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V O L . X X X N O. X V I I A U G U S T 5 , 2 0 2 4 10 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 Ferry Service is able to perform its scheduled runs to each island," they wrote in a joint letter. Bruce Van Note, commissioner of the Maine Department of Transportation, acknowledged that staffing is an issue, but said the DOT is address- ing the problem. "We are tackling our crew staffing challenges on several fronts and I have asked for creative ideas and options to meet our duty to run our regular sched- ules," he wrote. N O T E W O R T H Y M I D C O A S T & D O W N E A S T The Maine Community Foundation in Ellsworth announced that a statewide committee recommend- ed that its Community Building Grant Program award a total of $199,160 to strengthen 10 non- profit organizations and projects across the state. An additional $90,000 in grants was also pro- vided from donors with advised funds at the foundation. The town of Camden has completed a $15 million project to improve its wastewater treatment facility at 20 Lions Lane. Much of the work was at the plant and at pumping stations around town. The project also in- volved removal of a main that former- ly conveyed sewage under Camden Harbor. USDA Rural Development funded the project with a grant of $1.4 million and a loan of $12.5 mil- lion awarded in 2019. CEO of Fort Kent credit union to retire After two decades as president and CEO of Fort Kent-based Acadia Federal Credit Union, David Desjardins will retire on July 1, 2025. Joey Cannan, who is execu- tive vice president, will succeed Desjardins next year, the credit union said. Cannan will bring more than 25 years of banking and mortgage industry experience to the role at Acadia FCU. He previ- ously held various management positions with Bangor Savings Bank, including senior vice presi- dent and director of operations. Desjardins was named president and CEO in 2004. Under his leadership, Acadia FCU navigated four mergers, three in the St. John Valley and one in Bangor. Loring hangar to get upgrade With a prospective aerospace tenant in place at the Loring Commerce Centre's Arch Hangar, the massive facility is in line for a proposed $2 million in congressio- nally directed spending for reno- vations. e $2 million would sup- port infrastructure and technolog- ical upgrades to the hangar, with the goal of revitalizing operations for large aircraft maintenance repair, air cargo operations and aircraft testing. When completed in 1949, the 126,000-square-foot hangar was the largest arch roof structure in the country, capable of servicing two B-36 bomb- ers simultaneously. Funding was secured by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who advocated for the proposed funds are in the Fiscal Year 2025 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill approved by the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee N O T E W O R T H Y N O R T H E R N & E A S T E R N Eastern Maine Community College is one of 18 schools nationwide to receive a $75,000 award to expand workforce training. And the grants come from the band Metallica. There are now 60 colleges nation- wide with "Metallica Scholars." But this is a first for Maine. TD Bank, the bank with the largest market share in Maine, plans to close one of its three branches in Bangor on Sept. 20. The planned closure of the branch, at 878 Stillwater Ave. near the Bangor Mall, was listed in federal documents and confirmed by a bank spokeswoman. Elsewhere in the Queen City, TD Bank has branches at 77 Exchange St. and at 1067 Union St., as well as a standalone ATM inside the Broadway Shopping Center. Your team needs access to primary care. We've got them covered—anytime, anywhere. LG20240730 Community Health Options has partnered with Firefly Health to offer your employees virtual-first primary care services. What does this mean for your team? Ridiculously convenient access to high quality care, advice for medical issues, emotional well-being, and healthy habits, all through a smartphone or tablet. Access to primary care just got a whole lot easier. Learn more at fireflyhealth.com/with/chobusiness. HEALTH INSURANCE FROM A TRUSTED MAINE NONPROFIT N O R T H E R N & E A S T E R N

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