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V O L . X X V I I N O. X I I I J U N E 2 8 , 2 0 2 1 8 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 control of the building process. e state Legislature passed a law last year requiring the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code Board (MUBEC) to adopt the IECC 2015 as the energy code for the state. Portland took it a step further and "joined with clean energy advocates to successfully advocate for the inclusion of a stricter, 'stretch' energy code that municipalities could vol- untarily adopt" — adopting the 2021 IECC code, the city said in a press release. Portland officially adopted it with the passage of the Green New Deal (Referendum Question C), which was approved by city voters in November. Kittery shipyard will get a new dry dock facility Cianbro Corp. has delivered one of the first major pieces of a new job — after floating the 5,000-ton concrete structure 50 miles down the Maine coast. e company is working on a $158 million project to modern- ize a dry dock at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery. e contract, awarded in November 2019, calls for Cianbro to build a "superflood basin" and a new portal crane system at the yard's Dry Dock No. 1. e upgrades will ensure that the ship- yard can efficiently dock the Navy's Los Angeles-class and Virginia-class submarines for maintenance and renovation. e 3.5-acre superflood basin — similar to a canal lock — will operate as a sort of gateway to the repair facility. When completed, the basin will artificially raise the surrounding water level so that subs can berth without the use of buoy- ancy assist tanks. e dock's current buoyancy system is more than 40 years old. N O T E W O R T H Y S O U T H E R N Full Plates Full Potential in Portland said it awarded $422,907 in fund- ing through its Summer Meals Grant program to 64 school districts and community organizations across Maine. The total amount awarded is a $20,000 increase over the previous year, when the organization provided $400,000 in support to child nutrition programs during the first summer of the pandemic. Clean Eatz, a healthy lifestyle restau- rant, opened at 300 Gallery Blvd. in Scarborough. With the nation's largest network of dentists, get the right partner in dental benefits to make sure healthy smiles are the face of your healthy business. NortheastDeltaDental.com LET SMILES DO THE TALKING FOR YOUR BUSINESS WITH SMILE POWER! NEDD_1_2 PAGE_ MAINEBIZ_man.indd 1 8/19/19 8:05 AM A lesser-known Maine fishery tallies $1,849 a pound for recent season — A mighty price for a tiny eel Maine's largest accounting firm names first female CEO — Another step forward Baby boomers, retirees could fill Maine job vacancies, and a business group wants to help — Plenty of help available on that front State loosens restrictions on tiny homes, but much remains in the hands of municipalities — Good news for those that see tiny homes easing housing shortage Portland's stricter energy code for builders will go into effect on July 1 — Good news for the environment, but further pressure on construction costs Expect less road striping in Maine this year, transportation officials say — Stay within the lines! Lawmakers demand reopening US-Canada border to 'keep economies on path to recovery' — Yet the timeline for that reopening remains uncertain C R E D I T S & D E B I T S F I L E P H O T O / DAV I D C L O U G H Tiny elvers remain one of Maine's most valuable species.

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