Lincoln businesses eye rebuilding after fire
The owner of Shooters billiards hall, bar and grill in Lincoln plans to rebuild after a fire Saturday heavily damaged his building, the Bangor Daily News reported.
David Guthrie told the paper he will make the business bigger and better.
The fire also gutted Creative Blooms & More floral shop. Friends of its owner, Heather Austin, are fundraising to help her re-launch her business. Austin told the paper she lacked fire insurance. When she opened the store, Austin had to choose whether to pay for fire insurance or to pay for liability insurance to cover her employees, she said.
“Maine is supposed to be so business-friendly. It’s not. It is hard to run a small business in Maine. You have to pick and choose what you do,” Austin said. “You have to put people on the books and pay correctly and pay liability insurance for people working for you instead of paying for insurance on your life or on your business.”
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