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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 9 A P R I L 4 , 2 0 2 2 The town of Gorham said it was awarded $1 million in Congressionally Directed Spending in the omni- bus spending package passed by Congress to support its GIP West Campus Project. Reform Physical Therapy opened at 28 Levesque Drive, Suite 10, in Eliot. Using funds from the American Rescue Plan Act, the city of Portland launched a microenterprise grant program aimed at supporting busi- nesses, existing and new, that have been or continue to be affected by the pandemic. The program will provide up to $7,500 to nonprofits and for-profit businesses in Portland with seven or fewer employees (including the owner) who fall within the city's definition of a low/moderate income operation. United Way of Southern Maine and the Cumberland County Board for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program announced that they were awarded $1.2 million from the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board to support individuals and families tem- porarily housed in hotels throughout Cumberland County due to COVID-19 protocols and the lack of shelter and housing space within the city of Portland. The funding is from the federal American Rescue Plan Act — Humanitarian Relief. Thomas College in Waterville part- nered with Redington-Fairview General Hospital in Skowhegan to help diversify the hospital's profes- sional development catalog to ad- vance current employees and cultivate talent in central Maine. For 2022-23, all employees at the hospital will receive their first graduate course through the college for free. After that, classes will be offered at a 10% tuition discount. TDS Telecommunications LLC will start the build-out later this year on a high-speed fiber internet network that will serve two dozen communities in Somerset and Franklin counties. The projects will deliver up to 2 gigabit- per-second internet download and upload speeds to residents and busi- nesses. About 21,000 rural Maine to a whole new level We're getting ready to take OTELCO.com/ We're getting ready because the It's hard to keep a lid on really good news. OTELCO is changing for the future. We are joining with GoNetspeed which means we can invest even more in fiber expansion. It's the fastest possible internet and this is just the beginning. (207) 827-4456 • (800) 648-4202 Bangor • Yarmouth www.tficapital.com • www.sewall.com TFIC's mid-market inf rastructure activity: Developing the Business of Infrastructure Treadwell Franklin Inf rastructure Capital (TFIC) is an integrated infrastructure busi- ness focused on municipal, institutional and energy inf rastructure and services in New England and the Northeast U.S. TFIC provides development, financing, ownership and management services for inf rastructure assets and businesses. TFIC seeks to return financial and eco- nomic value to states and communities by mobilizing private capital and resources in appropriate contexts, focusing on acces- sible com mercial opportunities that create value and revenues sharable with the public sector. Andy Nelson Partner & Executive VP of TFIC; Chair of Board, Treasurer & CEO of Sewall • Transportation & Logistics • Energy, Utilities & Renewable Fuels • Captive, Core & Social Inf rastructure • Services & Technologies N O T E W O R T H Y C E N T R A L & W E S T E R N C E N T R A L & W E S T E R N

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