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V O L . X X V N O. X I M AY 2 7 , 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 refit of the mission's 25-year-old vessel, Sunbeam V, which is used to provide health care and other services to island communities. And construction of a building that will house the mis- sion's new headquarters has begun in neighboring Northeast Harbor. A4 Architects from Bar Harbor designed the building and E.L. Shea is the general contractor. Construction of the building is expected to begin in June and is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2020. e new two-story structure will provide office space for the mission and for Mount Desert 365, another nonprofit. It will also have two apartments for year-round rentals. 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 Maine Community Foundation in Ellsworth awarded grants totaling $26,000 to support hospice service programs in York and Cumberland counties. Recipients included Chaplaincy Institute of Maine, Center for Grieving Children and VNA Home Health Hospice. The MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor said that it has received more than $30,000 in cash and in- kind awards in support of its sec- ond annual Applications of Organoid Technology course, held May 26 through June 1 at the institution's Bar Harbor campus. The awards include contributions from Baker, Bio-Techne, Biological Industries, Corning, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Fisher Scientific, Greiner Bio-One, Leica Microsystems, Nikon, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., STEMCELL Technologies, ThermoFisher Scientific and Vertex. 782-3200 | ThePublicTheatre.org / 725-8769 | msmt.org June 18 - 30 All performances at The Public Theatre 31 Maple Street, Lewiston PROFESSIONAL THEATRE FOR MAINE CUSTOMIZED TRAINING IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER Notice of Non-Discrimination: Central Maine Community College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution and employer. For more information, please call Barbara Owen at 207-755-5233 or bowen@cmcc.edu. CMCC Auburn Campus • 1250 Turner St., Auburn Western Maine University and Community College Center • 232 Main St., South Paris Our training programs are unique and are delivered at a location fitting your needs - whether on the job site, our Auburn campus, or a another site like the Western Maine Center. We make it easy to upskill your employees in areas like: www.cmcc.edu/training • workforcedevelopment@cmcc.edu • Electromechanical Technology • Precision Machining Technology • Automotive Technology • Computer Technology (MS Office and IT Certifications) • High Pressure Boiler Operator • Supervisory/Leadership Skills • Communications • Customer Service • Team Building • Time Management • Project Management Q: How can we elevate more women into leadership positions in our organization? ACE Advises: This is a great question. Even though women make up more than half of our population, they hold less than 30% of leadership positions. Studies have proven that companies with women on their corporate boards are 42% more profitable. Some people advocate requiring organizations to meet a gender quota. Unfortunately, while quotas may increase the number of women serving in lead- ership positions, results have not proven favorable. We aren't making gains in equality, knocking down stereotypes or narrowing the gender wage gap. Attitudes need to shift; women need to be elevated, celebrated and valued for what they bring to the table. This starts with leaders making a focused effort to shift the culture, standards and attitude of their organizations. You can start by focusing on five areas: 1. Educate: Give women skills and resources to compete in the boardroom environment. Give them opportunities to attend classes, professional develop- ment workshops and seminars. 2. Elevate: Mentor women who show talent to prepare them for promotion and leadership. 3. Eliminate: Squash out gender ste- reotyping, job roles and attitudes in your organization. 4. Energize: Get excited about the benefits diversity can bring to your organization. 5. Evangelize: The many benefits of having a diversified leadership team include 25% greater likelihood of sus- tained profitable growth; ability to set a higher bar in quality standards; being mission-centric; and following an ethi- cal code. Get excited about those benefits and tout them with your organization. Diversifying your leadership team should be a desirable outcome. It's a "no-brainer." A S K AC E A n s w e r e d b y P r i s c i l l a H a n s e n - M a h o n e y , B l a z i n g T r a i l s C o n s u l t i n g The Association for Consulting Expertise (ACE) is a non-profit association of independent consultants who value "Success through Collaboration." The public is welcome to attend its regular meetings to share best practices and engage with industry experts. For more information go to www.consultexpertise.com. Priscilla Hansen-Mahoney, president of the Association for Consulting Expertise, can be contacted at priscilla@blazingtrailscoaching.com.

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