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I JA N UA R Y 9 , 2 0 1 7 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 I T O R I A L A S S I S TA N T E D I T O R I A L A S S I S TA N T E D I T O R I A L A S S I S TA N T E D I T O R I A L A S S I S TA N T E D I T O R I A L A S S I S TA N T E D I T O R I A L A S S I S TA N T E D I T O R I A L A S S I S TA N T E D I T O R I A L A S S I S TA N T E D I T O R I A L A S S I S TA N T E D I T O R I A L A S S I S TA N T E D I T O R I A L A S S I S TA N T E D I T O R I A L A S S I S TA N T E D I T O R I A L A S S I S TA N T E D I T O R I A L A S S I S TA N T E D I T O R I A L A S S I S TA N T E D I T O R I A L A S S I S TA N T E D I T O R I A L A S S I S TA N T E D I T O R I A L A S S I S TA N T E D I T O R I A L A S S I S TA N T E D I T O R I A L A S S I S TA N T E D I T O R I A L A S S I S TA N T E D I T O R I A L A S S I S TA N T Mark Jeanneret Mark Jeanneret Mark Jeanneret Mark Jeanneret Mark Jeanneret Mark Jeanneret Mark Jeanneret Mark Jeanneret Mark Jeanneret Mark Jeanneret Mark Jeanneret Mark Jeanneret Mark Jeanneret Mark Jeanneret Mark Jeanneret SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGERS MANAGERS MANAGERS MANAGERS MANAGERS MANAGERS MANAGERS MANAGERS MANAGERS MANAGERS MANAGERS MANAGERS MANAGERS Jane Anderson, Jane Anderson, Jane Anderson, Jane Anderson, Jane Anderson, Jane Anderson, Jane Anderson, Jane Anderson, Jane Anderson, Jane Anderson, Jane Anderson, Jane Anderson, Jane Anderson, Jane Anderson, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, 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 AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR Kelly Ansley Kelly Ansley Kelly Ansley Kelly Ansley Kelly Ansley Kelly Ansley Kelly Ansley Kelly Ansley Kelly Ansley Kelly Ansley Kelly Ansley Kelly Ansley Kelly Ansley EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING MANAGER MANAGER MANAGER MANAGER MANAGER MANAGER MANAGER MANAGER MANAGER MANAGER Rebekah Roy Rebekah Roy Rebekah Roy Rebekah Roy Rebekah Roy Rebekah Roy Rebekah Roy Rebekah Roy Rebekah Roy Rebekah Roy Rebekah Roy Rebekah Roy Rebekah Roy MARKETING/OPERATIONS MARKETING/OPERATIONS MARKETING/OPERATIONS MARKETING/OPERATIONS MARKETING/OPERATIONS MARKETING/OPERATIONS MARKETING/OPERATIONS MARKETING/OPERATIONS MARKETING/OPERATIONS MARKETING/OPERATIONS MARKETING/OPERATIONS MARKETING/OPERATIONS MARKETING/OPERATIONS MARKETING/OPERATIONS MARKETING/OPERATIONS MARKETING/OPERATIONS MARKETING/OPERATIONS MARKETING/OPERATIONS MARKETING/OPERATIONS MARKETING/OPERATIONS MARKETING/OPERATIONS MARKETING/OPERATIONS MARKETING/OPERATIONS MARKETING/OPERATIONS MARKETING/OPERATIONS DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR Alison Nason Alison Nason Alison Nason Alison Nason Alison Nason Alison Nason Alison Nason Alison Nason Alison Nason Alison Nason Alison Nason Alison Nason Alison Nason CONTRIBUTING WRITERS CONTRIBUTING WRITERS CONTRIBUTING WRITERS CONTRIBUTING WRITERS CONTRIBUTING WRITERS CONTRIBUTING WRITERS CONTRIBUTING WRITERS CONTRIBUTING WRITERS CONTRIBUTING WRITERS CONTRIBUTING WRITERS CONTRIBUTING WRITERS CONTRIBUTING WRITERS CONTRIBUTING WRITERS CONTRIBUTING WRITERS CONTRIBUTING WRITERS CONTRIBUTING WRITERS CONTRIBUTING WRITERS CONTRIBUTING WRITERS CONTRIBUTING WRITERS CONTRIBUTING WRITERS CONTRIBUTING WRITERS CONTRIBUTING WRITERS CONTRIBUTING WRITERS CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, 