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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 11 A P R I L 1 7 , 2 0 2 3 minority/woman-owned surveying and mapping firm in Stuart, Fla., with 15 employees. Northern Light Acadia Hospital in Bangor received a $500,000 grant from the Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Foundation in Wilmington, Del., to support its Acadia For All campaign. The grant will assist the hospital in enhancing access to behavioral health care for Main- ers through the construction of a new pediatric inpatient wing and the renovation of current spaces, providing private, single occupancy rooms for all patients. The University of Maine at Orono has launched a fully autonomous "people mover" or "robo-taxi" motion simulator, designed to replace today's human-driven taxis or ridesharing services. The univer- sity's VEMI Lab said the simulator has no steering wheel or pedals, and its cabin — outfitted with multi- directional seating for up to six peo- ple — sits atop a motion platform that gives passengers the feeling of movement on the road. MEMBER FDIC EQUAL HOUSING LENDER 1-800-447-4559 | bathsavings.bank Make your vision a reality. Talk to a neighbor. You have a vision to build something meaningful, and we have the experience to help make it happen. Custom lending solutions are here for you — and so are we. Let's talk. Betsy Harrington Retail Lending Officer BATH BRANCH - NMLS #458711 B I Z M O N E Y Real estate firm Dunham Group plans its own move B y L a u r i e S c h r e i b e r D unham Group, a commercial real estate broker, said it plans to move from 3,200 square feet of space at 10 Dana St. to 3,800 square feet at 2 Monument Square, a few blocks away. Interior construction — including private offices, open space and connectivity features — is underway. "Our move was quite an experience, too, as we got to be a 'client' and we had to consider all the things office users go through post-pandemic," Justin Lamontagne, a partner and designated broker at the Dunham Group, told Mainebiz. "Our new space was designed with private offices, open space and 'hoteling' concepts, as well as the highest-end IT/remote connectivity features. We really tried to develop it with the next 20 years in mind as opposed to how we use the office today," he said. "Hoteling" means the new office will have desks that are not assigned, so remote and hybrid workers can grab a space when they need it without having a permanent desk set-up. Dunham expects to be in the new space in May. The firm is growing in other ways as well. It plans to hire its first new brokers since before the pandemic. "We haven't hired or lost a broker in five years, so it's really a major event for our company and speaks to the quality of Jim Harnden and Bryan Plourde," Lamontagne said. P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F T H E D U N H A M G RO U P The Dunham Group is planning a move from 10 Dana St. to custom-designed space at 2 Monument Square, a few blocks away.

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