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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 13 M A R C H 2 3 , 2 0 1 5 Daily News reported that a Penobscot County Superior Court judge approved contractor Conti Enterprises' request to move ahead with attaching a $3.85 million lien to property owned by GNP West LLC, ermogen I LLC and Cate Street Capital Inc. A New Jersey- based attorney for the company told the newspaper that Cate Street and the two other defendant companies had not yet responded to Conti's lawsuit. Investor seeks 'other users' for shuttered GNP mill e California investor that bought the shuttered Great Northern paper mill in East Millinocket for $5.4 mil- lion no longer is marketing the facil- ity to newsprint manufacturers and is seeking "other users" for the site. e Bangor Daily News reported that Hackman Capital Partners has sold papermaking "systems and compo- nents" to "other mills in the region" and is clearing space in the mill's recycling room for potential ten- ants. e investor bought the East Millinocket mill at foreclosure auction in December. Great Northern Paper Co. fi led for Chapter 7 bankruptcy last September, citing at least $50 million in debt and more than 1,000 creditors. e former GNP mill, which made newsprint, closed in February 2014, laying off most of its 256 workers. 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 Eaton Peabody, a law fi rm in Bangor, announced its business practice group launched a "Craft Counsel" law blog at www.craftcounsel.us. The law blog will focus on craft breweries, distilleries, fermentories, wineries and "cideries," providing information related to indus- try-specifi c legal challenges, whether federal, state or local. The Maine Community Foundation awarded a grant of $10,000 to support Our Katahdin in the launch of a leader- ship incubator for the Katahdin Region. The incubator, which will be implement- ed in collaboration with the Katahdin Region Higher Education Center, will support small business entrepreneurs and community leaders in an effort to strengthen the culture of entrepreneur- ship and optimism in the region. The Bangor Daily News partnered with Dream Local Digital in Rockland to launch BDN Maine, a digital division that will expand the newspaper's con- tent and customer services online. Space is limited! Tickets are $35 each and corporate sponsorships are available. Contact cynthia@mainecenterforcreativity.org to register today, or call Jean at 730-0694. presents: Special thanks to our sponsors: The Boulos Company The 2015 Creative Toolbox Art and Science Series A 3-part series exploring how the discipline of science and art drive and complement each other while fostering innovation in business JUNE The Art and Science of Food, Details TBA OCTOBER The Art and Science of Craft Brews, Details TBA An evening with EDISON T. LIU, M.D. President and CEO of The Jackson Laboratory THE ART AND SCIENCE OF CREATIVITY Dr. Liu will track through music and lecture, the commonality between art and science and how human beings are hardwired to create. Thursday, April 2, 5:30–7:30 pm Hannaford Hall, USM Abromsom Center For more information, or to register, visit www.mainebiz.biz/OTRBiddSaco or call 207.761.8379 x341 Get out from behind your desk to meet and mingle with other business execs at a special reception for Mainebiz readers. Mainebiz is coming to six new regions of the state to continue facilitating face-to-face networking for the business community. admission is free complimentary hors d'oeuvres cash bar R E G I O N A L S P O N S O R S 5–7pm | Pepperell Mill Campus A PR I L 3 0 Biddeford / Saco O A K P O I N T a r c h i t e c t u r e e n g i n e e r i n g p l a n n i n g A S S O C I A T E S

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