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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 25 N OV E M B E R 2 9 , 2 0 2 1 B A N K I N G / F I N A N C E / I N S U R A N C E at plan includes construction of affordable staff housing and a partner- ship with Rangeley Region Health & Wellness to establish a childcare center for Saddleback employees and the larger community. Arctaris is also working with the Maine Broadband Coalition to bring high-speed internet to various underserved Maine communities. "With impact investing, we're all aiming to do good and do well at the same time," says Tower. "e nice thing about impact investing is that it draws people who have had a lot of success in their finance or investment careers and now want to give back to their commu- nities by leveraging their skill sets, their experience and their relationships." 'What more can I do?' "When we look at the crises all around us, current events have people thinking, 'What more can I do?'" says Christen Graham, founder of North Yarmouth social impact consulting firm Giving Strong and an inaugural steering committee member of non- profit women's investment campaign Invest for Better. Generally, says Graham, there's a growing awareness — not only of the C O N T I N U E D O N F O L L OW I N G PA G E » P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY Michael Moore, chief investment officer with Bigelow Investment Advisors, says interest in sustainable investing has accelerated over the last decade. F O C U S