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V O L . X X V I N O. X I M AY 1 8 , 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 #GivingTuesdayNow, a $10,000 grant to the South Portland Food Cupboard and a $10,000 grant to the Boys & Girls Club of Bangor. The grants were made to address food insecurity and emergency response efforts in Maine in the wake of COVID-19. The Greater Portland Council of Government committed to lending as much as $250,000 to support the region's small businesses and nonprofits that need working capital amidst the COVID-19 crisis through its new Rapid Response Micro-loan Program. Qualifying businesses and organizations are eligible for loans of up to $10,000 at 0% interest for the first two years and portions of the loan may be forgiven if businesses meet certain requirements or participate in other GPCOG initiatives. Exhibit 'A' Brewing Co. in Framingham, Mass., said it signed with Craft Maine Distributors to distribute its craft beer at locations in southern Maine. Maine Preservation in Yarmouth, in partnership with The 1772 Foundation, announced that 16 Maine projects were awarded a total of $100,000 in matching grants in the foundation's most recent grant round. Readiness Associates, a consulting firm based in Portland that acts as a full-service business continuity and emergency preparedness partner, an- nounced a strategic partnership with Rave Mobile Safety, an emergency and public safety technology company in Framingham, Mass. Ag fairs among the latest to cancel plans Maine's agricultural fairs — the traditional festivals of farming, DURING PANDEMICS, BUSINESSES NEED TRIAGE TOO. WE'RE ALL BUSINESS. 800-966-9172 | AndroscogginBank.com/AllBusiness You don't have to turn on the news to know these are diffi cult, uncertain and/or trying times for business owners. That's why here at Androscoggin we want to help you make it through. Whatever you need for fi nancial services, be it a conversation about credit, cash fl ow issues or just simple advice, our bankers are here and ready to answer your questions. We are working tirelessly for the benefi t of our business clients, and we will work just as hard for you. Call us today. UMaine team has created a statewide production hub for making critically needed PPE — A great example of academia partnering with government and the private sector Rockland to close Main Street to traffic to spur shopping — A nice idea if it works IDEXX gets OK for human coronavirus test, and Maine is buying the test kits — Will this be the "game changer" promised? In challenging year for restaurants, five Maine chefs are nominated for Beard Awards — Offering some hope for a beleaguered industry WEX scraps acquisitions as virus impact hits travel sector; undershoots on earnings — We'll see what kind of long-term impact the pandemic has Pandemic may mean bleak season for Maine's agricultural fairs — Shutting down one of Maine's most wholesome offerings CMP corridor vote will appear on November ballot, Maine high court rules — Somehow it seems like the debate won't end there Plan to develop former South Portland convent into inn derailed by COVID-19 — Bad timing C R E D I T S & D E B I T S P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F U N I V E R S I T Y O F M A I N E C E N T R A L & W E S T E R N The The University of Maine's Advanced Manufacturing University of Maine's Advanced Manufacturing Center Center created prototypes of intubation boxes. created prototypes of intubation boxes.

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