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V O L . X X I N O. V M A R C H 9 , 2 0 1 5 8 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 Lewiston insurer gets lion's share of ACA signups For a second year in a row, Maine Community Health Options has signed up the majority of Mainers seeking health insurance through the Affordable Care Act's federal mar- ketplace. e Lewiston Sun Journal reported that the Lewiston-based health insurance co-op signed up about , Mainers through the federal marketplace. Nearly , Mainers had signed up for health insurance through the ACA as of Feb. . MCHO only had to contend with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maine during the federal marketplace's first year of enrollment. Harvard Pilgrim Health joined the second year. Pittseld manufacturer prepares for shutdown UTC Fire & Security's manufactur- ing plant in Pittsfield is gearing down activity as it prepares to shut down this spring. e Morning Sentinel reported that many of the company's employees have yet to find new jobs nearly a year after the company announced that planned to shut down by March . UTC said it now plans to operate a few weeks after that, but it didn't specify a closing date. At the time of last year's announcement, UTC offered to relocate up to employees to the company's plant in Lincolnton, N.C. e company said less than five employees have taken UTC's offer. Elevation Burger to open third Maine site Elevation Burger is planning to open a restaurant in Augusta, making it the national organic restaurant chain's third location in Maine. e Kennebec Journal reported that the store is planning to open in mid-March in a ,-square- foot space at the Marketplace site on Civic Center Drive, which already features Chipotle Mexican Grill and Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt. Smart Energy Idea #11 Install Control Systems www.aaaenergy.com Whether you run your business out of a single building or from facilities throughout New England, AAA Energy Service Co. can help you control energy costs and efficiency from the most convenient location of all — your smartphone or tablet. Our customers say it's the smartest energy decision they've made. For a FREE energy assessment, call 207-883-1473 or email us at info@aaaenergy.com Heating Air Conditioning Controls Refrigeration Maintenance Restaurateur buys iconic Bartley's Dockside in Kennebunk A B o o t h b ay H a r b o r r e s t a u r a n t owner and New York City chef have purchased the former Bar tley's Dockside Restaurant, a central spot in Kennebunk that was known for hav- ing President George H.W. Bush and his family as longtime customers. The building, at 4 Western Ave., was sold for $1.15 million to Sante Calandri, owner of the Ports of Italy restaurant in Boothbay Harbor, and German Lucarelli, according to broker John McCarthy of Legacy Properties Sotheby's International Realty. The deal closed on Jan. 15. The buildings' sellers were the Dockside Restaurant's longtime owners, Dorothy Bartley, her son, Brian Bartley, and her husband, the late Jim Bartley. The restaurant was known for attracting the Bush family and other dignitaries, including some staff members working for Russian President Vladimir Putin, who visited in 2007 for talks with President George W. Bush. Calandri told Mainebiz in a recent phone interview that he purchased the building mainly for its central location in Kennebunk and that he plans to turn the restaurant into another Ports of Italy restaurant. The restaurateur said he and Lucarelli, who he worked with at Bice Ristorante in New York, plan to invest $600,000 in renovating the 2,100-square-foot space. Construction began in late February, Calandri said, with the Italian restaurant slated to open in April or May. He said the Kennebunk location will offer an expe- rience similar to his restaurant in Boothbay Harbor, which he bought in 2010. Laura Dolce, executive director of the Kennebunk-Kennebunkport-Arundel Chamber of Commerce, told Mainebiz on Monday that Calandri has already vis- ited her chamber a couple times, noting that coincidentally a Boothbay Chamber staff member had recently visited Kennebunk and couldn't stop raving about Calandri's restaurant. "We are thrilled about the addition to the community," she said. Dolce said the location is a prime spot in Kennebunk, located near the town's iconic Clam Shack and near the bridge leading into Kennebunkport. "It is literally in the center of the action," she said. — PHOTO / COURTESY LEGACY PROPERTIES SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY Bartley's Dockside Restaurant in Kennebunk

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