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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 7 S E P T E M B E R 3 , 2 0 1 8 Maine counties to close the "digital divide" between those who have ready access to computers and the Internet and those who do not. Funding will support the 16 AmeriCorps members for three years. Digital literacy staff from the National Digital Equity Center will serve the remaining eight Maine counties. Affordable internet access is seen as a component of eco- nomic development in those areas. N O T E W O R T H Y S T A T E W I D E The National Endowment for the Human- ities awarded nearly $250,000 to three Maine projects. Maine State Library in Augusta received $127,000 for its Maine Digital Newspaper Project, Bow- doin College in Brunswick was awarded $89,889 for its Teaching the Holocaust through Visual Culture project and Brick Store Museum Inc. in Kennebunk received $29,240 for a plan to im- prove its environmental conditions. The Department of Health and Human Services' Administration on Community Living awarded $840,000 to Healthy Living for ME, a partnership between three area agencies on aging — Spectrum Generations, SeniorsPlus and Aroostook Agency on Aging — to support chronic disease self-manage- ment education programs. U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree an- nounced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Prescott Grant Program awarded $167,000 to three Maine organiza- tions to study and respond to marine mammal strandings. University of Maine received $64,396; College of the Atlantic, $49,996; and Marine Mammals of Maine, $49,669. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King said the Maine Office of the Attorney General will receive a total of $14.1 million from the U.S. Department of Justice to fund local victim assistance programs and to help compensate vic- tims for crime-related losses. The U.S. Department of Transportation's Low or No Emission Discretionary Grant Program award- ed $2.29 million to the Maine Department of Transportation to help purchase electric buses to service greater Portland. Redevelopment eyed on Fore Street in Portland e developer of the new WEX Inc. headquarters has his eye on 100 Fore St., behind the future WEX site. Jonathan Cohen is seeking a zoning change in order to redevelop 100 Fore St. into a five-story complex with a 600-space parking garage topped by S O U T H E R N Shucks Maine Lobster proposing seafood hub near Portland Fish Pier — Keeping the working waterfront strong Immigrants contribute $1.2B to Portland area economy, study shows — Now we just need more people Jackson Lab's new Ellsworth production facility now open for business — A great outcome for a former big-box store Stonington working with Axiom to improve broadband service — Always good news for Maine communities National report: Maine women- owned businesses best in two categories — Finally, a favorable national ranking for Maine business University of Southern Maine ponders changing its name — Why "fix" what isn't broke? Three Maine counties post record low July unemployment rates — Good news, bad news scenario for the economy Portsmouth shipyard scrambling to find 700 skilled workers — With unemployment at record levels, this is a tough task Get your long johns ready, says 2019 Farmers' Almanac — Winter is just around the corner! Deer Isle tackles its lack of affordable housing — Workers and first-time homebuyers have been shut out C R E D I T S & D E B I T S bernsteinshur.com/andrea-shaw/ We welcome excellence in practice. Bernstein Shur is proud to welcome Andrea Shaw to the Portland office as a Shareholder. For 15 years Andrea has focused her practice on consumer finance and bank regulatory matters. With a background as a regulator and counsel to both state and federally chartered banks, Andrea helps her clients launch innovative products and solve their most complex problems.