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V M A R C H 6 , 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 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 Peter Van Allen DIGITAL EDITOR DIGITAL EDITOR DIGITAL EDITOR DIGITAL EDITOR DIGITAL EDITOR DIGITAL EDITOR DIGITAL EDITOR DIGITAL EDITOR DIGITAL EDITOR DIGITAL EDITOR DIGITAL EDITOR DIGITAL EDITOR DIGITAL EDITOR DIGITAL EDITOR DIGITAL EDITOR DIGITAL EDITOR 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 SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST Lori Valigra Lori Valigra Lori Valigra Lori Valigra Lori Valigra Lori Valigra Lori Valigra Lori Valigra Lori Valigra Lori Valigra Lori Valigra Lori Valigra SENIOR WRITER SENIOR WRITER SENIOR WRITER SENIOR WRITER SENIOR WRITER SENIOR WRITER SENIOR WRITER SENIOR WRITER SENIOR WRITER SENIOR WRITER SENIOR WRITER SENIOR WRITER SENIOR WRITER SENIOR WRITER SENIOR WRITER SENIOR WRITER Renee Cordes Renee Cordes Renee Cordes Renee Cordes Renee Cordes Renee Cordes Renee Cordes Renee Cordes Renee Cordes Renee Cordes Renee Cordes Renee Cordes Renee Cordes STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER Laurie Schreiber Laurie Schreiber Laurie Schreiber Laurie Schreiber Laurie Schreiber Laurie Schreiber Laurie Schreiber Laurie Schreiber Laurie Schreiber Laurie Schreiber Laurie Schreiber Laurie Schreiber Laurie Schreiber Laurie Schreiber Laurie Schreiber SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR 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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 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 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 Rebekah Roy MARKETING/OPERATIONS MARKETING/OPERATIONS MARKETING/OPERATIONS 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ASSISTANT EDITORIAL ASSISTANT EDITORIAL ASSISTANT EDITORIAL ASSISTANT EDITORIAL ASSISTANT EDITORIAL ASSISTANT EDITORIAL ASSISTANT EDITORIAL ASSISTANT 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 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, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer 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 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 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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 Putting the 'hire' in higher education UMaine Farmington puts emphasis on workforce training 12 16 With snowy winter, ski industry relaxes When it's good, the ski business means $300M a year in Maine 20 Fields of dreams Backyard Farms marks 10 years of year-round tomatoes in the heart of Maine W E S T E R N M A I N E F O C U S R E G I O N A L T H U M B N A I L O N PA G E 1 1 » Don't underestimate the impact a properly designed, installed and maintained mechanical system can have on your people and processes. Enjoy longer leases, happier tenants, more productive employees and consistent products. It's worth the investment in the long run. To learn more call 207.883.1473 or email info@aaaenergy.com AAAENERGY.COM Get it done right the rst time HEATING AIR CONDITIONING REFRIGERATION MAINTENANCE DESIGN/BUILD AUBURN, NH 603.626.4884 PITTSFIELD, ME 207.487.3706 SCARBOROUGH, ME 207.883.1473 www.HancockLumber.com/WebTrack EVERYBODY LEADS Business Solutions. Empowered Customers. Team Hancock. "Online account access is an integral part of running my business, saving me precious time and money. Hancock's webTrack enables me to have paperless billing, with imme- diate real-time information. It makes perfect sense. I can't imagine running my business without it!" - Dan White Hildreth & White WebTrack = 24/7 access to account info and data P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y S U G A R L O A F P H O T O / DAV E C L O U G H P H O T O / DAV E C L O U G H 12 16 20 Kathryn A. (Kate) Foster, president of the University of Maine at Farmington, has been an advocate for workforce training. Backyard Farms in Madison is Maine's largest indoor grower of tomatoes. Sugarloaf, Maine's largest ski resort, has been helped by the snowy winter.

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