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V O L . X X V I N O. X V I I J U LY 2 7 , 2 0 2 0 12 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 lobstermen affected by the tariffs as promised in a presidential memoran- dum. e memorandum, signed by President Donald Trump on June 24, calls on the U.S. Trade Representative and U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide the lobster industry with the same form of financial assistance that has already been extended to farmers as a result of the ongoing trade war. In a two-page letter to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, King said the lobster industry "continues to be hammered by China's retaliatory tariffs." King said that he was getting in touch on behalf of Maine's 4,500 state-licensed lobstermen and thou- sands others who work to buy and sell lobsters, and urged Perdue to make a "robust effort" to connect with repre- sentatives of all segments of the lobster industry in Maine as well as state and regional regulators. He said the lobster industry deserves the same level of support the USDA offered to farmers affected by the retaliatory tariffs. 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 Work Health LLC, an occupational health program that partners with employers and communities to help employees stay healthy and heal when they are injured, opened at 32 Resort Way in Ellsworth. Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor received $212,500 for substance use disorder research from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute on Drug Abuse. United Midcoast Charities in Camden announced a partnership with Full Plates Full Potential, a statewide student hunger prevention organiza- tion, to help provide grants to school districts in Knox and Waldo counties. Camden National Bank awarded $17,500 to Finding Our Voices, a Camden nonprofit with a mission to break the silence of intimate partner abuse in Maine. Presque Isle bus service halted Aroostook County's first local, fixed-route bus service has come to the end of the road. e PI Loop, which began serving Presque Isle last October but suspended opera- tions in March, has permanently ceased operations. e Going Places Network, a community coalition that oversaw the service, said on Facebook that the group had sought another operator for the PI Loop after the original one, the Aroostook Regional Transportation System, pulled out. e ARTS suspended the service because of concerns about the pandemic as well as low rider- ship, the network said. An opera- tion agreement ended March 31, and a search for a new operator "did not yield any viable options." With a regular fare of $1.75, the PI Loop made 16 stops throughout Presque Isle, situated to help passengers reach commercial areas, housing, schools, health care facilities, retail stores and other destinations. In its initial weeks the bus service had exceeded ridership goals, and over its five-month life carried 3,600 riders, Going Places said. Bangor agency wins FOR/ Maine account A business coalition working to culti- vate Maine's forest products industry has awarded a two-year contract for marketing and public relations services to Bangor-based Sutherland Weston Marketing Communications. Maine's Forest Opportunity Roadmap, or FOR/Maine, launched in September 2018 with a goal of increasing the industry's annual economic impact in Maine from $8.5 billion to $12 billion by 2025. e plan includes a combination of strategies involving transportation, community outreach, workforce development and invest- ment attraction. Communications is part of the mix as well, and is being funded through a U.S. Department of Commerce grant to the Maine Forest Products Council. FOR/Maine selected Sutherland Weston from eight bids. N O T E W O R T H Y N O R T H E R N & E A S T E R N The Aroostook Agency on Aging re- ceived $88,895 from the new National Community Care Corps program to help family caregivers, older adults, and persons with disabilities in Maine with the assistance of local volunteers. The funding was announced by U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King, along with U.S. Rep. Jared Golden. Whether the scale of your project is small or large, we have the products and experience to help you achieve your goals. We have over 150 years of helping Maine businesses grow and prosper. Call us at (207) 622-5801 and ask to speak to a commercial lender. Visit www.KennebecSavings.Bank to view a complete list of our commercial products. 46 Years of Building Maine B R U N S W I C K 2 0 7-7 2 5 - 4 3 0 4 I N F O @ P O U L I N C O N S T R U C T I O N M E . C O M HOTELS RESTAURANTS ASSISTED LIVING MULTI-USE OFFICE SUITES N O R T H E R N & E A S T E R N

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