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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 7 A P R I L 1 9 , 2 0 2 1 Auction will benefit Maine programs Maine got $4.2 million from an auction of greenhouse gas allow- ances, which is part of a program to cut pollution from power plants in 11 states. e auction, which raised a total of $178.4 million in the first quarter, gives states money to rein- vest in programs such as bill assis- tance, greenhouse gas abatement, energy efficiency efforts and renew- able energy. It helps both business and residential customers.Under the program, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative sets a limit on the amount of carbon pollution that power plants are allowed to emit in an effort to reduce air pollution. rough the quarterly auctions, com- panies purchase pollution permits, or allowances, that set how much carbon dioxide then can emit. A regulated power plant must hold car- bon dioxide allowances that equal its emissions for each three-year period. Since the program began in 2005, it has generated proceeds of $3.9 bil- lion. e Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative was the nation's first man- datory cap-and-trade for greenhouse gas emissions. Sodexo will boost buying from local sources French food services and facili- ties management company Sodexo, which employs 760 people in Maine, unveiled plans to invest at least $1 million in the state's food economy during 2021. e com- pany said it will do so in the form of local food purchases via more than 130 existing partnerships with farms, food producers and fisher- ies.Sodexo, a Fortune 500 com- pany with a $21 million payroll in Maine, serves 13,000 meals daily at 14 colleges and hospitals state- wide, including Central Maine Medical Center, the University of Southern Maine and Southern Maine Community College. Sodexo noted that Maine has 7,600 farms, more than any other New England state, 40% of which are owned by Mainers under age 34. LifeFlight adds two choppers to its fleet LifeFlight of Maine, the state's only air medical and critical care transport service, has added two new, state-of-the-art helicopters to its fleet. ey will replace ones that had been in service since 2004. e service flies critically ill and injured patients in three helicopters and one airplane from bases in Bangor, Lewiston and Sanford. LifeFlight also partners with local ground ambulance partners to answer calls via ground when the air- craft are unavailable.e new Agusta 109 SP helicopters have a greater weight-carrying capacity, more work- space for patient care, and can fly faster than the service's other aircraft, the release said. More than 6,000 donors contributed to a fundraising drive for the new aircraft. LifeFlight, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, assisted more than 2,200 patients last year and has transported more than 30,000 patients since it was launched in 1998. N O T E W O R T H Y S T A T E W I D E U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced Androscoggin Head Start and Child Care in Lewiston received $1.6 million and Downeast Community Partners in Ellsworth re- ceived $1.2 million for its Head Start and Early Head Start Programs from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Eighteen community health centers will receive $41 million in federal funding provided by the American Rescue Plan to support their efforts moving forward. Recipients include: Penobscot Community Health Center, Bangor, $10.6 million; HealthReach Community Health Centers, Waterville, $4.8 million; Katahdin Valley Health Center, Patten, $3.2 million; Pines Health Services, Caribou, $2.6 mil- lion; Portland Community Health Center, Portland, $2.5 million; Health Access Network Inc., Lincoln, $2.3 million; Bucksport Regional Health Center in Bucksport, Fish River Rural Health in Eagle Lake, Sacopee Valley Health Center in Porter and York County Community Action Corp. in Sanford, $1.5 million each; D.F.D. Russell Medical Center Inc. in Leeds and Sebasticook Family Doctors in Newport, $1.4 million each; Eastport Health Care Inc., Eastport, $1.2 million; Harrington Family Health Center, Harrington, $1.1 million; Regional Medical Center at Lubec Me Inc., Lubec, $1 million; Maine Mobile Health Program Inc., Augusta, $926,125; Saint Croix Regional Family Health Center, Princeton, S T A T E W I D E BATH SAVINGS TRUST COMPANY IS A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF BATH SAVINGS INSTITUTION. 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 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 THE BANK, AND ARE NOT GUARANTEED BY THE BANK. INVESTMENT PRODUCTS ARE SUBJECT TO INVESTMENT RISK, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE LOSS OF PRINCIPAL. 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