Business Leaders of the Year

Profiles of the recipients of the 2014 Mainebiz Business Leaders of the Year awards, including: large company business leader Royce Cross, president and CEO of Cross Insurance; small company business leader Peter Rinck, CEO of Rinck Advertising; and nonprofit business leader Patricia Quinn, executive director of the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority. Under Quinn’s leadership, yearly ridership on the Downeaster has increased 123%. Rinck has relied on data and technology to help increase his company’s revenue $2 million each year since 2011. Cross has expanded his company, making it one of the largest insurance agencies in New England