Topsham

After buying the Hearth Doctor in February 2024, Rob Beardsley moved the showroom from Topsham to a larger space in Brunswick and acquired a similar business in Yarmouth.

Mara Pennell brings 20 years of financial services experience to the role in commercial, residential mortgage and consumer lending.

Lajoie Bros. Construction is building a 38,000-square-foot addition for Goodwin Chevrolet Mazda at 195 Pleasant Avenue in Brunswick, which will include expanded showroom and service spaces.

The $49.9 million project, by Reed & Reed Inc. for the Maine Department of Transportation, will entail demolishing the 88-year-old Frank J. Wood Bridge between Brunswick and Topsham and replacing it with a structure designed to last a century.

Atlantic Federal Credit Union has hired Gabe Michelson and Dereck Archer for branch leadership roles.

In Trenton, Hinckley turns out 35 boats per year. The larger labor market around Topsham brought 10 hires so far, with more expected.

At the annual SCORE awards luncheon in Freeport, award winners detailed the arduous journeys sometimes taken by small business owners.

The land conservation nonprofit, based in Topsham, added Linda Lidov, Hannah Whalen, Rebecca Kurtz and Sarah Hale.

Fewer than 5% of homes in the U.S. meet even basic standards for accessibility. For the 8.2% of Americans with a physical disability — and nearly 30% of older adults with mobility limitations — the housing landscape is bleak.

The sale of four self-storage facilities in recent months illustrates a healthy volume of transactions compared with an otherwise slower investment market, said the broker.