LuAnn Ballesteros, Vice President, External and Government Affairs, The Jackson Laboratory
David Greene, President, Colby College
Guy Langevin, Executive Advisor, Dead River Company
Their exceptional leadership and accomplishments have played a pivotal role in Maine's economy and communities.
JA's Maine Business Hall of Fame brings together over 400 business leaders from around the state for an evening of honoring these distinguished laureates and hearing from students impacted by their JA Maine learning experiences.
2026 Date Coming Soon - Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland.
Evening Agenda:
5:00pm - 5:30pm: Laureate Networking Reception (invite only)
5:30pm - 6:30pm: Networking Reception
6:30pm - 7:30pm: Dinner
7:30pm - 8:30pm: Awards
Dress code is Business Attire.
Enjoy free event parking in the hotel garage.
Maine Business Hall of Fame Selection Committee
Jay Darling
Peter DelGreco
Katie Foster
Denis Garriepy
Elizabeth Greenlaw
Quincy Hentzel
Matt McHatten
Curtis Simard
Steve deCastro
Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor
Visionary Sponsor
Laureate Reception Sponsors
Student Presenter Sponsors
Innovation Sponsors
Bar Harbor Bank and Trust, Camden National Bank, Darling's Auto, Maine Technology Institute, MMG Insurance, Northeast Bank, WEX
Leadership Sponsors
Acadia Insurance, Baker Newman Noyes, Bangor Savings Bank, Colby College, Drummond Woodsum, FW Webb, Katahdin Trust Company, KeyBank, Lockton Insurance, MaineHealth, Mercedes-Benz of Scarborough, Northern Light Health, Pierce Atwood LLP, Slalom, SMRT Architects & Engineers, TD Bank, The Cianbro Companies, The Jackson Laboratory, United Insurance, Unum, Verrill
Supporting Sponsors
ADD Systems, BerryDunn, Clark Insurance, Department of Economic and Community Development, IDEXX, Kennebec Savings Bank, Lebel & Harriman Retirement Advisors, L.L.Bean, Landry/French Construction, Maine Community Bank, Mascoma Bank, Summit Natural Gas, Pine State Trading Co., ProSearch, Puritan Medical Products Company, R.H. Foster, University of New England
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