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Posted: June 14, 2012
Maine Real Estate and Development Association creates new award category to celebrate development
Tom Lea, president of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) has named the 2012 winners of awards presented at MEREDA's Annual Real Estate Spring Conference on May 17.
"We have created a new award to recognize responsible real estate development in Maine. MEREDA's leadership chose 5 most notable development projects for 2011 that were deemed "noteworthy & significant" and we'd like to continue to do this annually because projects such as these are the embodiment of what MEREDA stands for." said Lea.
Honorees included:
* Opechee Construction Corp. for the Hampton Inn/Sebago Brewing in Portland;
* Waterfront Maine for Merrill's Wharf/Pierce Atwood Building in Portland;
* Mattson Development LLC for the MaineGeneral Medical Center Musculoskeletal Center in Augusta;
* Community Housing of Maine for Maine Hall, Affordable Housing for Seniors in Bangor;
* and Developers Collaborative for Gilman Place in Waterville.
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