Maine Ahead

BACKBONE–Kate’s Butter


Chris (left) and Dan Patry
Better Butter
As Kate’s Homemade Butter builds a new facility in Arundel, the company prepares for controlled growth—and even more of its better butter.

BACK THEN–Portland, 1925


Photo courtesy of Maine Memory Network/MaineToday Media

Conventional Wisdom
1925, Portland

CHEF’S CHOICE–Academe

Shanna Horner O’Hea and Brian O’Hea
Academe, Kennebunk

J. DOE–Joshua Bodwell

Please, Hire a Writer
You wouldn’t hire a high school biology teacher to remove your appendix. Don’t expect a novice to produce professional-quality writing. 

PODIUM–Jean Hoffman


Portrait by Irvin Serrano

PRIVATE TOUR–MPBN


Daniel Lambert/MPBN photo

ROUNDTABLE–Business Turnaround


Illustration by M. Scott Ricketts

WORTH THE TRIP–Maine Discovery Museum

Kids See ‘Em
Giant teeth, tiny creatures, buried bones, and life-sized storybooks—kids see ’em all at the Maine Discovery Museum.

MAINE GOODS–Avena Botanicals

Natural Selection
Way before green was hot and locally-grown was cool, Avena Botanicals was growing its own answers to healthcare conundrums.

THE WAY WE WORK–Linda Dyer


Photo by Ashley Ray