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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 M AY 2 8 , 2 0 1 8 Featured @ Mainebiz.biz Get Maine's business news daily at mainebiz.biz and on Twitter (@Mainebiz). Below is our top content for the two weeks between May 8–22. 1. South Portland bakery, coffee roastery opens Friday 2. Seven top family-owned businesses honored at awards gala 3. Market Basket to anchor massive development at Westbrook quarry site 4. Gov. LePage names 32 'Opportunity Zone' communities 5. Falmouth Shopping Center sold to unnamed investors 6. Finalists selected for Aroostook's '2018 Entrepreneur of the Year' 7. Stonewall Kitchen CEO leaves door ajar for more acquisitions 8. NextEra Energy moves forward on first of four large Maine solar farms 9. Seven Maine food companies selected for 'Cultivator' accelerator program 10. Partner in $40M Saco Island project makes a side deal for adjacent building P H O T O / J I M N E U G E R 1 For a daily digest of Maine's top business news, sign up for the Mainebiz Daily Report at mainebiz.biz/enews From the Editor L ewiston's downtown redevelopment is not neces- sarily a new story. Indeed, changes on Lisbon Street have been slow and organic. But the businesses that have opened, the investment that's been made and the enthusi- asm shown by those that have put skin in the game is noteworthy, as our cover story by Senior Writer Laurie Schreiber indicates. A name we've been hearing a lot recently is Dianna Pozdniakov, who is on the cover with her husband and co-developer, Kevin Morin. She was the subject of an On the Record interview for her work as a handbag designer at Sofi a Fima. She was later in the Real Estate Insider for work in Lewiston. And now she's key to a story with broader context about Lewiston's redevelop- ment. To top it off , Dianna made a guest appearance in the Mainebiz offi ces this week not long before the issue went to press. She and her husband were architects in New York but found in Lewiston fulfi lling work that could help improve the city. (Story starts on Page 1.) If you need proof of the transformation underway in Lewiston, check out pictures of an old fi re station that's about to be renovated for residential and commercial space. e building isn't much to look at on the Google street view. But, as depicted in a rendering by Caleb Johnson Studio, the site will bring energy to another neighborhood in Lewiston. (See Page 13.) For another example of outside investment, look no further than Bates Mill. A year ago, a San Francisco company, Grand Rounds, which works with companies that self-insure on health care, gave another shot of momentum to Lewiston. Senior Writer Renee Cordes visits with Meryl Fogg, Lewiston site coordinator for Grand Rounds. Fogg is a Yarmouth native who worked for J.P. Morgan in Chicago before joining Grand Rounds to help establish the Maine opera- tions. e company has made a signifi cant investment and hired 80 and plans to be at 100 by the end of summer. (See Page 21.) Across the Androscoggin River, the Auburn- Lewiston Airport is investing in upgrades and is primed to work closely with companies in the busi- ness and industrial parks. As Staff Writer Maureen Milliken reports, the airport is investing in upgrades not to chase the elusive passenger fl ights, but to improve the airport for businesses and private planes. e 00-acre airport site dovetails nicely with indus- trial and business parks in the immediate area. One notable user is UPS, which has a customer service site in Auburn. e shipping company has nine fl ights a week that depart the airport. Its proximity on Flightline Drive, adjacent to the airport, "enables the latest possible cutoff time for drop-off s prior to the evening fl ight," Jim Mayer, a spokesman for UPS Airlines, said. (See Page 18.) Peter Van Allen pvanallen@mainebiz.biz A long time coming for L/A Be smart. BE SHUR. bernsteinshur.com When you need a JD with an MBA's approach. Changes on Lisbon Street have Changes on Lisbon Street have Changes on Lisbon Street have Changes on Lisbon Street have Changes on Lisbon Street have Changes on Lisbon Street have Changes on Lisbon Street have Changes on Lisbon Street have Changes on Lisbon Street have Changes on Lisbon Street have Changes on Lisbon Street have Changes on Lisbon Street have Changes on Lisbon Street have Changes on Lisbon Street have been slow and organic. But the been slow and organic. But the been slow and organic. But the been slow and organic. But the been slow and organic. But the been slow and organic. But the been slow and organic. But the been slow and organic. But the been slow and organic. But the been slow and organic. But the been slow and organic. But the been slow and organic. But the been slow and organic. But the businesses that have opened, the investment that's been made and the enthusiasm shown have been noteworthy.

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