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MEREDA MattersAuthor: MEREDA
Have you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall listening in on a conversation between Maines real estate industry leaders? Youre in luck - MEREDA now has a podcast: MEREDA Matters! This is not your typical Q&A session. This is a podcast that puts you in the room with the people who are driving responsible development in Maine. Its dynamic and we dont know where each conversation will go, but youre sure to learn something new each episode. MEREDA Matters gives you insider conversations that highlight the people, stories, and relationships behind the real estate and development deals in Maine. Sponsored by: Kennebec Savings Bank Bangor Savings Bank Clark Insurance, A Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC Company Language: en Genres: Business, Entrepreneurship, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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A Conversation with Jim Howard and Andrew Silsby
Episode 4
Monday, 1 June, 2026
After 28 years and owning one of Maine’s largest commercial real estate portfolios, Jim Howard remains a name you might not know. On the latest MEREDA Matters, host Justin Laverriere and co-host Andrew Silsby, President and CEO of Kennebec Savings Bank, sit down with the founder of Priority Group to unpack the quiet playbook behind 62 property companies across Maine and New Hampshire. They trace Howard’s path from running Home Vision Video in the 1990s to building 31 Rusty Lantern Markets with John Koch and investing $90 million in the 15-year redevelopment of Brunswick Landing, where his work helped create 825 jobs and made Priority the largest private property owner on the former Naval Air Station. The conversation digs into why Howard stopped putting projects out to bid a decade ago and what kind of long-game discipline keeps the same contractors and bankers working with him for decades. Whether you’re a developer working on a first commercial deal or a banker curious about how lenders earn long-term clients, this conversation is a master class worth your time.
