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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 O C T O B E R 3 , 2 0 1 6 For a daily digest of Maine's top business 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 Report: Immigrants key to addressing Maine's workforce woes A new report from the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and the Maine Development Foundation says that attracting immigrants to the state is necessary to deal with Maine's workforce, which is projected to decline as employees retire, with too few young workers available to replace them. Read more about the report's findings at mainebiz.biz/newmaine From the Editor M ainebiz is happy to present its 2016 NEXT List. We're often asked, What does it mean to be a NEXTer? We have asked that within the halls of Mainebiz. Do we, as business journals across the nation do, honor business leaders under 40? In Maine, that's too limiting; we have too many people reinventing their careers at all ages. Do we honor entrepreneurs? Again, too limiting. Let's refocus: ese are people who are changing Maine's economy. Maine, as a state, has a well-known brand. I was born in a "fl yover" state, a state whose iden- tity is, for many Americans, interchangeable with Ohio and Idaho, or so I'm told. People out there in the general "from away" area know Maine. ey went to summer camp here. eir grandparents live here. ey camped at Acadia National Park. ey love Maine lobster. ey have a pair of Bean boots. As a state, Maine's brand is well-established. Maine's economy, on the other hand, is a work in progress. It's in need of a makeover. We have old- line industries with strong traditions. But we need to reinvent the economy. We need to create jobs. We need people to do the jobs. We need an immigrant population, not just to fi ll jobs, but to take over existing businesses and to create businesses in yet-undiscov- ered fi elds. is year's NEXT honorees wear suits, they wear lab coats, they wear waders, they were jeans. is year we have advocates, people like Elaine Abbott, a tireless champion for Eastport and Washington County; Sean Sullivan, who is working on behalf of Maine's brewers; and Brian Corcoran, who is bringing new events to Portland. We have people working within traditional industries, fi nding new ways to do things: Maine Coast's Tom Adams, who has found a market for Maine lobster in Asia and Europe; Emily Smith, who is expanding the Smith's Farm footprint across the country; Drew Lyman, who gave new life to a Camden boatyard; and even Charlotte Mace, who is developing new uses for forest products. We have Redzone's James McKenna, who is creat- ing economic development opportunities in rural areas. ere is Lucas St. Clair, who is creating new opportu- nities in northern Maine after having championed an eff ort to get a national monument in the Katahdin area. Finally, we have Unity College's Melik Peter Khoury, who is helping train college graduates to adopt 21 st cen- tury skills and consider opposing views. ey alone are not going to change Maine's economy. But they're part of a wider network of people who are giving it a go. Peter Van Allen pvanallen@mainebiz.biz Mainebiz NEXT honorees are changing the Maine economy bernsteinshur.com Be smart. BE SHUR. When you need a lawyer who thinks like an executive and speaks like a human. As a state, Maine's brand is As a state, Maine's brand is As a state, Maine's brand is As a state, Maine's brand is As a state, Maine's brand is As a state, Maine's brand is As a state, Maine's brand is As a state, Maine's brand is As a state, Maine's brand is As a state, Maine's brand is As a state, Maine's brand is As a state, Maine's brand is As a state, Maine's brand is As a state, Maine's brand is well-established. Maine's well-established. Maine's well-established. Maine's well-established. Maine's well-established. Maine's well-established. Maine's well-established. Maine's well-established. Maine's well-established. Maine's well-established. Maine's well-established. Maine's well-established. Maine's well-established. Maine's economy, on the other hand, is a work in progress. It's in need of a makeover. We have old-line industries with strong traditions. But we need to reinvent the economy. Maine's multimillion dollar moose hunt is on Thousands of hunters will be taking to the wilds of the Pine Tree State follow- ing the kickoff of the moose-hunting season on Sept. 26. Find out how much money the great hunt brings to Maine at mainebiz.biz/moosehunt Eventide Oyster takes the spotlight, again The luxury and lifestyle trav- el magazine Condé Nast Traveler published its guide of the best restaurants in the world and Maine was represented by a single eatery: Eventide Oyster Co. Read why the national publication loved the Portland eatery at mainebiz.biz/evenoysters

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