERS SENIOR WRITERS SENIOR WRITERS SENIOR WRITERS SENIOR WRITERS SENIOR WRITERS James McCarthy James McCarthy James McCarthy James McCarthy James McCarthy James McCarthy James McCarthy James McCarthy James McCarthy James McCarthy James McCarthy James McCarthy James McCarthy James McCarthy James McCarthy James McCarthy (Health care, Energy, Law) (Health care, Energy, Law) (Health care, Energy, Law) (Health care, Energy, Law) (Health care, Energy, Law) (Health care, Energy, Law) (Health care, Energy, Law) (Health care, Energy, Law) (Health care, Energy, Law) (Health care, Energy, Law) (Health care, Energy, Law) (Health care, Energy, Law) (Health care, Energy, Law) (Health care, Energy, Law) (Health care, Energy, Law) (Health care, Energy, Law) (Health care, Energy, Law) (Health care, Energy, Law) (Health care, Energy, Law) (Health care, Energy, Law) (Health care, Energy, Law) Lori Valigra Lori Valigra Lori Valigra Lori Valigra Lori Valigra Lori Valigra Lori Valigra Lori Valigra Lori Valigra Lori Valigra Lori Valigra Lori Valigra (Innovation, Food/Ag, (Innovation, Food/Ag, (Innovation, Food/Ag, (Innovation, Food/Ag, (Innovation, Food/Ag, (Innovation, Food/Ag, (Innovation, Food/Ag, (Innovation, Food/Ag, (Innovation, Food/Ag, (Innovation, Food/Ag, (Innovation, Food/Ag, (Innovation, Food/Ag, (Innovation, Food/Ag, (Innovation, Food/Ag, (Innovation, Food/Ag, (Innovation, Food/Ag, (Innovation, Food/Ag, (Innovation, Food/Ag, Banking/Finance) Banking/Finance) Banking/Finance) Banking/Finance) Banking/Finance) Banking/Finance) Banking/Finance) Banking/Finance) Banking/Finance) Banking/Finance) Banking/Finance) Banking/Finance) Banking/Finance) Banking/Finance) Banking/Finance) E D I T O R I A L A S S I S TA N T E D 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Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg ACCOUNT MANAGER ACCOUNT MANAGER ACCOUNT MANAGER ACCOUNT MANAGER ACCOUNT MANAGER ACCOUNT MANAGER ACCOUNT MANAGER ACCOUNT MANAGER ACCOUNT MANAGER ACCOUNT MANAGER ACCOUNT MANAGER ACCOUNT MANAGER ACCOUNT MANAGER ACCOUNT MANAGER ACCOUNT MANAGER ACCOUNT MANAGER ACCOUNT MANAGER ACCOUNT MANAGER ACCOUNT MANAGER ACCOUNT MANAGER David Tremberth David Tremberth David Tremberth David Tremberth David Tremberth David Tremberth David Tremberth David Tremberth David Tremberth David Tremberth David Tremberth David Tremberth David Tremberth David Tremberth David Tremberth David 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Doug Jim Milliken, Doug Jim Milliken, Doug Jim Milliken, Doug Jim Milliken, Doug Jim Milliken, Doug Jim Milliken, Doug Jim Milliken, Doug Packard, Douglas Rooks, Packard, Douglas Rooks, Packard, Douglas Rooks, Packard, Douglas Rooks, Packard, Douglas Rooks, Packard, Douglas Rooks, Packard, Douglas Rooks, Packard, Douglas Rooks, Packard, Douglas Rooks, Packard, Douglas Rooks, Packard, Douglas Rooks, Packard, Douglas Rooks, Packard, Douglas Rooks, Packard, Douglas Rooks, Packard, Douglas Rooks, Packard, Douglas Rooks, Packard, Douglas Rooks, Packard, Douglas Rooks, Packard, Douglas Rooks, Packard, Douglas Rooks, Packard, Douglas Rooks, Packard, Douglas Rooks, Laurie Schreiber, Jennifer Laurie Schreiber, Jennifer Laurie Schreiber, Jennifer Laurie Schreiber, Jennifer Laurie Schreiber, Jennifer Laurie Schreiber, Jennifer Laurie Schreiber, Jennifer Laurie Schreiber, Jennifer Laurie Schreiber, Jennifer Laurie Schreiber, Jennifer Laurie Schreiber, Jennifer Laurie Schreiber, Jennifer Laurie Schreiber, Jennifer Laurie Schreiber, Jennifer Laurie Schreiber, Jennifer Laurie Schreiber, Jennifer Laurie Schreiber, Jennifer Laurie Schreiber, Jennifer Laurie Schreiber, Jennifer Laurie Schreiber, Jennifer Laurie Schreiber, Jennifer Laurie Schreiber, Jennifer Laurie Schreiber, Jennifer Van Allen Van Allen Van Allen Van Allen Van Allen Van Allen Van Allen Van Allen Van Allen Van Allen EDITORIAL RESEARCHER EDITORIAL RESEARCHER EDITORIAL RESEARCHER EDITORIAL RESEARCHER EDITORIAL RESEARCHER EDITORIAL RESEARCHER EDITORIAL RESEARCHER EDITORIAL RESEARCHER EDITORIAL RESEARCHER EDITORIAL RESEARCHER EDITORIAL RESEARCHER EDITORIAL RESEARCHER EDITORIAL RESEARCHER EDITORIAL RESEARCHER EDITORIAL RESEARCHER EDITORIAL RESEARCHER EDITORIAL RESEARCHER EDITORIAL RESEARCHER EDITORIAL RESEARCHER EDITORIAL RESEARCHER EDITORIAL RESEARCHER EDITORIAL RESEARCHER EDITORIAL RESEARCHER EDITORIAL RESEARCHER Stephanie Meagher Stephanie Meagher Stephanie Meagher Stephanie Meagher Stephanie Meagher Stephanie 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Grow-Tech's BioStrate Felt is packaged in its production facility in South Portland Justin Lamontagne, a broker with NAI The Dunham Group, says Portland's real estate crunch is creating demand in areas off the peninsula. He's pictured at the tap room at Bissell Brothers Brewery at Thompson's Point. P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY 21