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 Meagher Stephanie Meagher Stephanie Meagher Stephanie Meagher Stephanie Meagher Stephanie Meagher Stephanie Meagher Stephanie Meagher Stephanie Meagher Stephanie Meagher Stephanie Meagher Stephanie Meagher Stephanie Meagher Stephanie Meagher RESEARCH ASSISTANT RESEARCH ASSISTANT RESEARCH ASSISTANT RESEARCH ASSISTANT RESEARCH ASSISTANT RESEARCH ASSISTANT RESEARCH ASSISTANT RESEARCH ASSISTANT RESEARCH ASSISTANT RESEARCH ASSISTANT RESEARCH ASSISTANT RESEARCH ASSISTANT RESEARCH ASSISTANT RESEARCH ASSISTANT RESEARCH ASSISTANT RESEARCH ASSISTANT RESEARCH ASSISTANT RESEARCH ASSISTANT RESEARCH ASSISTANT RESEARCH ASSISTANT RESEARCH ASSISTANT RESEARCH ASSISTANT RESEARCH ASSISTANT Heide Martin Heide Martin Heide Martin Heide Martin Heide Martin Heide Martin Heide Martin Heide Martin Heide Martin Heide Martin Heide Martin Heide Martin Heide Martin CREATIVE DIRECTOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR Jan Holder Jan Holder Jan Holder Jan Holder Jan Holder Jan Holder Jan Holder Jan Holder Jan Holder Jan Holder Jan Holder ASSOCIATE ASSOCIATE ASSOCIATE ASSOCIATE ASSOCIATE ASSOCIATE ASSOCIATE ASSOCIATE ASSOCIATE ASSOCIATE ASSOCIATE ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTOR ART DIRECTOR ART DIRECTOR ART DIRECTOR ART DIRECTOR ART DIRECTOR ART DIRECTOR ART DIRECTOR ART DIRECTOR ART DIRECTOR ART DIRECTOR ART DIRECTOR ART DIRECTOR ART DIRECTOR ART DIRECTOR Matt Selva Matt Selva Matt Selva Matt Selva Matt Selva Matt Selva Matt Selva Matt Selva Matt Selva Matt Selva Matt Selva A division of A division of A division of A division of A division of A division of A division of A division of A division of A division of A division of A division of A division of A division of A division of New England New England New England New England New England New England New England New England New England New England New England New England New England New England New England Business Business Business Business Business Business Business Business Business Business Business Business Media LLC Media LLC Media LLC Media LLC Media LLC Media LLC Media LLC Media LLC Media LLC Media LLC Media LLC Media LLC Media LLC C E O C E O C E O C E O C E O C E O Peter Stanton Peter Stanton Peter Stanton Peter Stanton Peter Stanton Peter Stanton Peter Stanton Peter Stanton Peter Stanton Peter Stanton Peter Stanton Peter Stanton Peter Stanton PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT, GROUP PUBLISHER GROUP PUBLISHER GROUP PUBLISHER GROUP PUBLISHER GROUP PUBLISHER GROUP PUBLISHER GROUP PUBLISHER GROUP PUBLISHER GROUP PUBLISHER GROUP PUBLISHER GROUP PUBLISHER GROUP PUBLISHER GROUP PUBLISHER GROUP PUBLISHER GROUP PUBLISHER GROUP PUBLISHER GROUP PUBLISHER GROUP PUBLISHER Joe Zwiebel Joe Zwiebel Joe Zwiebel Joe Zwiebel Joe Zwiebel Joe Zwiebel Joe Zwiebel Joe Zwiebel Joe Zwiebel Joe Zwiebel Joe Zwiebel C O O C O O C O O C O O C O O C O O Mary Rogers Mary Rogers Mary Rogers Mary Rogers Mary Rogers Mary Rogers Mary Rogers Mary Rogers Mary Rogers Mary Rogers Mary Rogers Mary Rogers Mary Rogers C O N T E N T S 14 Five on the Future Big changes in Washington might still mean incremental growth in Maine Cranes in the air Commercial development is booming, but concerns grow 20 C O M M E R C I A L D E V E L O P M E N T F O C U S 25 Builders grapple with labor shortage Construction 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