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March 19, 2018 Edition
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2018 Business Leaders of the Year

Every year, Mainebiz honors outstanding Business Leaders of the Year in three categories. This year's winners are Joshua Broder, CEO of Tilson in Portland, in the large company category; Kathie Leonard, president and CEO of Auburn Manufacturing Inc., in the small company category; and Steve Levesque, executive director of Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority, in the nonprofit category.

Today's Poll

What's your mode of transportation for Thanksgiving?
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Sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank

For many, Thanksgiving means gathering with family and friends. It can also mean travel headaches.

AAA predicts a record 81.8 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home between Tuesday, Nov. 25, and Monday, Dec. 1. 

Of those travelers, 73 million will go by car — up 1.3 million from a year ago.  

With the federal shutdown resolved, air travel is expected to be back at normal levels — although, in this case, it will mean normal Thanksgiving levels. AAA predicts that 6 million people will travel by air, a 2% increase. (Last year, Portland International Jetport broke its Thanksgiving travel record, with 64,348 travelers, up from 54,636 in 2023.) 

Another 2.5 million people will travel by bus, train or cruise ship.

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