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V O L . X X V I I I N O. I V F E B R UA R Y 2 1 , 2 0 2 2 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 a total of $82,500 through its Edward H. Daveis Benevolent Fund. Projects range from music classes and bereavement support to workshops with performing art- ists and others. Camden National Bank announced it donated a total of $50,000 to 87 nonprofits where its employees vol- unteered in 2021. Bar Harbor Bank & Trust employees presented a total $12,000 in dona- tions to six nonprofit organizations in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont through its charitable giving program, Casual for A Cause, in Q4 of 2021. University of Maine at Presque Isle said that Kimberly Sebold, professor of his- tory, received a $50,000 grant from the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation to help preserve the cemeteries and history of central Aroostook County. The Maine Potato Board in Presque Isle announced that Ninety Nine Restaurants will exclusively serve Maine potatoes at the restaurant chain's 103 locations in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and New York. LIVE WITH INTENT. INVEST WITH REASON. Securities and insurance products are oered through Cetera Investment Services LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. Advisory services are oered through Cetera Investment Advisers LLC. Neither firm is a•liated with Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution where investment services are oered. Investments are: Not FDIC Insured No Bank Guarantee May Lose Value Not a Bank Deposit Not Insured by any Federal Government Agency sbfsonline.com 1-888-978-PLAN (7526) 252 Main St, Saco, ME 04072 WHEREVER LIFE TAKES YOU, WE'RE HERE TO HELP. C M Y CM MY CY CMY K ai161280031513_MaineBiz Wealth Management and Retirement Ad.pdf 2 2/8/2021 11:05:16 AM Having outgrown its current space, PMA will expand next door B y J e s s i c a H a l l P O R T L A N D — The Portland Museum of Art plans a major expansion to more than double in size and create more space for exhibitions, classrooms and a photogra- pher center, which will be supported by an $85 million capital campaign. The expansion would triple the muse- um's footprint, from 38,000 square feet to roughly 100,000 square feet. It would create a six- or seven-story building, featuring a rooftop sculpture garden, a restaurant, and an all-ages makerspace. The museum would also have an auditorium, and gallery space for traveling exhibitions and office space for local nonprofits. A plan had been expected since 2019, when the museum announced it would buy the former site of the Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine, which was next door, at 142 Free St. It paid $2.1 million for the two-story brick building. The museum said expansion has been under consideration since 2014, when it hired an architect to survey the buildings and grounds and design a master plan for the campus. Prior to the pandemic, the museum had seen double-digit increases in attendance, reaching a record high in 2019 with 175,494 visitors. The museum, founded in 1882, has outgrown its current buildings and said it lacks the space to showcase its collection of about 18,000 pieces. For more than 40 years, there has been no increase in galleries, visitor amenities or capacity. "It's time to envision the next great era in PMA history, one sparked through new, world-famous collections and an architecturally innovative and unified campus that serves as an epicenter for conversation, connection, and com- munity," said museum Director Mark Bessire. "We are being forced to reduce exhibition size, relocate marquee programs and events, and restrict capacity due to limits of our campus," the museum said. The museum plans to hire an architect. It could be at least three years before construction begins. The former Children's Museum building could be renovated, expanded or potentially torn down, pending a review of the city's historic preservation ordinance. B I Z M O N E Y N O T E W O R T H Y N O R T H E R N & E A S T E R N N O R T H E R N & E A S T E R N Prior to the pandemic, the museum had seen double-digit increases in attendance, reaching a record high in 2019 with 175,494 visitors.

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