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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 G R E AT E R B A N G O R mainebiz.biz / printsub S U B S C R I B E P H O T O / DAV E C L O U G H S E E W H O ' S N E X T O N PA G E 3 0 » Hannaford Bros. Co. tops our list of Maine's largest private employers. S TA R T I N G O N PA G E 16 » 14 Farming on the water A team from UMaine's Darling Marine Center is helping find new territories for aquaculture. 20 A river runs through it A dam bypass marks the last phase of a $60 million restoration project on the Penobscot River. 25 More than 'dirt in a bag' Coast of Maine Organic Products founder sees private equity investment as key to getting into new regions. C O N T I N U E D O N PA G E 2 2 » Mike Bilodeau, director of the Process Development Center at the UMaine Forest Bioproducts Research Institute, practices the 'fail fast, fail cheap' philosophy in testing new products for the center's pulp and paper clients. Revitalization eyed for historic Bangor block B y L a u r i e S c h r e i b e r T he pending sale of a block of his- toric buildings is viewed by the city as a great opportunity to leverage revitalization efforts going on in the downtown and waterfront areas. Together, the six buildings — located on Exchange Street, between State and York streets — comprise 52,945 square feet. e asking price was $1.95 million. e buildings are being sold as a package that will not be broken up, says John Bonadio of Maine Commercial Realty who, with Pete Laney of C21 Venture Ltd., is marketing the package. innovation UMaine's hub of innovation UMaine's hub of Twin Rivers Paper Co. sees potential in moving its R&D operations from Canada to Orono B y J a m e s m c c a r t h y $2.00 August 22, 2016 VO L . X X I I N O. X I X www.mainebiz.biz