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V O L . X X I X N O. X I V J U N E 2 6 , 2 0 2 3 6 Fidium Fiber announced that it is expanding service coverage of its all- fiber internet network to more than 2,000 homes and businesses in Bridg- ton and Sweden. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced that three Maine organizations will receive a total of $14.1 million from the U.S. Depart- ment of Health and Human Services to strengthen Head Start and Early Head Start programs. Penquis C.A.P. Inc. was awarded $5.7 million, Aroos- took County Action Program, $4.5 million and Southern Kennebec Child Development Corp., $3.9 million. The Maine Department of Environ- mental Protection awarded a total of $111,364 to three of the nine fund- ing requests submitted in the first round of its 2023 Waste Diversion Grant program for recycling and organ- ics management projects statewide. Recipients included the town of Car- thage, $40,000; Information Technol- ogy Exchange, Waterville, $38,890; and Central Aroostook Soil and Water Conservation District, Presque Isle, $32,474. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced that its district office located at 200 Main St. in Lewiston has reopened and resumed normal operations. Fontaine Family, an Auburn real estate firm, said it raised $24,000 for Make- A-Wish Maine during its 10th Annual Bid for Wishes Virtual Auction hosted on Facebook. The University of Southern Maine Foundation in Portland announced that it received a $50,000 founding sponsor gift from Spinnaker Trust, a trust company in Portland, to sup- port the completion of the McGoldrick Center for Career & Student Success. American Heart Association in Portland said that Melanie Tinto, chief human resources officer at WEX, was named B U S I N E S S M A I N E Business news from around the state B R I E F Maine's third-largest credit union plants a flag on the midcoast B y R e n e e C o r d e s A ugusta-based Maine State Credit Union has opened a branch in Rockland, its first on the midcoast, in a former Tim Horton's coffee shop. The branch, located at 168 Camden St., is a full-service location staffed by six employees. Jennifer Chipman and Hillary Jackson will lead the team, while Jeff Charland heads the commercial business side. "We have many members in the greater Rockland area, and many currently travel to Augusta to meet with us in per- son," said Stephen Wallace, president and CEO of MSCU. "The Rockland branch will make it even easier for them to bank and to get help with other financial needs, whether it is a budget, saving for the next project, or applying for a loan." The branch, which held a ribbon cutting on June 14, is the credit union's fifth branch location. The others are in Augusta, Waterville and Gray. The ribbon cutting, co-hosted by the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce, drew area business people and featured Ruckus Donuts. Martini Northern LLC, of Newfields, N.H., was the general contractor on the project, while the Element Group, based in Portsmouth, N.H., was the project manager. In Rockland, Adventures in Advertising was the project manager for the external signage of the new branch, while Zach Benner of Benner Landscaping & Excavation Inc. did the landscaping. A spokeswoman told Mainebiz the credit union plans to open another midcoast branch sometime in 2024. Maine State Credit Union has more than $600 million in assets and 120 employees. Founded in 1935 inside the Maine State House in Augusta as a place for state employees to bank, the institution has grown to more than 33,000 mem- bers. It is open to residents in Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Somerset, or Waldo counties, or if you or someone in your immediate family is a current or retired state employee. Based on assets as of last September, Maine State Credit Union is the third-largest Maine-based credit union, behind Atlantic Federal Credit Union (No. 1) and Maine Savings Federal Credit Union (No.2), as ranked in the 2023 Mainebiz Book of Lists. We have many members in the greater Rockland area, and many currently travel to Augusta to meet with us in person. — Stephen Wallace Maine State Credit Union P H O T O / DAV I D C L O U G H Stephen Wallace, president and CEO, is seen here at the Rockland branch, which officially opened on June 14. N O T E W O R T H Y S T A T E W I D E S T A T E W I D E N O T E W O R T H Y S O U T H E R N S O U T H E R N

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