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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 7 JA N UA R Y 2 3 , 2 0 2 3 grants for professional development through its Investing in Leaders of Color program. The city of Ellsworth said that it was awarded $1.8 million of Congressionally-Directed Spending to fund upgrades to the High Street Wastewater Pump Station. Machias Savings Bank awarded a to- tal of $25,000 to five organizations in the fourth and final round of grants in its year-round "YES!" Grant program. Skowhegan Savings said it donated a total of $20,000 to 20 local non- profits as part of its second annual Season of Giving program. In total, the bank donated $350,000 to local nonprofits and community initiatives in 2022. Geiger, a promotional products dis- tributor in Lewiston, announced that it acquired Incentives by Design, a branded merchandise company in Tukwila, Wash. The Alfond Youth & Community Center in Waterville, serving the Boys & Girls Clubs and YMCA of Greater Waterville, was selected by the Boys & Girls Clubs of America to receive a $10,000 grant to provide ice hockey programming to central Maine youth. Ware-Butler Building Supply in Waterville said it donated $100,000 worth of vinyl siding to Habitat for Humanity that will help as many as 12 families across Maine. The Maine Connectivity Authority in Augusta announced three awards to- taling a $1 million in funding through the Jumpstart Connectivity Initiative to provide accelerated low-cost in- ternet access to some of the least served areas of the state by trialing the deployment of various innovative wireless technologies. Recipients included Outer Reach Broadband, $500,000; UScellular, $369,600 and Wireless Partners, $180,000. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection in Augusta Owls Head Transportation Museum moves ahead with new director, $9.7M expansion — Vroom, vroom! A Munjoy Hill condo development is a modest yet welcomed contribution to Portland housing supply — The region could use a lot more of this Ellsworth encouraged to 'think big' as it plans the next decade of development — It's good to see a see a Maine town thinking big Eliot cannabis shops keep growing, catering to out-of- staters — They'll be nervously watching whether N.H. legalizes pot Maine CDC Director Nirav Shah to join U.S. CDC leadership — For a couple of years, Dr. Shah was a household name in Maine. He will be missed C R E D I T S & D E B I T S Charlie Hewitt The Hopeful Project cPort Credit Union Business Member A Little Bit of Hope Goes a Long Way. See Charlie Hewitt's Voyage www.cportcu.org/voyages Portland • Scarborough • Augusta • www.cportcu.org Federally Insured by NCUA 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 R E N D E R I N G / C O U R T E S Y O F OW L S H E A D T R A N S P O R TAT I O N M U S E U M

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