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Posted inEconomy

Radically Rural: Keeping Rural Businesses Open Across Generations

by Rob Brown July 17, 2020July 17, 2020

Founded in 1864 and in its fifth generation of family ownership, W.J. Wheeler Insurance Agency has been serving the insurance needs of families in rural Western Maine for a very long time. But the family had no clear ownership succession plan for the company beyond the current generation. So they chose a path that is […]

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