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V O L . X X X I N O. X V I I A U G U S T 1 1 , 2 0 2 5 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 creation of shower and laundry servic- es for unhoused individuals at Trinity Jubilee Center in Lewiston. Navy orders another BIW ship Bath Iron Works, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD), said that the U.S. Navy has exer- cised an option to add an addi- tional DDG 51 destroyer to the multi-year contract awarded in 2023. e 2023 contract provided for construction of three destroy- ers, one each in fiscal 2023, 2024 and 2026. e contract included options for construction of addi- tional Arleigh Burkes, subject to future bidding competitions. e newly ordered ship, the DDG- 148, will be named after Cpl. Kyle Carpenter, the youngest liv- ing Medal of Honor recipient. Carpenter received the Medal of Honor in 2014 after shielding a fel- low Marine from a grenade blast in Afghanistan in 2010. He recovered from life-threatening injuries, including the loss of his right eye and extensive surgeries, and later earned a college degree, wrote a memoir titled "You Are Worth It," and became a motivational speaker. 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 Harkness Brook Inn, operated by Migis Hotel Group in Westbrook, opened at 337 Commercial St. in Rockport. Northern Light lands new CEO Following a national search, the Northern Light Health board of directors selected Guy Hudson as the next president and CEO of Maine's second-largest health care system. Hudson will start in his new role in mid-October, succeed- ing Tim Dentry, who announced his retirement earlier this year. e appointment comes as Northern Light, like hospitals across Maine and the U.S., braces for finan- cial strain from reduced federal Medicaid funding. John Ryan, Northern Light Health's board chair, said Hudson is the ideal pick to lead the system "during these uniquely challenging times." Ryan added, "He has a proven record of leading financial turnarounds in hospital systems, balancing the need for financial discipline with providing world-class health care to the community." Loggers could get federal disaster relief Maine loggers and their peers nationwide would be entitled to federal disaster relief when natu- ral disasters strike under a bipar- tisan bill co-sponsored by all four members of Maine's congressional delegation. Current law excludes loggers from the kinds of disaster relief and assistance available to other industries, including fishermen and farmers, when natural disasters strike. Under the Loggers Economic Assistance and Relief Act, a disas- ter declaration from the president or governor would unlock federal assistance eligibility for eligible log- ging businesses. To be eligible, their revenue or volume would have to be at least 10% below the previous year. Covered damage would include high winds, fire, flooding insect infestation and drought. Funding would come from a new program to be established within the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 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 Puritan Medical Products in Guilford attended the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine's annual conference held in Chicago. The University of Maine at Presque Isle and the University of Maine at Farmington announced a public policy degree for adult learners offered by UMF and delivered through UMPI's online, competency-based YourPace program. Thriving Proof, a holistic health care practice in Bangor, launched its Direct Primary Care business plan, provid- ing local employers with a health care solution that delivers cost savings and improved employee care. M I D C O A S T & D O W N E A S T N O R T H E R N & E A S T E R N Jaye LaCroix cares about everyone. Business • Employee Benefits • Bonding • Home • Auto That's why she trusts us to protect Delta Ambulance the way she looks after her staff and patients. UnitedInsurance.net/Delta Scan here to learn more.

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