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V O L . X X I V N O X X V I I I D E C E M B E R 1 0 , 2 0 1 8 8 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 Sportsman's Alliance now says 'no' to CMP project e Sportsman's Alliance of Maine withdrew its support for Central Maine Power Co.'s proposed $950 million New England Clean Energy Connect trans- mission line, which would go through western Maine. Maine Public reported that the alliance's board of directors voted a year ago to endorse the project, but Executive Director David Trahan told Maine Public that its members in a recent survey expressed "overwhelming" opposition to the project based on con- cerns about the impact on winter deer yards and trout streams. e Sportsman's Alliance of Maine has 10,000 members. A Maine Law program delivers rural lawyer Maine School of Law announced an early success in its initiative responding to the state's looming shortage of rural lawyers. e Portland-based law school said third-year student Ryan Rutledge has accepted a position as an associ- ate attorney with Mills, Shay, Lexier & Talbot in Skowhegan. Rutledge is a two- time recipient of the Maine Law Rural Law Fellowship and worked at the firm this past summer during his fellowship placement. In 2017, Maine Law launched the Rural Lawyer Project in response to the access-to-justice crisis in rural Maine. e program pairs students with rural lawyers who serve as mentors, and provides students with direct exposure to rural practice to inspire them to consider pursuing careers in these communities. N O T E W O R T H Y C E N T R A L & W E S T E R N The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry in Augusta announced that Maine signed a new Cooperative Interstate Shipment pro- gram agreement with U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspec- tion Service, which will allow selected Maine slaughterhouses and processors to wholesale their products in every state and in the District of Columbia. MaineGeneral Prevention & Healthy Living in Augusta received a three- year, $750,000 grant from the Health Research and Services Administration's Rural Health Opioid Program to address the opioid epidemic in the Central Public Health District. Heritage Restaurant opened at 265 Lisbon St. in Lewiston. At Littler, we take the time to learn about your company because exceptional client service starts with understanding your business. One Monument Square | Suite 600 | Portland, ME 04101 | 207.774.6001 littler.com Eric Uhl, David Strock, and Mindy Caterine P H O T O / B E A C H C O M B I N G S E R I E S N O . 8 1 B Y J E N N I F E R S T E E N BO O H E R , W W W. J E N N I F E R BO O H E R . C O M 2019 Book of Lists S P O N S O R E D B Y Y E A R S $19.95 December 24, 2018 VO L . X X I V N O. X X I X www.mainebiz.biz SP ONSORED BY C O M I N G S O O N : The 2019 Mainebiz Book of Lists Who's number one? That's what the Maine business community looks for every year in the Book of Lists. Mainebiz researches companies, executives and transactions in many industries and ranks them by various factors. This comprehensive information on hundreds of companies it the ultimate tool for decision makers who are doing business in Maine. Each list can be downloaded in an Excel format, and a digital version of the entire Book of Lists includes online-only data as well as contact information for Maine companies. O R D E R Y O U R C O P Y O N L I N E N O W AT M AINEBIZ .BIZ/BOL O R O R D E R A D I G I TA L L I S T T O DAY AT M AINEBIZ .BIZ/LIS T S C E N T R A L & W E S T E R N

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