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V O L . X X V I I I N O. X X V I O C T O B E R 3 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 last two decades working with water and wastewater utilities at Pittsburgh, Boston, New York City, Denver and Philadelphia Water to solve com- plex management and infrastructure challenges. e Augusta native lives in Scarborough. He replaces Carrie Lewis, who was GM for more than five years before retiring in October. N O T E W O R T H Y S O U T H E R N Maine Solar Solutions in Freeport said it provided and installed more than 12 so- lar panels to Habitat for Humanity York County for a home in Cape Porpoise. WinterKids, an education and outdoor winter activity nonprofit in Westbrook, announced that its Downhill 24 Outdoor Fund awarded grants totaling $25,000 to Noble Middle School in Berwick, Bruce M. Whittier Middle School in Poland, Auburn Middle School and Mt. Abram Regional High School in Strong. Constant, a self-service loan manage- ment software firm in Falmouth, and ACI Worldwide, a mission-critical, real-time payments software company in Miami, announced a partnership that will al- low lenders to increase loan volumes, streamline collection processes, drive revenue and lower cost to serve. Lewiston apartment complex sells for $10.2 million An apartment complex at 1 Tourmaline Drive sold for $10.2 million in an off- market transaction. It's thought to be Lewiston's largest multifamily sale price in recent years. e Bluffs is a 65-unit townhouse-style complex. Each unit consists of two bedrooms and 1.5 bath- rooms, with two parking spaces. e sale also featured a 10.51-acre parcel, previ- ously approved for 65 garage storage units, that have potential to be a value- add opportunity. e complex was built in phases from 2008 to 2010. N O T E W O R T H Y C E N T R A L & W E S T E R N Maine Community College System in Augusta said that fall enrollment was up 12%. Total headcount this fall was 16,791 students, up from 15,004 last year, according to the official tally on October 15. First-time student enrollment is up 28% from last year boosted by a new Free College Scholarship aimed at re-engaging people whose high school experience was severely disrupted by COVID. Standard Waterproofing in Winslow announced that it acquired New England Fireproofing, a commercial fireproofing company in Freeport. UScellular donated 56 wireless hotspots and two years of service, valued at $63,056, to the YMCA of Auburn-Lewiston as part of its After School Access Project. Treehouse attraction pitched for Ellsworth A proposed development for Ellsworth calls for nine treehouses for the short- term rental market. e city's planning board held a sketch plan review of the 30-acre parcel at 30 Old Mill Road, adja- cent to the Union River. e proposal is to create a 10-lot subdivision that includes the treehouses and a campground. e lot's owner is Arbor House Properties LLC, which is owned by builder Tim Stone, who lives in Otter Creek, a village of Bar Harbor; and two Montana men, Matt Krivonen is a structural engineer who lives in Billings, and Scott Bradshaw, who is a civil and environmental engineer and lives in Bozeman. 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 Machias Savings Bank announced that a total of $25,000 was awarded to five nonprofit organizations as part of the third round of its "YES!" Grant program. Recipients included Olympia Snowe Women's Leadership Institute, Agassiz Village, the Sanctuary at Maple Hill Farms, the Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals and Junior Achievement. Cross Insurance adds Massachussetts agency Bangor-based Cross Insurance, one of the largest independent insurance 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 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 N O R T H E R N & E A S T E R N

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