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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 7 D E C E M B E R 1 3 , 2 0 2 1 Saddleback commits to affordable housing complex With a lead gift of $1.5 million, Saddleback Mountain launched a capital campaign to fund construc- tion of a 100-unit affordable hous- ing complex for seasonal workers in the Rangeley area. e donation is from Susan and Frederick "Fritz" Onion in collaboration with the Venn Foundation, a St. Paul, Minn., nonprofit public charity focused on program-related investments. e gift launches a campaign to raise a total of $2.5 million to build housing for workers in Rangeley, where the ski resort is located. Construction of the complex is estimated at $4.5 million, and Saddleback expects the remaining $2 million in funding to come from other sources. Ground could break as soon as late spring next year. N O T E W O R T H Y C E N T R A L & W E S T E R N The Maine Office of Tourism in Augusta awarded a grant totaling $150,000 to Four Directions Development Corp. in Orono to assist in develop- ing the Wabanaki Cultural Tourism Initiative, a multi-faceted effort to create a year-round Native tourism infrastructure. The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded a $1.7 million grant to Bates College in Lewiston to reim- burse the costs of COVID-19 test- ing for students and staff between January and June 2021. Rocket maker's plan for Jonesport launch fizzles Brunswick rocket-maker bluShift Aerospace suffered a setback when Jonesport residents voted to put a six-month moratorium on aerospace activities. CEO Sascha Deri said he was in full support of the morato- rium, adding that it gives the town and the company time to continue talking about rules that protect the interests of both. bluShift, based M I D C O A S T & D O W N E A S T C E N T R A L & W E S T E R N Three startups in Portland tech accelerator starting lineup set to relocate to Maine — Hopefully this is just the first of many coming out of the Roux Institute Lyman-Morse teams with Silicon Valley startup to build electric powerboat — This could change the sound of being on the water Maine is the 'state of the decade' for hospital quality, watchdog group says — Welcome news during a pandemic Whistleblower sues Maine salon chain over COVID-19 practices: 'My boss is risking my health' — Is this the first of a wave of such lawsuits? After Supreme Court rejects appeal, lobstering union vows to continue fight — But what's the new battleground? Proposal dropped for what would have been Cape's first affordable housing project in 50 years — A net loss for Cape Elizabeth C R E D I T S & D E B I T S

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