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V O L . X X V I N O. X X I V O C T O B E R 5 , 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 $20K earmarked for fishermen e owners of the Boothbay Harbor Country Club and Boothbay Harbor Oceanside Golf Resort, Paul and Giselaine Coulombe, donated $20,000 to a COVID-19 relief fund for fishermen, organized by the nonprofit Protect Maine's Fishing Heritage Foundation. e founda- tion has raised an additional $5,000 and has also received a $25,000 matching grant, according to a news release. With $50,000 in all, the foundation will disburse $500 gifts to 100 lobstermen, and has already received over 120 applications. Paul Coulombe, a Lewiston native who has a house near Boothbay, on Southport Island, sold his Pinnacle Vodka and Calico Jack brands to Beam Inc. for $605 million in 2012. He has since invested $150 million of his own money in two golf resorts, five B&Bs, a lighthouse converted to an inn and other real estate in the Boothbay region. 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 awarded 13 grants total- ing $112,807 through its Belvedere Traditional Handcrafts Fund. The fund's goal is to support projects and organizations that promote traditional handcrafts throughout Maine, including fiber arts, ceramics, basketry, jewelry, glass arts, woodwork, leather and tra- ditional Native American handcrafts. In addition, the foundation announced it awarded $240,000 in Implementation Grants to six Maine nonprofit organiza- tions to help ensure the state's young- est children receive a healthy start. The MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor announced that Prayag Murawala, a scientist there, received a three-year, $332,000 grant from the German Research Foundation to address the problem of tendon injury. The grant, which is financed by German state and federal govern- ments, will support the salary of a doctoral student and consumable laboratory supplies and studies will be divided between the Maine lab and Germany's Hannover Medical School, where Murawala also holds an appointment. The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund of the U.S. Treasury awarded $600,000 in finan- cial assistance to Coastal Enterprises Inc. in Brunswick for its lending and development services for small busi- nesses. Specifically, $500,000 will be used to expand CEI's Wicked Fast loans and complementary business advice, financial counseling and workforce development in Maine. An additional $100,000 is restricted for lending in federally designated "persistent poverty" areas that have had poverty rates of 20% or more for the past 30 years, none of which are located in Maine. UMaine to drop Little name from building e University of Maine will join a growing number of schools, research institutions and other organiza- tions trying to distance themselves from historical figures connected to racism. e University of Maine System board of trustees on Sept. 28 voted 13-0 to strip the name of Clarence Cook Little Hall, a class- room building on the Orono campus built in 1966 and dedicated to the UMaine president from 1922 to 1925. Little, who also founded the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, was a biologist, academic administrator and prominent advocate of eugen- ics — the discredited belief that the human race can be improved by sci- entifically cultivating certain genetic traits. In July, Jackson Lab said it will remove the name from a confer- ence center on the research facility's campus. In 2017, the University of Michigan — where Little served as president from 1925 to 1929 — removed the name from one of its science buildings. 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 Bangor Savings Bank said it made a $25,000 contribution to Northern Light Cancer Care's Hair Preservation Campaign. The campaign will provide access to scalp cooling technology that can reduce hair loss for people who are being treated for cancer. Rising Partner GLAD Berman & Simmons Bernstein Shur Bowdoin College Coffee By Design F.L. Putnam Investment Management Co. Gorham Savings Bank Hancock Lumber Hannaford Supermarkets Hardy Wolf and Downing L.L. Bean Law Offices of Joe Bornstein Maine State Bar Association MEMIC Michael and Missy Asen Norman, Hanson & Detroy Pierce Atwood University of Southern Maine Unum Verrill Thank You To our sponsors Underwriters Camden Foundation Maine Justice Foundation Table Patrons This spring would have marked the 25th anniversary of the Muskie Access to Jus ce Dinner, celebra ng outstanding individual efforts to promote access to jus ce. While we are disappointed to announce that the 2020 Dinner has been cancelled, we are hopeful that we will gather in 2021. When it is safe to do so, we will gather to celebrate the many accomplishments of Mary Bonauto, as well as the resilience and work of Maine's Civil Legal Aid Community. While our celebra on has been canceled, the need for access to jus ce is greater than ever. We are grateful to the support of the community and our 2020 sponsors. 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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