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V O L . X X V N O. X I V J U LY 8 , 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 moderately. Overall, Maine's popula- tion increased less than 1% in the 8-year span. But the number of residents under 18 plummeted nearly 10%. e popula- tion from age 18 to 24 decreased about 8% from 2010 to 2018. Still, there's some good news for businesses searching for workers: Over the past year, the state gained about 3,000 residents between ages 25 and 44. N O T E W O R T H Y S T A T E W I D E U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced that Head Start pro- grams in Aroostook, Penobscot and Kennebec counties were awarded a total of $11.8 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families. Penquis C.A.P. Inc. in Penobscot County received $5 million, Aroostook County Action Program received $3.6 million and Southern Kennebec Child Development Corp. received $3.2 million. Portfolio of York Co. townhouses sells for $4M Multi-unit residential properties have been getting greater attention from investors, as evidenced by a deal that closed recently. Complexes with 63 townhouse units in five locations in York County were sold to an undisclosed buyer by A&S Apartments for $4.23 million. e units are located near each other in Hollis, at 277 Little Falls Road, 98 Bean St., 840 Hollis Road, 783 Hollis Road and 270 Bar Mills Road. omas Gadbois and David Jones of F.O. Bailey Real Estate brokered the deal. A&S Apartments is owned by Lloyd and April Hardy, who built the properties in the 1980s and were ready to retire, said Jones. e units are two-bedroom town- houses with one bath. Capital One buys Portland credit financing firm BlueTarp Financial, a Portland-based supplier of business-to-business credit financing services to small and medium-sized building-supply companies, is revving up for further growth under Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF). e McLean, Va.-based financial holding company announced June 21 it was acquiring BlueTarp in a deal due to close in the third quarter. Financial terms were not disclosed. For the time being, it will continue to operate as BlueTarp, though that may change later. All 165 BlueTarp employees, including the management team, will become Capital One employees. BlueTarp, founded in 1999, had been backed by venture capital and private equity investors. N O T E W O R T H Y S O U T H E R N NewHeight Group, a real estate de- velopment group in Portland special- izing in fine urban living spaces, broke ground for Verdante at Lincoln Park, a 31-unit condominium project in Portland's East End. Love the Network in Portland launched an App focused on promot- ing healthy and happy relationships on a community level, while building a secure network of vetted singles that have passed background check and screening measures. Maine Real Estate & Development Association in Portland announced Peter Merrill, deputy director of MaineHousing, and Dana Totman, president and CEO of Avesta Housing, retired from its board of directors after each provided 16 years of service to the organization. MaineHealth in Portland entered into agreements with METRO and the city of South Portland allowing all employees to board buses in those transit systems for free using their employee badge. The Kennebunkport Festival Committee said that the six-day, 20-event festival raised $ 157,858 for local charities. Recipients included Good Shepherd Food Bank, $36,150; Kennebunk Rotary, $28,172; Foundation4Love, $27,000; Full Plates Full Potential, $23,215; Maine Art Hill Scholarship for Arts at Kennebunk High School, $9,000; Vinegar Hill Youth Theater, $5,000; Portland Outright, $3,850; Barbra Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, $3,400; Stop Trafficking US, $3,100; Community of Caring, $2,898; Safe Haven Humane Society, $2,800; Dempsey Center, $2,600; Animal Welfare Society, $2,300; Habitat for Humanity, $2,200; COS of the Kennebunks, $2,122; Salvation Army Portland, $2,050; Graves Memorial Library, $2,000. 5 1994 - 2019 2 Learn More 4 NonprofitMaine.org/AddingUpImpact Learn More 4 NonprofitMaine.org/AddingUpImpact #NonprofitsWorkForME #NonprofitsWorkForME 1 IN 6 In Central Maine 11,000 That's over people! workers is employed by a nonprofit S O U T H E R N

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