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e most recent business to land
there, Richmond's Kennebec River
Biosciences, is an example.
e aquaculture company needed
specialized laboratory and manufac-
turing space.
Owners found it in the former
,500-square-foot Navy mess hall,
which has coolers, freezers, large
kitchen space and a loading dock. It
has been vacant since 2011. MRRA is
refurbishing the building.
Keeping promises
Under MRRA's watch, the former
Navy hotel and nearby barracks, both
built in 2004, have been converted to
senior housing and workforce town-
houses, respectively.
Plans at Brunswick Landing
call for a wooded offi ce park in the
area that borders busy Route 24 and
upgrades to the trail system that
winds through the woods around the
campus. Some 1,000 acres will remain
open space.
Technology and innovation are
the focus, with TechPlace, an incuba-
tor that houses 35 startups and small
businesses, and the Maine Technology
Institute, which helps fund businesses.
Contact Daniel Stevenson, Economic Development Director, at 207-591-8101 or dstevenson@westbrook.me.us
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Steve Levesque, executive director of
Midcoast Regional Redevelopment
Authority, left, talks to David Keen,
owner of American Classic Aviation,
next to Levesque's Cessna 182, left,
in Hangar 6 at Brunswick Landing.
