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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 9 M AY 5 , 2 0 2 0 N O T E W O R T H Y S O U T H E R N The University of Maine at Augusta and University of Southern Maine will offer a master of science in cybersecu- rity as a totally online program in the fall of 2020. Readiness Associates, a Portland- based consulting firm that helps clients prepare for natural and man- made disasters, said it joined with Choura Events to offer "quick-build" shelter solutions for health care facili- ties coping with the current surge in COVID-19 cases. Windham Economic Development Corp. introduced two COVID-19 Disaster Business Loan Funds to provide business continuation and re- covery funds to Windham-based busi- nesses. The expectation is the loans will range from $5,000 to $20,000. Full Plates Full Potential, a nonprofit in Portland that works to address child hunger in Maine, announced that Central Maine Power Co. and the Harold Alfond Foundation each donated $100,000 to the emergency fund the organization established for COVID-19 related school closures. The fund was created to ensure students across Maine have access to nutritious school meals while schools are closed. Southern Maine Community College in South Portland said it will be offer- ing summer term courses online only as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Classes that cannot be held online have been canceled. Consolidated Communications, a broadband and business com- munications provider in Portland, announced its ProConnect Unified Communications and collaboration so- lution, a calling, messaging and meet- ing tool, is available to businesses throughout Northern New England. Seven transit agencies in Greater Portland received $53 million from the federal economic relief package to help fund the COVID-19 response, includ- ing the purchase of personal protec- tive equipment and funds to offset the loss of operating revenues. The money will be allocated through the Greater Portland Council of Governments, which works with 18 communities from Biddeford to Freeport to make transpor- tation investment decisions and plan for the future. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the Economic Development Administration awarded $160,000 to the Southern Maine Planning & Development Commission to support the devel- opment of an economic resiliency strategy to mitigate the effects of recent and future natural disasters in York County. Luke Livingston, founder of Baxter Brewing Co.; Whit Richardson, an award-winning business jour- nalist, corporate communica- tions professional and founder of Maine Startups Insider; and Jacob Eslinger, former marketing director for Holy Donut, launched Brickyard Collective, a business growth firm in Portland designed to help for- ward-looking, innovative companies develop and implement communica- tions, sales, marketing and go-to- market strategies. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency selected the Yarmouth School District to receive a grant of $60,000 to help replace older equipment with newer buses or engines that emit less diesel exhaust. Good Shepherd faces shortfall in resources Good Shepherd Food Bank, Maine's largest hunger-relief organization, estimates that $6.3 million in addi- tional resources will be needed over a six-month period to help Mainers struggling with hunger as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. e shortfall amount represents a 150% increase over previous six-month operating costs, the nonprofit said. e needed resources are a combination of cash and food donations. Rising unemploy- ment and poverty due to quarantine and stay-at-home orders are affect- ing people already at risk of hunger and could result in up to 67,000 more Mainers experiencing food insecu- rity, an increase of 39%. e estimate is based on projections using Feeding America's Map the Meal Gap data. To partly cover the $6.3 million short- fall, the Harold Alfond Foundation awarded Good Shepherd a $1 million grant. Separately, Boothbay Harbor Country Club raised $127,000 to sup- port Good Shepherd. BATH SAVINGS TRUST COMPANY IS A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF BATH SAVINGS INSTITUTION. INVESTMENT PRODUCTS ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC, ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF THE BANK, BATH SAVINGS TRUST COMPANY IS A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF BATH SAVINGS INSTITUTION. INVESTMENT PRODUCTS ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FDIC, ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OBLIGATIONS OF THE BANK, AND ARE NOT GUARANTEED BY THE BANK. INVESTMENT PRODUCTS ARE SUBJECT TO INVESTMENT RISK, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT AN INDICATION OF FUTURE RESULTS. AND ARE NOT GUARANTEED BY THE BANK. INVESTMENT PRODUCTS ARE SUBJECT TO INVESTMENT RISK, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT AN INDICATION OF FUTURE RESULTS. If you can't see yourself here, come see us. 1-866-670-7517 bathsavings.com Investments designed with you in mind. C E N T R A L & W E S T E R N

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