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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 15 M A R C H 1 9 , 2 0 1 8 C O N S T R U C T I O N / D E V E L O P M E N T N O T E S Landry/French Construction, Scarborough, has another project under construction on the India Street corridor, this time a luxury condo building, e Mason Block (62 Mason St.), which is slated to be fi nished this summer. It's 54,000 square feet and will have 27 units. Developer is Reger Dasco Properties. Designer is Mark Mueller Architects, Portland. e same team collaborated on 113 Newbury, around the corner. Looking ahead, Reger Dasco has received approval for a mixed-use site on the former Rufus Deering Lumber Co. site at 33 Commercial St. in Portland; it will have 200 residential units and a 12- room hotel and conference center. Ducas Construction, Scarborough, has weathered nor'easters to put up the steel on an offi ce building, at 5 Widgery Wharf, on the Portland waterfront. It's a three-story, 1,000-square-foot building. e architect is Archetype Architects in Portland. Wright-Ryan Construction, Portland, is working on Twenty ames, a water- front condo building on Portland's East End. Condos in the building will start in the mid-$500,000 range. e developer is Ara Aftandilian, EssexNorth Portland LLC. Szanton Co. of Portland broke ground on the Hartley Block on ursday, a 63-unit project at 155 Lisbon St. in Lewiston. It will feature both aff ordable and market- rate units, as well as 4,000 square feet of ground fl oor retail-and-restaurant space. Hebert Construction of Lewiston is the general contractor. Architectural fi rm Platz Associates, of Auburn, did the design work. Patco Construction, Standish, is the con- tractor on DiMillo's Yacht Sales new site on Route 1 in Freeport. It's one of fi ve sales offi ces for DiMillo's, along with Portland; West River, R.I.; Glen Cove, N.Y.; and Oxford, Md. e Freeport site will handle sales and service. Allied Cook Construction is doing the makeover of the former Best Buy store in Topsham. Once fi nished, it will house medical offi ces. e build- ing, at 105 Topsham Fair Mall, sold for $5.14 million. Knowles Industrial Services is han- dling the masonry restoration at the future Paciarino restaurant (formerly Zapoteca), at 470 Fore St. Two other projects on Route 1 in Freeport are under construction: Power Engineers has a two-story addition going up behind its current structure. e steel structural beams are up. Power Engineers is based in Hailey, Idaho. Further south on Route 1, New Meadows Marine Center has a new site going up. Congratulations to the Mainebiz "Business Leaders of the Year" and all of Maine's family owned businesses! Engaged. Empowered. Team Hancock. www.HancockLumber.com/Culture Expanding the Meaning of Work: A message from Hancock Lumber's CEO As society evolves, so too does the meaning, nature, and purpose of work. Of course there will always be core economic reasons why people work, but more and more people are starting to look at the non-economic mission of work as well. We spend too much time at work not to make it a valuable experience. The idea of 'getting through work' so that we can live on the weekends, on vacation, and in re- tirement is unfortunate and unnecessary. Kevin Hancock, CEO Hancock Lumber Company I have been thinking a lot about the nature of work lately and the idea that the #1 purpose of a company should be to improve the lives of the people who work there. I think this is accomplished, for the most part, simply by viewing employees as people more so than as workers. In addition, I believe that leaders and managers of the future will increasingly find important ways to push power and responsibility out to all the members of the team. When power is dispersed in an organization the company becomes more agile, more responsive, more innovative, more accurate, more meaningful, and more fun. Seeing people as important and distributing leadership to them is a great way to make work a valuable experience, one that people look forward to. I think a company where everyone is expected and invited to lead will outperform companies who hold the decision-making responsibility in the hands of just a few. The world is full of really talented people who take pride in who they are and what they do. Trust is the key to deeper engagement. I have a quote that lives at the bottom of every email I send. It simply reads, 'Customers will never love a company until employees do'. I believe the best way to take great care of customers is to show great care for employees. This commitment actually challenges the timeless business adage, 'The customer comes first'. I have modified this idea slightly and started to say that the cus- tomer comes a very close second. If the people who take care of the customer come first, the customer will win in the end. Finally, I have come to believe that the biggest enemy of creating a great work culture is the lack of time spent working on it. Many companies, supervisors, and owners find themselves too busy. Employee communication is the big marble that needs to go in the basket of responsibility…first! If we get that right our companies will shine and work will be a meaningful and rewarding place where everyone can learn, grow, feel important, and lead. It's an honor to live and work in Maine where the value of family, community, and balance truly sets the state apart! BUILDING BUSINESS BY PETER VAN ALLEN A three-story offi ce building, 5 Widgery Wharf, is under construction on the Portland waterfront. The contractor is Ducas Construction. 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