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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 7 O C T O B E R 3 , 2 0 2 2 plans to open a tasting room at the Downs. And Mast Landing Brewing Co. has plans to open a tasting room at 185 Cottage Road in South Portland. Details on opening dates still have to be worked out. Great Falls Construction in Gorham completed construction on a project at Saco Young Elementary School that added four classrooms, storage rooms and offices. Dentons, a global law firm, said that it officially established an office in Portland and named Andrew Helman office managing partner. Diversified Communications, an inter- national media company in Portland, announced the purchase of Smart Energy Decisions, a hosted buyer event and digital media business that informs and supports commercial and industrial electric power customers. The Maine Bankers Association in Westbrook released the results of a 2021 survey that indicated bank employees in Maine logged 71,000 volunteer hours and raised $528,783 for community causes. In addition, member banks made $14.5 million in charitable donations while providing $4.8 billion in loans to businesses and $4.6 billion in residential and commer- cial real estate loans. Maine Cancer Foundation in Falmouth announced the creation of the first Maine Cancer Blueprint, a compre- hensive, interactive, data-driven tool designed to increase knowledge and awareness of issues related to cancer, expand access to care and support life- style changes to reduce cancer risk. Maine Development Foundation in Hallowell announced that its Maine Downtown Center selected the towns C R E D I T S & D E B I T S H A M M O N D L U M B E R . C O M | 1 - 8 0 0 - H A M M O N D AUBURN • BANGOR • BAR HARBOR • BELFAST • BELGRADE • BLUE HILL • BOOTHBAY HARBOR • BRUNSWICK • BUCKSPORT CALAIS • CAMDEN • CHERRYFIELD • DAMARISCOTTA • ELLSWORTH • FAIRFIELD • FARMINGTON • GREENVILLE • MACHIAS PORTLAND • ROCHESTER (NH) • ROCKLAND • SKOWHEGAN 22 LOCATIONS ACROSS MAINE & NEW HAMPSHIRE www.infinitycu.com Canada to end COVID entry, travel restrictions — Maine's border with Canada is 611 miles, so a welcome move Growth of life sciences jobs in Maine outpaces U.S. rate — Let's keep building on this Home prices in Maine cooled in August, though they remain at historic levels — Good news for buyers, bad news for sellers Pixelle paper mill in Jay to close, affecting 230 workers — A blow to the town of Jay Lobster association appeals court decision favoring federal whale plan — This could be a long battle Maine unemployment rate rises to 3.1% in August — Where are the workers? F I L E P H O T O / J I M N E U G E R Cars are shown entering the United States in August 2019 at Lubec, as they come off the bridge from Campobello Island in New Brunswick, Canada. 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