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V O L . X X V N O. I I JA N UA R Y 2 1 , 2 0 1 9 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 Mental health services provider expects to add jobs ree years after launching Black Bear Support Services LLC in Lewiston, Laura Catevenis has big plans for the fast-growing mental health services startup this year, adding as many as 150 jobs. As a so-called Section 28 agency financed by MaineCare — Maine's Medicaid program — it provides reha- bilitative and community support services to children and youth up to age 20 with developmental disabilities in Lewiston, Portland and Augusta. e agency, which currently employs 65, saw gross revenues shoot up from $380,000 in 2017 to more than $1 million last year. While there is no set amount the agency will receive for the new programs, Catevenis estimates $1.8 million a year in additional cash flow generated by serving 200 adults. She also projects gross revenues of $3.5 million in 2019 and $4 million in 2020. N O T E W O R T H Y C E N T R A L & W E S T E R N Perry, Fitts, Boulette & Fitton CPAs in Oakland changed its name to One River CPAs. Geiger, a promotional products dis- tributor in Lewiston, announced it acquired CM Promotions, a distribu- tor in Bloomington, Ill., as part of its expansion strategy and broaden their client base in the Midwest. The publishers of Uncle Henry's Swap or Sell It Guide in Augusta will cel- ebrate the publication's 50th anniver- sary in 2019. Total Eclipse Auto Detailing & Design opened in the Welchville School build- ing located at 136 School House Road in Oxford. Maine Equal Justice Partners in Augusta changed its name to Maine Equal Justice. Belfast will consider development for 84-acre parcel Belfast received its first application in 11 years for the use of a lot of 84 acres — singularly large for the city — along its Route 3 commercial zoning district. e application, to develop a Tractor Supply Co. store, is for the undevel- oped property at 45 Belmont Ave. DMK Development of Norton Shores, Mich., proposed a 19,000-square- foot Tractor Supply store on 6 acres, according to city documents. Property owner B&G Belfast Properties LLC submitted a master plan identifies future development of a hotel, several small retail/service businesses, multi- family housing and senior housing. Tractor Supply (NASDAQ: TSCO), which is based in Brentwood, Tenn., has 1,750 stores in 49 states. In Maine it has stores in Scarborough, Sanford, Windham, Brunswick, Lewiston, Augusta and Oxford. 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 Healthcare Purchaser Alliance of Maine in Topsham said it added Community Health Options, Clark Insurance, Quest Diagnostics and Varney & Co. Benefits Advisors as members. Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor received $436,249 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for diabetes, endocrinology and metabolic research. FHC Inc., a Bowdoin firm that designs, manufactures and markets neuroscien- tific and neurological devices to target microscopic brain structures, announced it received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for the Guideline 4000 5.0 electrophysiological recording and stimulation system, which makes the system available for use in the U.S., European Union and Australia. Aroostook Centre Mall loses tenant e Aroostook Republican reported that the women's clothing store Maurices will close in late January in the Aroostook Centre Mall in Presque Isle. In 2015, the mall lost two tenants after Sears and Staples announced they would be pulling out. Sears retail and auto center was one of the larg- est tenants at the mall at that time. e mall, which dates to 1993 and has 500,000 square feet of retail space, was Hampton Inn — Portland Improvements Located on Brighton Avenue in Portland, this four-story, eighty-six room Hampton Inn is a significant improvement over the previous tenant. While the team has made multiple plan adaptations along the way, the project is set to complete on time and on budget. The finished product will be a unique Hampton Inn prototype. Contact Laura Blanchette: 207.282.7697 SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS START FROM THE GROUND UP CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TESTING AND INSPECTIONS • Soils, asphalt, concrete, masonry, and steel: Reduce potential delays, defects, unexpected costs, and repeated maintenance. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING • Groundwater, landfills and tank removal monitoring GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING AND EXPLORATIONS • You see what's on top, we'll show you what's below. ME 207-286-8008 • NH 603-427-0244 • MA 508-623-0101 WWW.RWGILLESPIE.COM M I D C O A S T & D O W N E A S T C E N T R A L & W E S T E R N N O R T H E R N & E A S T E R N

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