Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108o c t o b e r 2 0 1 6 4 5 Perspective corey templeton Dark Horses, Shooting Stars Interview with Evan Livada By Colin w. Sargent Investor oracle Evan Livada on trends to watch as we race to 2017. W e’vesatdownacrossthelastdecades totalkaboutthetop100businessesin Maine.Sincesomanyof thesehaveshift- edtheirheadquartersoutof state,we’dliketogetrightto thedessert.Whatdoyouthinkisgoingon? Portland is ridiculous. It’s getting almost over the top. You go to Commercial Street and you can’t park, you can’t move, you’ve got visitors from all over the world, you’ve got ZZ Top playing on Maine State Pier and almost 50 percent year-to-date (YTD). From a low of 63.48 in January to 115.06 a week ago. This is because they have shown consis- tent growth. Idexx trades at almost 49 times earning. If you invested $10,000 invested into Idexx five years ago, it would be worth $30,000 today. That’s what Wall Street likes. Revenue growth in 2015 was 7.8 percent. It’s going to rise 10.16 percent in 2016 and 8.6 percent in 2017, according to analysts. moe. and Bob Dylan out on Thompson’s Point. We’re a global mecca because people are reading everywhere that Portland is the greatest place going in the world. You’ve got cruise ships, two at a time, releasing 5,000 passengers onto the waterfront. Let’sstartwiththeshootingstars. Americans love their pets, their credit cards, and their beer. Idexx Laboratories, Inc. is up