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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 S E P T E M B E R 4 , 2 0 1 7 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 From the Editor S tartups are the lifeblood of a growing economy, and Maine has more than its share of entrepreneurs. In her cover story, Senior Writer Laurie Schreiber talks to Bill Mook, an enduring entrepreneur who recognizes the need to continually invest and update his company, Mook Sea Farm, an oyster farm on the Damariscotta River. He also recognizes the need to continually cultivate employees at all levels, from high school graduates to Ph.Ds. "We've been creating a lot of jobs. And they're good jobs. We're actively involved in pushing for more aquaculture training programs for all skill lev- els," he tells Laurie. at's good to hear. We also like to hear about companies like Wayside Publishing, which is profi led by Senior Writer Renee Cordes on Page 26. e company's president, Greg Greuel, bought the company in 2010. As Renee reports, Greuel says he "still runs it like a startup, launching new products 'as fast as we can.'" Wayside, which has 18 employees, is on pace to hit $7 million in sales this year. An author and athlete with Maine ties Lynne Cox is an endurance athlete known for aquatic feats like swimming the English Channel at age 16 and swim- ming the Bering Strait at a time when Gorbachev and Reagan were thawing the Cold War. But did you know about her Maine ties? She learned to swim in a lake near Oakland and has family ties in Liberty and Waterville. I had the chance to meet her after she spoke at a fi lm festival in Colorado, where my family vacationed recently. She is the author of several books about her projects and is featured in the recent movie "Fishpeople," which was produced by Patagonia, a company founded by Lewiston-born Yvon Chouinard. She grew up in New Hampshire, but the cold waters of Maine may have prepped her for her many cold-water adventures. Peter Van Allen pvanallen@mainebiz.biz A story in the Aug. 21 issue about Bangor Savings Bank, "Building a bigger bank," gave the incorrect fi gure for its assets after its fi rst year of operations, in 1852. The assets at the time totaled $7,461, not $7.5 million. Correction Entrepreneurs going 'as fast as we can' FAME leverages Front Street Shipyard expansion Finance Authority of Maine's approval of loan insurance on two loans totaling $3.6 million by Androscoggin Bank is lever- age Front Street Shipyard's purchase of land and construction of a new boat manufacturing facility in Belfast. The $5.8 million project is expected to create 40 jobs and retain an additional 84 jobs at the full-service boat yard. Find out more at mainebiz.biz/belfastexpansion MRRA planning to develop microgrid at Brunswick Landing Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority is seeking an experienced partner capable of helping it fully develop its microgrid at the 3,200-acre Brunswick Landing business park. Brunswick Landing's microgrid efforts are part of its master plan to become a renewable energy center. Find out more at mainebiz.biz/microgrid Origin USA growing in Farmington Origin USA, a martial- arts wear manufac- turer that began sell- ing jiu-jitsu apparel in Industry in 2011, opened a 20,000- square-foot plant in Farmington, thanks to a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant and its merger with Jocko Industries. President and owner Pete Roberts expects to double the workforce over the next 12 months. Find out more about the company's expansion and growth at mainebiz.biz/originusa Be selective. BE SHUR. bernsteinshur.com When you need a partner who knows the law —and your industry. Startups are the lifeblood Startups are the lifeblood Startups are the lifeblood Startups are the lifeblood Startups are the lifeblood Startups are the lifeblood Startups are the lifeblood Startups are the lifeblood Startups are the lifeblood Startups are the lifeblood Startups are the lifeblood Startups are the lifeblood Startups are the lifeblood of a growing economy, and of a growing economy, and of a growing economy, and of a growing economy, and of a growing economy, and of a growing economy, and of a growing economy, and of a growing economy, and of a growing economy, and of a growing economy, and of a growing economy, and of a growing economy, and of a growing economy, and Maine has more than its share of entrepreneurs.

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