Fontaine Family— The Real Estate Leader
Written by Dan Marois Brenda Fontaine’s career in real estate started with a suggestion from her husband, Claude. “He had seen that someone had received an award in real estate,” explains Fontaine. “He turned to me and said, ‘If she can do it, then so can you.’” The...
Rancourt & Co. Shoecrafters— Made in Lewiston
Making use of new and antique technologies, Lewiston’s own Rancourt & Co. Shoecrafters creates quality footwear, worthy of an Olympic engagement. Written by Deborah Carroll Photography by Nathan Tsukroff New, by Rancourt & Co.’s standards, is a 4-year-old...
Gamache & Lessard— Window Decorators
Gamache & Lessard: Part of what makes LA great Written by Dan Marois Photography by Heidi Sawyer While Gamache & Lessard has decorated area homes since 1945, it has been proudly family owned since 1983. Ron and Janine Peyser purchased the business that...
Wealth Building in LA – Androscoggin Bank
Written by Joseph Ferris Lewiston-Based Androscoggin Bank Leads the National Banking Industry with Innovative New Mortgage Home ownership was supposed to be the path to real wealth-building in the United States. Unfortunately in the housing crisis of 2010, because of...
Poland Spring Water— From Maine to Main Street
Since 1845 Poland Spring Water has led the way and now in 2016 it is the #1 selling spring water brand in the country. Written by Mark Dubois As a Natural Resource Manager and Certified Geologist for Poland Spring, I spend much of my time studying what happens beneath...