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V O L . X X I N O. X I I J U N E 1 5 , 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 which will be July 17-19. Schuster said she is searching for another job. Portland Science Center to open soon e local company behind the soon-to- open Portland Science Center is calling it the fi rst and only exhibition center of its kind in Maine. Portland Exhibits LLC said that the center is expected to open in late June or early July in a 15,000-plus-square-foot exhibition space at 68 Commercial St. Portland Exhibits is a subsidiary of e Gold Group, a Salem, Mass.-based entertainment mar- keting, public relations and promotional marketing agency that lists Marvel, the National Geographic Museum and Radio City Music Hall among many other clients on its website. Joe Gold, principal for e Gold Group, said the center aims to "be the fi rst and foremost venue to showcase the world's most important and extraordinary exhibitions for the fi rst time ever to the state of Maine and northern New England." N O T E W O R T H Y S O U T H E R N Glacial Multimedia Inc., a Westbrook- based internet marketing and website design agency, received the award for "Best in Class" for health care web- sites at the 2015 Interactive Media Awards. The agency was recognized for its work on the website for South Western Eye Center in New Mexico and Arizona. Vacationland Distributors LLC, a craft beer and wine distributor in Portland, announced a partnership with Sap House Meadery in Ossippee, N.H. Maine Cancer Foundation in Falmouth announced that it has made the pledge to help increase colorectal cancer screening rates by supporting the 80% by 2018 initiative, led by the American Cancer Society, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable. Pharmacy proposes new site at MaineGeneral Kennebec Pharmacy and Home Care is proposing a new location with a drive-thru service at MaineGeneral Medical Center's Augusta campus. e Kennebec Journal reported that the pharmacy's proposed 5,582-square-foot, two-story building would be located between MaineGeneral's hospital and cancer center. Kennebec Pharmacy and Home Care currently operates a sepa- rate retail pharmacy and compounding laboratory in Augusta. Auburn manufacturer CEO steps down e president and CEO of KICTeam Inc. has stepped down, eff ective imme- diately, the Auburn manufacturer's board of directors announced in a recent email. e board said in the message, dated May 26, that Peter Klein has resigned after 12 years "to pursue other interests." Klein will retain a fi nancial stake in the company, the board added. e board has named Ian McCormick, a strategic consultant with a sales and marketing background, as interim CEO. KICTeam manufactures cleaning cards for industrial equipment with more than $10 million in annual revenue. Verso challenges Jay's tax abatement denial Verso Corp. isn't done fi ghting for a lower assessment of its paper mill in Jay. e company is now appealing the town's decision to deny its requested tax abatement. e Sun Journal reported that Verso is seeking to reduce the mill's assessed value from $593.78 mil- lion to about $400 million, arguing that the property is overvalued. e mill's assessed value had been previously low- ered by the town from $815.4 million. N O T E W O R T H Y C E N T R A L & W E S T E R N University of Maine at Farmington received a $66,000 grant from the Maine IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence, a collabora- tive Maine network led by the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory and sponsored by the National Institute of Health, and a $40,000 grant from the Maine Economic Improvement Funds Small Campus Initiative, a fund that supports innovative research at small University of Maine campuses that contribute to Maine's innovative economy, to study the chemical profi le of medicinal cannabis. Franklin Memorial Hospital, in partnership with Maine Medical Partners MaineHealth Cardiology, is providing a new diagnostic service for patients called transesophageal Congratulations to our Maine Safety Award Winners! Kennebec Anesthesia Associates Every day, MEMIC works with employers and employees to create safer workplaces. Every year, MEMIC recognizes a chosen few employers from more than 20,000 policyholders for excellence in workplace safety. These are the eight 2015 safety award winners recently honored at MEMIC's annual meeting. MEMIC honors safety. H.B. Fleming Inc. Mid Maine CPL, LLC Lindt & Sprüngli (USA) Inc. Chroma Technology Corp. Arbors of Hop Brook Zweigle's Inc. Computer Components Corporation Learn more about our winners at www.memic.com. C E N T R A L & W E S T E R N

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