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V O L . X X I V N O. X I V J U LY 9 , 2 0 1 8 10 B U S I N E S S M A I N E B U S I N E S S M A I N E B U S I N E S S N E W S F RO M A RO U N D T H E S TAT E BikeMaine to benefi t Aroostook economy BikeMaine's annual ride, a 320-mile trek scheduled for Sept. 8-15, is sold out at its cap of 450 riders. e route will take riders through Presque Isle, Caribou, Madawaska, Fort Kent and St. Agatha. BikeMaine is an event off ered by the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, a nonprofi t with 5,000 members. e direct economic impact of last year's BikeMaine event, which went through Franklin and Somerset counties, was $660,000, bringing the event's fi ve- year total to more than $2.3 million. BikeMaine spent $262,000 to bring the ride to central Maine and the event's 400 riders spent $398,000, not includ- ing the registration fees, according to a report released by event organizers. N O T E W O R T H Y N O R T H E R N & E A S T E R N Eastern Maine Medical Center in Brewer, in collaboration with the Dana- Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, said it recently became the only site in Maine to offer a clinical trial for women diagnosed with specifi c kinds of breast cancer who have not yet had surgery. The PELOPS protocol, named for Palbociclib and Endocrine Therapy for Lobular Breast Cancer Preoperative Study, is a randomized clinical trial that combines the use of endocrine therapy with or without the oral medi- cation Palbociclib for patients who have not had tumor removal surgery, have early stage lobular breast cancer, are estrogen and/or progesterone positive and HER2 negative with a minimum tumor size of 1.5 c.m. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded $500,000 to Activas Diagnostics in Bangor to support the company's research and development of a home-based sleep technology for mild cognitive impair- ment and Alzheimer's disease moni- toring. The department also awarded $200,000 to the Aroostook County Action Program through its Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant Program to better assist the program in connecting individuals with local and state-wide health services. Serving Maine and New England Since 1974. 207-725-4304 P O U L I N C O N S T R U C T I O N M E . C O M C O N V E N I E N C E S T O R E S R E S TA U R A N T C O M M E R C I A L / P U B L I C R E TA I L M C D O N A L D S W I N S L O W, M E Be one call away from home ownership. Be approved. Be informed. (207) 781-4959 / ApprovedHomeMortgage.com 4 City Center, 4th Floor, Portland, Maine 04101 Approved Home Mortgage N M L S # 9 6 8 6 0 9 Q: My boss/supervisor's behavior is really arrogant. How can I deal with it? ACE Advises: There really is no one effective way for coping with a superior whose behavior tends to be arrogant, bullying or both. It is important not to take an arrogant boss's put-downs personally because this kind of behavior is driven by the needs of the boss, not by your ability or level of competence. If you let these exchanges defi ne your self-worth, it dimin- ishes your ability to do good work. People typically decide to express their frustration or to clam up and do noth- ing – neither of which is helpful. Attempting to change the boss's behavior needs to begin with giving feed- back, a message to the boss about how you see his/her behavior and the consequences it is having on you, other people and the work process itself. The goal is to get a shared recognition that there is value in changing behavior. If the boss is receptive, it is an opening to suggest concrete actions that can be tried and evaluated together for effectiveness. Basically, this means fi nd- ing some new norms about how both of you can make the relationship more productive and satisfying. You are, in effect, modeling behavior that you expect: active listening to the other person; clear, descriptive and non-judgmental feedback; and an agreement to work together to solve the problem. Having a conscious and thoughtful process will open more positive avenues than knee-jerk reactions, no matter how satisfying it might be to tell your boss where to go. A S K AC E A n s w e r e d B y S t e p h e n J e n k s o f G r e y l e d g e C o n s u l t i n g The Association for Consulting Expertise (ACE) is a non-profit association of independent consultants who value "Success through Collaboration." The public is welcome to attend its regular meetings to share best practices and engage with industry experts. For more information go to www.consultexpertise.com. Stephen Jenks, principal at Greyledge Consulting, can be reached at greyledgeconsulting.com N O R T H E R N & E A S T E R N

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