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V O L . X X I X N O. I X M AY 1 , 2 0 2 3 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 N O T E W O R T H Y S O U T H E R N Keller Williams Coastal Lakes & Mountains opened an office at 1000 U.S. Route 1, Suite 102 in York. Dirigo Hearing Center opened an au- diology clinic at 413 Alfred Road, Unit B1B, in Biddeford. The University of Southern Maine in Port- land opened the Boyne Family Advanced Simulation and Interprofessional Educa- tion Center, a two-floor, state-of-the-art learning space built to prepare Maine's next generation of nursing professionals. Auburn nets hockey tournament for 2024 Auburn hopes to reap big bucks from hockey pucks when it hosts the national collegiate roller hockey championships next year, to the tune of $2.4 million. at's the estimated economic impact of hosting 3,000 athletes and guests from April 17-22, 2024, based on expectations of a $200 daily spend by each attendee, according to Auburn Mayor Jason Levesque. e Arrington, Tenn.- based National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association announced the news April 20 in Irvine, Calif., on the first day of this year's tournament. With over 175 teams and 2,000 players nationwide, the association is the country's governing body of collegiate roller hockey, which Levesque says is "just like hockey except you're on roller blades." N O T E W O R T H Y C E N T R A L & W E S T E R N Norway Savings Bank announced that its Environmental Recycling Activity Report, prepared by Secure RMS, recognized the bank as a socially re- sponsible business that has collected and processed 420,196 pounds of paper for recycling since 2010. The bank also said that the 39 solar pan- els at its Kennebunk branch provided an offset of carbon emissions totaling 47,610 pounds in 2022. Franklin Cardiology Services opened at 181 Franklin Health Commons, Franklin Health Medical Arts Center in Farmington. FocusMaine targets aquaculture with grants FocusMaine has awarded nearly $90,000 to nine Maine aquaculture operations in Cumberland, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Waldo and York counties. "e strength, diversity and number of proposed projects FocusMaine received for the Propel Aquaculture Mini Grant Fund is another indica- tion that Maine's aquaculture industry is on the rise and full of economic and career opportunities," said Courtney Crossgrove, food and agriculture pro- gram manager at FocusMaine. Nine sea farms and producers were awarded roughly $10,000 apiece: American Unagi, Bangs Island Mussels, Ferda Farms LLC, Islesboro Marine Enterprises Inc., Love Point Oysters LLC, Ocean Approved Inc. / Atlantic Sea Farms, Maine Oyster Co. LLC, TWIYO INC. dba the World Is Your Oyster and Wolfe Neck Oyster Co. Border crossing upgrade planned Morphosis Architects, a New York- and Los Angeles-based architectural and design firm with an international port- folio, has won a $3.8 million contract to provide architectural and engineering services for a new land point of entry at Calais Ferry Point on Maine's border with Canada. e facility will replace an existing structure built in 1935 and listed on the National Register of Public Places. Under the contract, Morphosis will provide pre-design, concept, design development, construction documen- tation and construction procurement B R I E F Change is brewing at Maine Brewers' Guild B y R e n e e C o r d e s S hea Cusick, the sales manager at Scarborough's Nonesuch River Brewing and a self-proclaimed indus- try cheerleader, has been tapped to succeed Sean Sullivan as executive director of the Maine Brewers' Guild. Sullivan recently left the nonprofit after more than a decade at the helm to pursue a master's degree in computer science at the Roux Institute in Portland. He announced his resigna- tion in January. The guild was founded in the late 1980s but consisted of all volunteer board members for a long time, and Sullivan has been the only executive director so far. Sullivan, honored on the Mainebiz Next list in 2016, told Mainebiz earlier this year that he had been exploring the world of tech for years and looks forward to getting a formal education in computer science. The guild received applications from across the country for the executive director job. Before joining Nonesuch in September 2019, Cusick worked at Grippy Tannins in Portland and before that as a craft beer tour guide, according to her LinkedIn profile During her time with Nonesuch she built a strong sales program, working directly with distributors and on-premises accounts to significantly increase the number of barrels sold, according to Thursday's announcement from the Maine Brewer's Guild. She also sits on the Guild's legislative affairs committee and is a certified beer server through the Cicerone Program, according to Thursday's announcement. "My greatest asset is my ability to build relationships and bring people together," Cusick said. "I can sell anything if I believe in its value. I believe in Maine beer and in the people who make it. I am constantly reminded of the collaborative spirit and camaraderie found within it and I'm excited to see where we can take it next." Cusick will take the reins at the guild after a decade of rapid growth for Maine's craft beer industry. According to the guild's latest economic report, Maine beer adds $260.6 mil- lion to the state economy each year and tourists cite craft beer as one of their top activities while visiting the state. The Maine Brewers' Guild has more than 150 members and has introduced significant legislation, hosted craft beer events around the world and made Maine one of the top destinations for craft beer. 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 P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F M A I N E B R E W E R S ' G U I L D P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F M A I N E B R E W E R S ' G U I L D Sean Sullivan, former executive director of the Maine Brewers' Guild Shea Cusick will succeed Sean Sullivan as executive director of the Maine Brewers' Guild.

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