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V O L . X X V I N O. I I JA N UA R Y 2 7 , 2 0 2 0 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 Mainestream Media said its WHTP- Hot 104.7 completed a full rebrand launching as Hot Radio Maine. In addition, the station launched on 100.3 FM in Lewiston/Auburn and Brunswick and 102.9 FM in the Bangor/Brewer metro. Kennebunk Savings said it estab- lished a new company record with $1 million in donations to area nonprofits in 2019. Business park to sponsor 'Greenlight Maine' FirstPark Technology and Commerce Park has taken to the airwaves in its three-year promo- tional plan to increase visibility of, and tenants for, the 285-acre cam- pus in Oakland. FirstPark is spon- soring the televised pitch competi- tion "Greenlight Maine Collegiate Challenge," as the latest move in an ongoing strategy to attract entrepreneurs and business leaders to the site. e $15,000 sponsor- ship includes a 30-second televi- sion ad about FirstPark that will run on "Greenlight Maine" for all eight episodes. e show is aired on Newscenter Maine (Channel 6) at 10 a.m. Episodes are also available on YouTube and GreenlightMaine. com. e business and technol- ogy park, owned by the Kennebec Regional Development Authority, in 2018 undertook a major market- ing push to attract site selectors and new tenants from Maine as well as throughout the country and the world. N O T E W O R T H Y C E N T R A L & W E S T E R N Trust to Conserve Northeast Forestlands in Augusta launched Northeast Safe Logger, an online safety and workers compensation compliance training program for loggers that will offer insurance sav- ings for those businesses whose employees successfully complete the training. MDI BL receives 3-year federal grant e MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor announced that the National Institute for General Medical Sciences, an institute of the National Institutes of Health, awarded a $162,700 grant over three years to its Science Education Partnership Award program to support a supplemental program, entitled "Arsenic in All Seasons." e program will be led by Jane Disney, senior staff scientist and director of education at the lab. e lab also announced a $75,000 grant from the Cotswold Foundation to add the African turquoise killifish, that has a lifespan of only four to six months, to its roster of animal models used to gain an understanding of the mechanisms involved in aging and regeneration. 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 The Maine Community Foundation in Ellsworth said its Maine Charity Foundation Fund awarded 12 grants that total $77,280 to nonprofit orga- nizations that support transportation programs for older Maine people. The Frances Perkins Center in Damariscotta said it acquired the Frances Perkins Homestead to pre- serve the National Historic Landmark as an educational resource. Hospital merger clears another hurdle e pending merger of Mayo Regional Hospital and Northern Light Health cleared one of its final regulatory hurdles Jan. 16, when the state Department of Health and Human Services granted a certifi- cate of need for the affiliation. e 25-bed hospital in Dover-Foxcroft and the state's second-largest health care system began exploring a pos- sible union in 2018. Since then, the merger has been discussed in the for more information, visit us at www.KennebecSavings.Bank Whether you're starting to grow your business or your business has been growing for the last 100 years, we have solutions to help you succeed! You have goals. We have solutions. At Jensen Baird, our commitment is to you. Maine lawyers. Maine clients. Maine values. Portland / Kennebunk 207-775-7271 • 1-800-756-1166 • jbgh.com We know what our clients need, because we know Maine. Our lawyers understand the unique challenges of living and doing business here. We aren't part of a huge national firm, we're part of the community. And we've been that way for over 60 years. M I D C O A S T & D O W N E A S T C E N T R A L & W E S T E R N N O R T H E R N & E A S T E R N

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