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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 7 J U N E 2 6 , 2 0 2 3 event chair for the Maine Go Red for Women Luncheon, which will take place on March 27, 2024, in Portland. The John T. Gorman Foundation in Port- land awarded 83 grants totaling $1.5 million to provide food, housing, shel- ter, health care and other essential ser- vices to Mainers in need through its 2023 Direct Services Grant Program. St. Lawrence Arts, a nonprofit perfor- mance venue in the historic St. Law- rence Church Hall on Munjoy Hill, rebranded to the Hill Arts. This new brand marked the organization's trans- formative expansion and building proj- ect aimed at creating a state-of-the- art, 400-seat theater. The University of New England in Bidd- eford received an upgraded rating from Moody's Investors Service, elevating the university's credit rating from A3 to A2 with a "stable" financial outlook. Atlantic Federal Credit Union Founda- tion in South Portland awarded a total of $20,000 in scholarships to five grad- uating high school students in Maine. Coastal Enterprises Inc. awarded a total of $185,000 to 20 Maine food harvesters and producers through its CEI Tastemakers Initiative. The initia- tive is an ongoing partnership between CEI and FocusMaine to support the growth of Maine's food economy. OnePoint Partners LLC, a provider of comprehensive advisory services to not-for-profit senior living organizations including Piper Shores in Scarborough and St. Joseph's College in Standish, announced a new strategic partnership with Senior Care Development LLC. EXIT Realty New England announced that EXIT Key Realty, an indepen- dently owned and operated brokerage, opened at 920 Shapleigh Corner Road in Shapleigh. Piper Shores, a nonprofit lifecare retire- ment community in Scarborough, com- pleted a $70 million expansion to cre- ate the Meadows, an independent liv- ing community which includes 52 new homes ranging from estate homes, cot- tage homes and apartments. Lobster industry gets another reprieve in federal plan to curtail harvesting — Kudos to the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for making a sound decision based on logic and facts Maine shows the way on affordable housing, regional expert says — As Maine goes, so goes the nation Tedford Housing to build $8.3M emergency housing site in Brunswick —Tedford utilized several outlets to construct a solution to the housing crisis in southern Maine. Key takeaways from the Mainebiz Health Care Forum — The state still has a long way to go in healing the health care crisis Rob Gould remembered at WEX, Portland nonprofit Telling Room for 'unique sparkle,' inquisitive mind — The community lost both a valuable employee and a dedicated volunteer C R E D I T S & D E B I T S Build Your 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 • Training and Career Development Opportunities • Health, Dental, Short-term-disability, and Life Insurance • 401(k) Plan & Company Match • Flexible Spending Accounts • Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays • Employee Assistance Program • Employee Referral Program • Employee Discount on Building Materials Hammond Lumber Company was founded in 1953 by Skip and Verna Hammond with a single sawmill in Belgrade, Maine. Today, the fourth-generation, family-owned is one of the largest independent lumber and building material retailers in the northeast with over 900 employees and 22 locations across Maine and New Hampshire. We're always interested in hiring great people to join our team! We have positions in sales, logistics, drafting & design, accounting, information technology, human resources, management, and more. We'll provide the training you need, and we offer great job perks, including: Career With Us a seat at the table UNIVERSITY of MAINE at PRESQUE ISLE An education that defies expectation. UMPI.EDU Katy Desjardins '20, M'21 With a family and a demanding career in STEM, Katy Desjardins '20, M '21, was forced to start and stop college several times. As soon as she finished her bachelor's in Business Administration, she completed her Master's in Organizational Leadership. She's now pursuing her Ph.D. (207) 768-9532 ★ umpi-admissions@maine.edu The University of Maine at Presque Isle is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. One of Maine's Public Universities "I finally had what I needed: the education, degrees, years of experience, and the confidence." "I was often the only woman at the table and the only team member without a degree," she said. UMPI's online, competency-based YourPace program was the answer she needed. "I know now that I absolutely belong at the table." UMPI-Katy-ad-qrtr-v03.pdf 1 6/16/2023 10:14:07 AM F I L E P H O T O / L A U R I E S C H R E I B E R

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