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V O L . X X V N O. V I I I A P R I L 1 5 , 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 COMMUNITY BLOCK PARTY the 11th Annual presents Featuring Pihcintu Girls' Choir May 7th 2019, 5:30-7:00pm @Ocean Gateway, Portland "ProsperityME empowers, through education and counseling, members of refugee and immigrant communities to invest in themselves to build financial stability, careers, businesses and wealth." https://prosperityme-11th-annual-block- party.eventbrite.com Financial Literacy Courses and Counseling · IDA Accounts Rental Security Deposit Notes · College Scholarships OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDE: Don't forget to buy tickets! Portland's premier furnished short and long term rentals 2 2 5 C U M B E R L A N D A V E . , P O R T L A N D 2 0 7 . 7 7 4 . 5 3 5 8 P O R T L A N D M A I N E R E N TA L S .C O M retiring, but will continue operations of the industrial sewing division, working from a new shop at 117 Clover Lane in Turner. N O T E W O R T H Y C E N T R A L & W E S T E R N U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced that Kennebec Valley Community Action Program received $921,395 for its Early Head Start program in Kennebec and Somerset counties. Kennebec Savings Bank in Augusta made a $25,000 gift to the Whitefield Library in support of the purchase and restoration of the town's historic Arlington Grange Hall. Recovery Connections of Maine, a substance use disorder agency, said it will open an office at 105 Middle St. in Lewiston. SIS Bank in Sanford announced it has become a Prime Partner in Maine's Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOLTA) Program, an initia- tive of the Maine Justice Foundation that generates an ongoing source of funds to provide civil legal services for individuals and families who cannot afford it. The bank joins 41 financial institutions in Maine that hold IOLTA accounts for Maine lawyers. It is the seventh Prime Partner that has com- mitted to paying the highest interest rates, as determined by the founda- tion, on IOLTAs established at its branches. Work Health LLC, an occupational health program that partners with employers and communities to help employees stay healthy and heal when they are sick or in- jured, opened at 10 Washington St. in Waterville. The organization is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northern Light Health. Ambition Brewing opened at 295 Main St. in Wilton. Proposal in the works for Rockland factory site A Rockland resident has plans to redevelop the former Bicknell Manufacturing Co. property, at 9-11 Lime St., into a multi-use campus. Valerie Landsburg presented a con- ceptual plan to the Rockland City Council that calls for residential, retail, office, maker space, pub- lic space and parking. Landsburg said she moved to Rockland from Topanga Canyon, Calif., in 2013. She's an instructor at Maine Media Workshops & College in Rockport. e property consists of six indus- trial and warehouse buildings total- ing 25,895 square feet on 1.14 acres. e property identified as 11 Lime St. appears on a real estate list- ing site as being on the market for $1.295 million. Bar Harbor nonprofit closes on deal to sell HQ Maine Seacoast Mission closed on the sale of its headquarters in Bar Harbor on April 2. Bar Harbor Historical Society purchased the property, known as La Rochelle and located on the waterfront at 127 West St., for $4.75 million, Kim Swan of Swan Agency Sotheby's International Realty told Mainebiz by email. Swan is a member of the historical society's board of direc- tors. e purchase includes the historic former mansion, built in 1902, on a 2.84-acre lot. e mis- sion will rent back the second floor from the historical society until its new offices are completed, which is expected to take at least a year. Swan is handling the listing of the historical society's current head- quarters at 33 Ledgelawn Ave. in Bar Harbor, listed at $795,000. 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 Bar Harbor Catering Co. said it will open Whim Kitchen, an occasional eatery and test kitchen that allows chefs and staff to share creative food experiences with the general public in a pop-up style format. Cianbro acquires Connecticut construction firm Cianbro announced the acquisi- tion of A/Z Corp., a Connecticut- based engineering-construction firm providing diverse industry 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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