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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 7 A U G U S T 1 9 , 2 0 1 9 Navy Capt. Daniel W. Ettlich became the 86th leader of the shipyard on Aug. 9, succeeding Capt. David S. Hunt in a white-uniform cer- emony attended by U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Maggie Hassan, D-N.H. Hunt had served as commander of the 219-year-old shipyard since 2016. During that time, he's overseen $338 million in critical infrastructure upgrades at the facility. Ettlich previously worked as a mili- tary deputy for shipyard operations at the Navy's Sea Systems Command in Washington, D.C. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard performs upgrades and repairs of Navy submarines. Its 2018 economic impact was $882 mil- lion. e shipyard employed a total of 7,000 civilians, including 4,000 from Maine. Its civilian payroll last year amounted to $548 million. N O T E W O R T H Y S O U T H E R N The Ogunquit Museum of American Art received a nearly $2 million gift from Ann Ramsay-Jenkins, a museum board member and philanthropist who grew up in Portland. The museum called the gift "part of a develop- ment initiative to financially secure the museum for the next generation." Ramsay-Jenkins served as budget director of Harvard University, as- sistant secretary of administration for Massachusetts and a member of President Jimmy Carter's Advisory Committee for Women. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in South Portland launched a first-of- its-kind solution giving dentists the ac- cess to view integrated patient health histories in real time allowing health care providers to co-manage chronic conditions, increase instances of early detection, improve patient outcomes and experiences and reduce costs for employers and patients. Waterville mill plan gets approval Planned redevelopment of Lockwood Mill in Waterville by North River LLC received final plan approval from the Waterville Planning Board, according to Anthony Gatti, a partner C E N T R A L & W E S T E R N A gripe about the Maine state quarter The Aug. 19, 2002, edition of Mainebiz took excep- tion to the design of Maine's new quarter, which was released in general circulation in 2003. "Could the design of the state's quarter be any more boring? We think not." For those of you who haven't studied it, the quarter features Pemaquid Light with the tall ship Victory Chimes sailing off a rocky shore. A cliche, possibly, but Mainebiz staff called it a "big missed opportunity." Their proposals for an alternate designs seem a bit dated now. They suggested a portrait of 1980s movie star Judd Nelson, a Falmouth native, with the slogan, "Remember me?" Another would have featured a Walmart Supercenter and a full parking lot and the slogan, "The way life should be." SP ONSORED BY FUN FACT Back in 1999, it was common for Mainebiz advertising to include the cost of a car lease or the sale price of a fax machine, but real estate listings in general adhered to an apparently unwritten policy of running without prices. One exception was a broker in Augusta who had no problem touting deals avail- able in the Waterville-Augusta area. One ad promoted a "prime Waterville down- town location" for the jaw-dropping rate of $5 to $7 a square foot 1 COLLEGE CIRCLE, BANGOR ME | 207.941.7000 | husson.edu BUSINESS | COMMUNICATIONS - NESCom | COUNSELING | CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION | HEALTH | PHARMACY | SCIENCE & HUMANITIES | TECHNOLOGY Strengthening Maine's future through education Since 1898, Husson University has prepared exceptional graduates for professional careers across new and emerging markets. Hardworking YOUR TEAM IS HARDWORKING, YOU NEED OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES THAT WORK JUST AS HARD. Six clinic locations in Maine and a range of customizable services provide individual attention and team success. workhealthllc.org 1.844.WRKHLTH(1.844.975.4584)

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