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V O L . X X I I I N O. X I V J U N E 2 6 , 2 0 1 7 8 B U S I N E S S M A I N E B U S I N E S S M A I N E B U S I N E S S N E W S F RO M A RO U N D T H E S TAT E cases before the PUC, including a review of the purchase of up to $75 million per year in natural gas pipeline capacity on behalf of Maine ratepayers. Prior to that, he was an attorney in the energy practice at Pierce Atwood LLP. Tilson, which has been on a hiring spree and now has 240 employees, is building a new headquarters in Portland, at 16 Middle St. It also has offi ces in Manchester, N.H; Syracuse, N.Y.; Clifton, N.J.; Denver, Colo.; Portland, Ore.; Foley, Ala.; and Montpelier, Vt. e company builds, integrates and maintains IT and communications infrastructure. Tilson was one of Mainebiz's fastest- growing companies last year, with sales growth of 114% over three years. Sales totaled $37 million last year. Historic Captain Lord Mansion for sale Kennebunkport's iconic Captain Lord Mansion, now an inn, has been listed at www.PropelPortland.org www ECHL hockey team to skate into Portland B y L o r i V a l i g r a Portland — Absent a professional hockey team since May 2016, Portland's Cross Insurance Arena will become home to the Alaska Aces for the 2018–2019 season, the ECHL said June 15. The ECHL, formerly the East Coast Hockey League, approved the transfer of controlling interest in the Alaska Aces to Comcast Spectacor as well as a transfer of the team's home territory to Portland. They'll start playing in Portland under a new name, according to CSNPhilly.com. The Alaska Aces played 15 seasons at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage until they folded last year under fi nancial pressures. Comcast Spectacor brought them back to life by purchasing them. Comcast Spectacor, based in Philadelphia, is the parent of the NHL Philadelphia Flyers as well as Spectra, the management fi rm that runs the arena. The Portland Pirates had played at the arena for 23 years, but left for Springfi eld, Mass., in 2016. Comcast Spectacor was one of two groups — the other being National Sports Services of Topeka, Kansas — that were negotiating for a lease agree- ment with the arena. "The city has a long and rich hockey tradition," ECHL Commissioner Brian McKenna said in a statement issued from Las Vegas. "In addition, Comcast Spectacor has a history in the market and is an ideal partner to reintroduce professional hockey to Southern Maine." In 1977, Comcast Spectacor purchased an AHL expansion franchise to play at the then-new Cumberland County Civic Center. The Maine Mariners were a Flyers affi liate until 1983 and played in Portland through 1992, when they were replaced by the Portland Pirates. The Mariners won the Calder Cup in each of their fi rst two seasons, and added a third in 1983–84. "We're excited about adding 36 great nights of affordable, family-friendly entertainment to an already vibrant event calendar," said Spectra's Divisional Senior Vice President Mike Scanlon. B R I E F P H O T O / JA M E S M C C A R T H Y Cross Insurance Arena in Portland, which lost its professional hockey team last May, will be the new home for the professional hockey team Alaska Aces.

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