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V O L . X X V N O. X I M AY 2 7 , 2 0 1 9 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 The Cutler Institute, a part of USM's Muskie School of Public Service, was awarded a $116,000 OSHA grant to help create the online training. Local Kitchen & Tap opened at 57 State Road in Kittery. Pine Tree Legal Assistance, a civil le- gal aid provider in Portland, announced that Urban Insight, a digital agency in Los Angeles, donated software to help its website visitors navigate complex legal problems in a logical and orga- nized manner. KeyBank Foundation, the nonprofit charitable foundation of KeyBank in Portland, presented a $50,000 check to the Olympia Snowe Women's Leadership Institute, an organization in Portland that helps build the confidence and aspira- tions of 540 high school girls at 36 schools across all 16 Maine counties. The gift is eligible to be matched dollar for dollar by a grant to the Institute, making the contri- bution worth $100,000 total. Tedford Housing, a nonprofit agency in Brunswick whose mis- sion is to find lasting solutions to the challenges of homeless- ness, announced the retirement of Executive Director Craig Phillips, effective Dec. 31. Phillips has led the organization since 2011 when he was hired as interim executive director and then later announced as executive director in 2012. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced that York County Community Action Corp. received $1.39 million for its Head Start program. Steve Arnold, owner of Yarmouth Boat Yard, Moose Landing Marina and Freedom Boat Club of Maine, collaborated with Yamaha Marine and Southern Maine Community College in South Portland to create a grant-funded Yamaha Outboard Motor Repair training program that is now of- fered at the college free of charge for qualified students. Bristol Seafood in Portland launched Maine-made "individual fishing quota," or IFQ, haddock and cod fillets, loins and portions in response to customer demand for groundfish processed and frozen in the United States. Report: Wedding bells also ring registers in Maine businesses — $205 million in direct spending Feds inject $18 million into biotech research and training in Maine — Stoking Maine's biotech industry GO Lab lands $250K grant to test and market its 'disruptive' fiberboard insulation — This company's impact is going beyond the building industry Slew of business-related bills now signed into law — Fast action, but will all the laws be good for business? Lewiston edible insect company begins cricket farm — We're speechless Patrons of Caribou restaurant may have been exposed to acute hepatitis A — That's not on the menu Five Maine stores included in Dressbarn's plans to close 650 stores — Another hit for Maine's shopping centers Cumberland and Sagadahoc counties have lowest unemployment rate — Maine's stretch of historically low jobless numbers continue CMP: Bill to create consumer- owned utility amounts to 'hostile takeover' — What are the odds it ever gets that far? As Bar Harbor cruise ship season starts, congestion debate heats up — Would you rather have visitors come by boat or by car? C R E D I T S & D E B I T S N O T E W O R T H Y S O U T H E R N The University of Southern Maine, in collaboration with Maine Small Business Development Centers, launched a free online program to train small business retail workers in preventing and responding to violence. Three versions of the training will be available at www.mainesbdctraining. org. The first version, which is targeted towards employers and managers, is available now. An employee-specific version and a trainer version will follow. 207. 482.7920 | NorwaySavings.bank FAMILY ASSET MANAGEMENT I N V E S T M E N T M A N AG E M E N T • T R U S T S E RV I C E S • FI N A N C I A L A DV I C E • E S TAT E P L A N N I N G get to know the At Norway Savings, our Asset Management Group believes in Family Asset Management. Simply put, it means we do right by you and your loved ones. More than an advisor, as a fiduciary we will help you manage your wealth by putting your interests first. Every family has a story. Let us help you write your next chapter. FAM Not FDIC Insured • No Bank Guarantee • May Lose Value

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