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V O L . X X I I I N O. X V I I J U LY 2 4 , 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 WGME13 reported that Craig Gorris indicated that online shop- ping has changed the way malls do business, but it's a mistake to predict the demise of the regional mall. "Our research indicates last year, 11% of all retail transactions were non-store, so they occurred online. Now, if you look back 20 years ago, about that same percentage occurred through the catalog," Gorris told WGME (CBS13). Bon-Ton Stores Inc. announced June 13 that it would close the 120,000-square-foot store at the Maine Mall by the end of August, which will eliminate 55 jobs. Gorris did not speculate on how the Bon-Ton space might be reused. Nationwide, mall owners have diverted from the anchor concept, in some cases dividing space for smaller retailers and in others by adding non-retail tenants, like health care clinics, houses of worship and even a college. " e mall is not dead, just changing," Marshall Cohen, chief industry analyst for retail at NPD Group, told RetailDive. N O T E W O R T H Y S O U T H E R N Dollar General opened a newly con- structed retail store at 385 Main St. in South Portland. Outlets at Kittery announced that it completed a center-wide improve- ment project of the three buildings that make up the 82,814-square- foot project. Shaheen & Gordon PA, a law fi rm in Saco, announced that Daniel T. Rush, a sole practitioner with a general practice in Kennebunk, is now part of the fi rm. Rush focuses on residential and commercial real estate purchase, sale, and fi nancing; purchase and sale of businesses; corporate and limited liability com- pany formation; as well as estate planning, wills and probate. The Dempsey Center in Lewiston and the Cancer Community Center in South Portland announced their intention to merge by early 2018. Both will operate under the Dempsey Center name. The merged entity will operate independent of Central Maine Healthcare, a founding partner of the Dempsey Center. The combined opera- tion will have 30 employees. Both of- fer quality-of-life services to individuals and families affected by cancer. The Hyatt Place Hotel in Portland has installed the first commercial solar parking lot canopy in the State of Maine. The canopy on the roof of the Fore Street Garage provides over 23% of the hotel's historical electrical consumption. Over its lifetime, the solar array will eliminate over 7 million pounds of carbon pollution! This is enough energy to offset the needs of 25 average homes for the next forty years. Learn how you can benefit from clean energy savings www.ReVisionEnergy.com 2 0 7. 9 4 7. 4 5 0 1 r u d m a n w i n c h e l l c o m Rudman Winchell: A history of excellence, 100 years in the making. Abraham Rudman begins practicing law in Bangor. American "doughboys" are fighting in the Great War. Abraham Rudman appointed to the Maine Supreme Court. Martin Luther King Jr. marches from Selma to Montgomery. Rudman Winchell celebrates 100 years of service to the people, businesses and communities of Maine. Edith Richardson joins firm as one of the region's first female attorneys. U.S. boycotts Moscow Olympics. Gerald Rudman joins the law offices of Abraham Rudman. Hemingway publishes "The Old Man and the Sea." Paul Rudman follows his father Paul Rudman follows his father into the Maine Supreme Court. into the Maine Supreme Court. The Euro currency is established. The Euro currency is established. The firm becomes a founding partner of the Cross Insurance Center. Red Sox win third World Series title in ten seasons. 1965 1991 1971 1980 1952 1917 2017 The firm moves into the historic Graham Building. "All in the Family" premieres on CBS. 2013

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