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V O L . X X I V N O. X X I V O C T O B E R 1 5 , 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 Deal in the works for former Seacoast Mission site e Bar Harbor Historical Society announced it has signed a pur- chase-and-sale agreement with the Maine Seacoast Mission to buy its headquarters. "A lot still remains to be done in the next 60 days to make this a reality," Earl Brechlin, a member of the society's board, told the Mount Desert Islander. e mission listed the headquarters for sale for $6.295 million a year ago, saying it hoped to downsize from the historic La Rochelle mansion, a 1902 seaside estate on West Street with more than 40 rooms on three acres. e site had been donated in 1972 by the Colket family of Philadelphia. In February, the mis- sion said it would move to a smaller site in Northeast Harbor. N O T E W O R T H Y M I D C O A S T & D O W N E A S T Sweetgrass Farm Winery and Distillery in Union released Sunk Haze, a single-malt whiskey that is made from Maine-grown barley and aged seven years in oak barrels. The Frances Perkins Center in Damariscotta was awarded a $30,000 grant from Newman's Own Foundation, the independent foundation created by the late actor and philanthropist Paul Newman. The grant will be used to support a traveling educational exhibit about Frances Perkins' life and legacy. Aroostook Partnership has new CEO e Aroostook Partnership, an economic development organiza- tion in Caribou, hired Paul Towle as CEO and president. He grew up in Aroostook County and now lives in Presque Isle. He steps into a role held by CEO Bob Dorsey, who had led the organization since 2012 and announced his retire- ment in August. Towle graduated from the University of Maine and later worked in Boston and south- ern New Hampshire. After mili- tary and private sector careers, he and his family relocated back to Aroostook County and has spent the last eight years as COO of the I Care Pharmacy. He is active in the Fort Fairfield Rotary Club, Knights of Columbus and Military Officers Association of America. Houlton facility to serve JAX, others e town of Houlton has received a $275,000 grant to help fund con- struction of a 12,000-square-foot animal food facility at Houlton Industrial Park. e state Community Development Block Grant would be combined with nearly $6 million in other planned financing to build a mouse food processing and testing facility leased to Laboratory Feeds of Maine, e County newspaper reported. e plant will serve Jackson Laboratory's recently opened mouse production facility in Ellsworth and other research facilities. It is planned for five acres at the industrial park, near Houlton International Airport. e plant is expected to have 10 full- time employees. 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 The Professional Logging Contractors of Maine raised $72,000 for Children's Miracle Network hospitals in Maine at the 22nd Annual Log a Load for Maine Kids Golf Tournament held at JATO Highlands Golf Course in Lincoln. A team of University of Maine researchers led by Allison Gardner, an assistant professor of arthro- pod vector biology, and Sandra De Urioste-Stone, an assistant professor of nature-based tourism, was awarded $1.5 million from the National Science Foundation to examine the relationships among the spread of mosquito-transmitted diseases, perceptions of mosquito- borne disease risk and human travel, including domestic and inter- national tourism. Capital Ambulance in Bangor changed its name to Northern Light Medical Transport and Emergency Care. The SureStay Hotel by Best Western Presque Isle opened at 71 Main St. in Presque Isle. Roberta and Ken Axelson: A Legacy of Giving Only aer their parents' passing did the sons of Roberta and Ken Axelson realize the full extent of their philanthropy—and the benefits of a donor-advised fund. e Axelsons had a special love for Rockland, including the library and the Farnsworth Art Museum. eir special legacy lives on in these and other institutions—and in the example they set about the importance of giving. We all share a love of Maine. When it's time to give back, call the Maine Community Foundation to learn more about how you can create your own legacy. Everyone has a legacy… What will yours be? www.mainecf.org 1-877-700-6800 Here for you and here for Maine since 1983. M I D C O A S T & D O W N E A S T N O R T H E R N & E A S T E R N

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