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V O L . X X V I N O. V I M A R C H 2 3 , 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 Beattie Township, in Franklin County on the Quebec border, and run to a new converter station in Lewiston. e project also includes upgrades to CMP's electrical transmission network between Lewiston and Pownal, Windsor and Wiscasset, and in Cumberland. About two-thirds of the 145-mile transmission line is proposed to be built along CMP's existing transmis- sion corridor. e remainder of the line would run through commercial timber- land in western Somerset and Franklin counties. e Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities is reviewing 20-year contracts among the state's largest elec- tric utilities, Central Maine Power, and Hydro-Québec for the delivery of 9.45 terawatt hours of electricity annually from Canadian hydropower facilities. N O T E W O R T H Y C E N T R A L & W E S T E R N The Maine Department of Health and Human Services in Augusta an- nounced that the Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services will be renamed the Office of Behavioral Health. Hobby Lobby Stores Inc., a privately held national retail chain of craft and home decor stores, opened at Main Street in Elm Plaza in Waterville. The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers in Waterville received a $250,000 grant from the Harold Alfond Foundation to support the agency's Sustainability and Strategic Growth Project. The Maine Public Utilities Commission in Hallowell announced that the state received $2.54 million through an auction of carbon dioxide emission allowances. Revenues flow- ing to Maine since 2005 go into the Efficiency Maine Trust where they are used to finance rate relief, energy effi- ciency and renewable energy projects. The Office of Marijuana Policy, a part of the Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services in Augusta, announced the issuance of Maine's first conditional licenses for adult use marijuana establishments. A total of 31 conditional licenses were mailed on March 14 to adult use appli- cants, consisting of one nursery, four product-manufacturing facilities, 10 cultivation facilities and 16 marijuana stores. Searsport could host renewable energy site Mack Port Terminal in Searsport is being considered as a potential site for opportunities to support Maine's renewable energy industry, specifi- cally offshore wind. Gov. Janet Mills said her administration will assess both short-term and long-term port opportunities related to the offshore wind industry. "Offshore wind is poised to become a $1 trillion industry by 2040, creating thou- sands of good-paying jobs, providing clean renewable energy, and spur- ring economic growth," Mills said in the release. "With our existing port infrastructure and proximity to both European and East Coast markets, Maine is well-positioned to become a leader in the offshore wind industry just as Scotland has." Searsport has been critical for the delivery and deployment of onshore wind in New England for years, she said. e assessment, called the "Port Infrastructure and Market Potential Assessment," will be led by the Maine Department of Transportation, Governor's Energy Office and Department of Economic and Community Development as a part of the Maine Offshore Wind Initiative. 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 Dirigo Strategies LLC, a consulting, technical analysis and formal report writing firm in Thomaston, said that it assisted DeepWater Buoyancy, a Biddeford-based supplier of subsea buoyancy products for oceanographic, offshore oil and gas and technology companies, to establish contact with the Navy Underwater Warfare Center in Newport, R.I. Prohibition hotspot in Kingfield sells e Herbert Grand Hotel's remote location in Kingfield limited the amount of interest when it went on the market midwinter 2019. Still, it sold after only a couple of months. Herbert Grand Hotel LLC sold the hotel, located at 246 Main St., We love insurance so you don't have to. 800.244.6257 | clarkinsurance.com BORN to insure. M I D C O A S T & D O W N E A S T N O R T H E R N & E A S T E R N

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