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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 11 J U LY 2 5 , 2 0 2 2 47 Years of Building Maine B R U N S W I C K 2 0 7-7 2 5 - 4 3 0 4 I N F O @ P O U L I N C O N S T R U C T I O N M E . C O M HOTELS RESTAURANTS ASSISTED LIVING MULTI-USE OFFICE SUITES Reach out to see how we may be able to play a part in your next development, or assist in your next project! ARCHITECTURE | INTERIOR DESIGN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE | MASTER PLANNING LISTEN. INNOVATE. DESIGN. THE MOORING AT THE DOWNS | SCARBOROUGH, ME www.GawronTurgeon.com Maine fishermen remain concerned about the potential effects of off- shore wind power on their industry. One fisherman from Stonington told officials with the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Management that commercial leasing process in the Gulf of Maine should be slowed until there's more research on the interaction between the two indus- tries. Virginia Olsen, who is also with the Maine Lobstering Union, cited an offshore wind research site proposed last year by the Governor's Energy Office for federal waters off southern Maine. "Shouldn't we get the results of the array before we start the leasing process?" Olsen said during a public meeting hosted by the bureau. Bar Harbor hospital unveils MRI wing Mount Desert Island Hospital in Bar Harbor cut the ribbon on a wing that houses a new magnetic resonance imaging unit. e total cost of the project was $3.5 million. Construction was funded through a mix of donor and community support and other funding sources such as bonds, the hospital said in a news release. e hospital broke ground on the project in 2021. e new MRI unit expands the hospital's range of diagnostic imaging capabilities, which now include pros- tate, abdomen, pelvis, liver and other types of scans. N O T E W O R T H Y M I D C O A S T & D O W N E A S T Maine Community Foundation in Ellsworth announced 18 grants totaling $836,000 through its Community Building Grant Program to help strengthen nonprofit organi- zations and projects in Cumberland County and an additional $186,000 from the same program to assist 20 organizations and projects across the state. In addition, the foundation awarded five grants totaling $29,500 to support hospice service in south- ern Maine plus donors with advised funds awarded three additional grants totaling $7,000. Machias Savings Bank announced that Bagaduce River Equine Rescue, Window Dressers, Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry, Trekkers and Wayfinder Schools each received $5,000 in the second round of grants in its year- round "YES!" Grant program, designed to support nonprofits and charitable organizations across the state. Bangor airport will upgrade terminal areas Bangor International Airport will receive $14.2 million in federal funding for expansion and renova- tion that could boost service for travelers. e funding was autho- rized through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and pro- vided through the U.S. Department of Transportation. Upgrades will include construction of a con- nector between the two terminal buildings, increasing capacity and flexibility for air carriers, provide opportunities to increase flight service and promote competition. Also planned is the replacement of a ground-level boarding gate with a new gate and jet bridge, expansion of the passenger security screening checkpoint and upgrades for utili- ties such as the heating and ventila- tion system. Aroostook business leader dies at 63 Fort Kent business and community leader Kathryn (Paradis) Roy died July 5 after a long battle with breast cancer. She was 63. She was presi- dent and a co-owner of Paradis Shop 'n Save Supermarkets, with stores in Fort Kent, Madawaska, Brewer, Caribou, Houlton and Calais. In addition to her professional work, Roy volunteered as a director of Acadia Federal Credit Union, the University of Maine at Fort Kent board of visitors and the Northern Maine Medical Center board of trustees, and as director/secretary of the Fort Kent Golf Club. 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 Glass with Class LLC, a stained glass shop, moved to 53 Herschel St. in Caribou. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Rep. Jared Golden announced that Houlton Water Co. received $1.1 million in federal fund- ing from the from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development program to replace the Foxcroft Road and Clover Circle wastewater lift sta- tions which serves the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians. N O R T H E R N & E A S T E R N

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