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Competing market forces are evident in South Portland, where residents face rising rents and home prices. But efforts to change the dynamic don't always work out as planned.
While the ongoing pandemic has been an ever-present threat this year, I feel fortunate to have been able to get around the state more in 2022 than either of the two previous years. In the course of going to Mainebiz events or reporting stories, I’ve spent time in Presque Isle, Bangor, Machias, Milbridge, Brooklin, Lewiston, Auburn, Skowhegan, Madison, Augusta, Belfast, Brunswick, Rockland, Vinalhaven and much of southern Maine (though I also live there).
Co-owner and CEO Jeff Buckwalter said it was time for the company to get back to meeting in person "and regain that synergy that Zoom meetings simply don't have."
The Mainebiz roundup of businesses and businesspeople making changes in recent weeks. Check out our list of new hires, promotions, achievements and more — from Abbe Museum to Kennebec Savings Bank to Thomas College.
With higher ed schools expanding their footprints and launching new academic programs, Portland's college student population is headed toward 15,000.