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Listen Up! The February 2025 Episode of the “MEREDA Matters” Podcast is Now Available!

February 25, 2025

A Conversation with Ryan Kanteres of Simons Architects, Paul Becker of Thornton Tomasetti, & Matt Tonello of Consigli Construction Ryan Kanteres of Simons Architects, Paul Becker of Thornton Tomasetti, and...

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Conference guests in ballroom as presenter speaks.

Register for MEREDA’s Premier Event – Feb. 27

February 14, 2025

The popular annual event draws nearly 1,000 industry professionals together at the Holiday Inn By the Bay for a day full of presentations on the economy and trends impacting Maine’s...

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A Notable Night… A Social Celebration of 2024’s best projects and MEREDA’s 40 years of supporting responsible development.

February 14, 2025

Event Details Each year, MEREDA identifies and recognizes the most noteworthy and significant Maine commercial development projects from the previous year. These Notable Projects embody MEREDA’s mission of responsible development....

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Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Announces Appointment to its Board of Directors

February 12, 2025

Jeremy Deering of Scarborough and Ron Dovich of Cumberland have been elected to the board of directors of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA), a statewide organization of...

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The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Wayfair at Brunswick Landing

July 4, 2017

In multi-part series, exclusive to the Maine Maine Real Estate Insider, we’ll provide an up-close look at the most notable commercial development projects of the past year that are helping...

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THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM 2.0

June 27, 2017

by George Casey, CEO of Stockbridge Associates, LLC Here’s home-building operations guru George Casey’s take on how tech-driven automation will drive into site-built home building sooner than later. My recent...

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Home Building’s ‘Elephant in the Room’ … a manifesto from operations guru George Casey.

June 20, 2017

by George Casey, CEO of Stockbridge Associates, LLC Over the past several weeks, I have had the opportunity to attend a variety of fall industry conferences: the Urban Land Institute...

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Maine Real Estate & Development Association Awards Top 10 Notable Projects of 2016

June 13, 2017

The Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) recently announced the recipients of its 2016 Notable Projects Awards at its Annual Real Estate Spring Conference. This year’s event, titled “’YIMBY’ism:...

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Maine Real Estate & Development Association Awards Top 10 Notable Projects of 2016

June 13, 2017

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Maine Real Estate & Development Association Elects Josh Fifield to its Board of Directors

May 31, 2017

Josh Fifield, a Senior Account Executive in the Business Insurance Department of Clark Insurance has been elected to the board of directors of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association...

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The Trend Toward Car-Free Cities Is Picking Up Speed

May 23, 2017

By Blueprint, presented by CBRE When you think about it, car-free cities shouldn’t seem like such a radical idea. Cities, after all, have been around for thousands of years, while...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event – Financing the Deal: Forming the Capital Stack

May 22, 2017

Following up on the success of MEREDA’s Real Estate 101 and 202 breakfast events, join MEREDA June 22 from 7:30 – 9:00 AM at the Clarion Hotel in Portland as our panel...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event – Darkness into Light: Cannabis and its impact on Commercial Real Estate in the Post-Prohibition Era – Bangor Edition

May 15, 2017

Industry experts suggest that no new-to-market use has had as large an impact on Maine’s commercial real estate landscape in recent years as has cannabis cultivation. Starting as a niche industry...

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MEREDA’s DevelopME’s Lunch & Learn Series – “Analyzing the Deal”

May 10, 2017

MEREDA is excited to announce the formation of a new committee, DevelopME, for our enthusiastic emerging leaders. The committee is formed with a simple mission: “To engage membership and create professional development...

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Need Continuing Education Credits? MEREDA’s 2017 Annual Spring Conference has them!

May 4, 2017

MEREDA’s Annual Spring Conference – ‘YIMBY’ism: YES in my Backyard – Why Development is Good In recent years, many American cities and towns have witnessed a renaissance, with destination cities...

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Challenges for Marijuana Businesses and their Vendors

May 2, 2017

by Gretchen L. Jones, Shareholder and Chair, Business Law Practice Group at Eaton Peabody While Maine has legalized marijuana for both medical and recreational use, the conflict between state legalization...

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How to speed up the Commercial Real Estate Appraisal process

April 18, 2017

When the parties of interest in a commercial real estate transaction finally reach agreement, and financing is a component of the deal, why does it then take so long to...

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2017 Greater Portland, Maine Industrial Market Snapshot

April 4, 2017

A “healthy” market is a catchy and common term to describe the current state of the Greater Portland industrial sector. But our experience suggests that the market is only healthy...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event – The State of Senior Living In Maine

March 31, 2017

The nature in which we address the care and housing of our seniors has evolved in recent years. Developers, architects, builders, and healthcare providers have all seen the shift in...

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Save the Date: MEREDA’s Annual Spring Conference – ‘YIMBY’ism: YES in my Backyard – Why Development is Good

March 28, 2017

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Succession Planning with an Employee Stock Ownership Plan

March 28, 2017

According to the National Center for Employee Ownership, there are roughly 7,000 true employee stock ownership plans (“ESOPs”) nationwide, covering about 13.5 million employees and holding assets of approximately $1.2...

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Keys to an Effective Environmental Risk Management Program (ERMP)

March 14, 2017

Managing environmental risk in commercial real estate (CRE) lending can be challenging. Although it’s something the lending community has been doing for decades, it has historically been viewed as unnecessary...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu: Vibrant Housing Choices in Maine: Dynamics of the Value Proposition

March 9, 2017

Every community needs a continuum of housing choice, both small and inexpensive, to large and more expensive – for rent and for sale. A range of choices allows for healthy...

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Morning Menu Breakfast Event: Vibrant Housing Choices in Maine: Dynamics of the Value Proposition

March 9, 2017

Every community needs a continuum of housing choice, both small and inexpensive, to large and more expensive – for rent and for sale. A range of choices allows for healthy...

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Listen Up! The February 2025 Episode of the “MEREDA Matters” Podcast is Now Available!

Register for MEREDA’s Premier Event – Feb. 27

A Notable Night… A Social Celebration of 2024’s best projects and MEREDA’s 40 years of supporting responsible development.

Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Announces Appointment to its Board of Directors

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The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Wayfair at Brunswick Landing

THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM 2.0

Home Building’s ‘Elephant in the Room’ … a manifesto from operations guru George Casey.

Maine Real Estate & Development Association Awards Top 10 Notable Projects of 2016

Maine Real Estate & Development Association Awards Top 10 Notable Projects of 2016

Maine Real Estate & Development Association Elects Josh Fifield to its Board of Directors

The Trend Toward Car-Free Cities Is Picking Up Speed

MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event – Financing the Deal: Forming the Capital Stack

MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event – Darkness into Light: Cannabis and its impact on Commercial Real Estate in the Post-Prohibition Era – Bangor Edition

MEREDA’s DevelopME’s Lunch & Learn Series – “Analyzing the Deal”

Need Continuing Education Credits? MEREDA’s 2017 Annual Spring Conference has them!

Challenges for Marijuana Businesses and their Vendors

How to speed up the Commercial Real Estate Appraisal process

2017 Greater Portland, Maine Industrial Market Snapshot

MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event – The State of Senior Living In Maine

Save the Date: MEREDA’s Annual Spring Conference – ‘YIMBY’ism: YES in my Backyard – Why Development is Good

Succession Planning with an Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Keys to an Effective Environmental Risk Management Program (ERMP)

MEREDA’s Morning Menu: Vibrant Housing Choices in Maine: Dynamics of the Value Proposition

Morning Menu Breakfast Event: Vibrant Housing Choices in Maine: Dynamics of the Value Proposition