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S P R I N G 2 0 2 6 / W O R K F O R M E S p o n s o r e d P r o f i l e 29 C O M M U N I T Y E N G A G E M E N T : BIW values corporate citizenship and partners with a number of local organizations including area food programs. The shipyard also is a founding member of the United Way of Midcoast Maine and employees annually raise several hundred thousand dollars to support area programs. S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y : BIW has emphasized community stewardship in its development of a plan to re-envision the Washington Street corridor in Bath where our main shipyard is located. This civic collaboration — engaging in a series of small group and large forum meetings with neighbors and other stakeholders — has contributed to an investment plan that maximizes green space, promotes cycling and pedestrian use and expands access to electric vehicle charging stations. BIW continues to subsidize shuttle and commuter bus use by our employees and work with GO MAINE to encourage employee ride sharing. New shipyard building construction includes resilient design to withstand rising sea levels. The company maintains one of the state's most extensive recycling programs, annually removing thousands of pounds of scrap wood and steel from the waste stream. Building these destroyers means a lot to me, as my older sister served in the Navy. Everyone deserves top-quality work since some will call this ship home while out protecting our seas…We all have the same mission: show up, work hard, have an open mind and learn and work with everybody around you. It's literally the coolest job I've ever done. Amanda Wellito, 37 SCHOOL: Topsham Adult Education YEARS AT COMPANY: 3 POSITION: Tinsmith A M A N D A W E L L I T O