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PAYROLLMGT.COM
T
he start of the pandemic meant
the disappearance of almost all
of Armstrong Landscaping and
Excavating's springtime contracts.
e company, in the Knox County
town of Washington, was founded
in 1999 by 24-year Army veteran
Christopher Armstrong.
Finance Authority of Maine
CEO Bruce Wagner and Director
of Business Programs Jennifer
Cummings. FAME saw so
much demand for the "COVID-
19-enhanced" business relief
programs that it extended them
through March 2021.
Headquartered in Augusta,
FAME is a quasi-independent
state agency established in
1983 to provide financial solu-
tions to help Maine citizens
pursue business and edu-
cational opportunities and
create good-paying jobs. CRUNCH
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