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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 7 O C T O B E R 1 6 , 2 0 2 3 Aug. 18, Caesars "was the victim of a social engineering attack on an outsourced IT support vendor" and data was copied sometime around Aug. 23, the company said. N O T E W O R T H Y S T A T E W I D E U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the Maine Division of Vocational Rehabilitation will receive $7.6 million over a five- year period from the U.S. Department of Education's Disability Innovation Fund to support a project aimed at improving the successful transition to adulthood for children and youth with disabilities in Maine by enhanc- ing access to coordinated transition services. The state of Maine was awarded an additional $226,115 in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funding from the Department of Health and Human Services to help low-income households with home energy bills. Bakery sells off former site e former site of Botto's Bakery, at 550 Washington Ave. in Portland, has sold to 3 Labs LLC for $980,000. e buyer plans to update the 9,045-square- foot building and lease out retail suites. e original asking price was $1.2 million. Craig Young and Sasha Phillips of the Boulos Co. represented Botto's, Josh Soley of MRA represented the buyer. is is the second part of a process that Botto's and Boulos started last year. In November 2022, Botto's leased a facility at 5 Karen Drive in Westbrook, expanding the opera- tion by 5,000 square feet. at deal was also handled by Boulos. At the time, Botto's reported that it baked 4,000 loaves of bread a week and an average of 100,000 rolls. Since then, production has grown by 25%. Saco names city administrator e Saco City Council has appointed John Bohenko as city administra- tor. Bohenko is an experienced city S O U T H E R N Corporate support helped get USM's McGoldrick Center to the finish line — Never underestimate the power of Maine businesses Game on for Portland Monopoly as local businesses take 'Chance' on sponsorships — Can the board game keep pace with Portland's growth? After Port Clyde fire, Linda Bean vows to rebuild — A good sign from a midcoast town that lost much of its downtown Union trend grows as Portland- based nonprofit votes to organize — Budget-wary nonprofits will be keeping an eye on this trend MaineHousing: Maine needs 38,500 homes to meet demand — Calling all contractors The price of preservation: Portland group opposes museum's plan to raze 'historic' building — Calls into question what's worth saving Looking for a bank you can trust to be here now and in the future? We'll be there. During our 170+ years in Maine, we've seen our share of banks come and go, merge, change names or close their doors. In all that time, Bath Savings has been here. We're your neighbors. We live and work in your communities. We know and care about the people who walk through the door, and we strive to provide exceptional service in everything we do. Bank with a neighbor. Call or visit us today. 1-800-447-4559 | bathsavings.bank MEMBER FDIC EQUAL HOUSING LENDER Barbara Tuttle Bath Branch Manager C R E D I T S & D E B I T S P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F S O U T H E R N M A I N E The McGoldrick Center at the University of Maine was formally unveiled at a ribbon cutting on Sept. 27.

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