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V O L . X X I N O. X V I J U LY 2 7 , 2 0 1 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 replacements finished by this fall. Summit said it is no longer working with Westbrook-based construction firm CCB Inc., which the news- paper said was linked to the faulty connections in Waterville area. Ex-Augusta mayor settles suit against Mattson Former Augusta Mayor William E. Dowling has ended his lawsuit against developer Kevin Mattson and several firms run by Mattson, though details of the settle- ment are not being disclosed. e Kennebec Journal reported that Dowling's lawsuit, which sought $900,000 in back wages, ben- efits and loan repayment from his former employer, was dismissed without costs in Kennebec County Superior Court. Dowling's attor- ney told the newspaper he's "satis- fied with the results." Mattson, who runs Mattson Construction LLC, Hallowell House LLC and other firms, told the newspaper that there was never animosity between the two parties. "is was much more of a claim against companies he had worked for," he added. "I was leader, manager of all these different entities." St. Mary's hires New Jersey health exec as CEO St. Mary's Health System in Lewiston has hired a New Jersey health care system senior executive to replace outgoing President and CEO Lee Myles. e Sun Journal reported that Christopher Chekouras, senior vice president of post-acute and community-based services at Virtua health care system, will take over when Myles retires this October. N O T E W O R T H Y C E N T R A L & W E S T E R N Washburn Elementary School in Auburn received a $1.63 million School Improvement Grant from the Maine Department of Education to focus on raising student proficiency in math by 30% and reading by 35% over the next five years. Electricity Maine in Auburn launched www.providerpower.com/ business, a website designed to help businesses across Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts navigate electricity choices. Central Maine Community College in Auburn is now offering an associate degree program in Life Science, which provides students with a broad, gen- eral survey of scientifically accumu- lated knowledge focused on life and biological sciences. Jackson Lab gets $835K for research on aging e Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor has received an $835,037 fed- eral grant to support its continuing research on the aging process. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King said that the award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will support Jackson Lab's Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging. CMHC: Parkview owes $13M, and it needs to pay up Central Maine Healthcare Corp. in Lewiston claims that Brunswick- based Parkview Adventist Medical Center, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month, owes it and its Lewiston hospital affiliate more than $13 million. e Forecaster reported that CMHC and Central Maine Medical Center are fighting Parkview's assertions in court that neither party holds a security interest in the Brunswick hospital's assets, which includes cash collat- eral that has been court-approved. CMHC has provided contracted services to Parkview over several years and once made an unsuccess- ful attempt to take over the hospi- tal in 2013. Parkview said CMHC doesn't hold the security interest because it hadn't been transferred by the Brunswick hospital's board. However, CMHC said its right to the more than $13 million is backed up by "security documents" that are related to Parkview's properties. MDI Bio Lab gets $2.1M grant for protein study e Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory said its president, Kevin Strange, has received a five-year, $2.1 million federal grant to study pro- tein regulation in an effort to develop better treatments for Alzheimer's and other diseases. e Bar Harbor labora- tory announced that the grant from the National Institutes of Health will 䔀砀瀀愀渀猀椀漀渀 漀昀 䔀愀琀漀渀 倀攀愀戀漀搀礀 倀⸀䄀⸀ᤠ猀 䔀洀瀀氀漀礀攀攀  䈀攀渀攀ǻ琀猀 愀渀搀 䔀砀攀挀甀琀椀瘀攀 䌀漀洀瀀攀渀猀愀琀椀漀渀 倀爀愀挀琀椀挀攀 吀栀攀 氀愀眀 ǻ爀洀猀 漀昀 䔀愀琀漀渀 倀攀愀戀漀搀礀 倀⸀䄀⸀ 愀渀搀 圀愀欀攀氀椀渀Ⰰ 䠀愀氀氀漀挀欀 愀渀搀 伀✀䐀漀渀漀瘀愀渀Ⰰ 䰀䰀倀 愀爀攀  瘀攀爀礀 瀀氀攀愀猀攀搀 琀漀 愀渀渀漀甀渀挀攀 琀栀愀琀 漀渀 匀攀瀀琀攀洀戀攀爀 ㄀Ⰰ ㈀　㄀㔀Ⰰ 䐀愀瘀椀搀 圀愀欀攀氀椀渀Ⰰ 䔀猀焀⸀Ⰰ 䰀攀猀氀椀攀  䠀愀氀氀漀挀欀Ⰰ 䔀猀焀⸀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 䄀渀渀攀 伀✀䐀漀渀漀瘀愀渀Ⰰ 䔀猀焀⸀ 眀椀氀氀 樀漀椀渀 琀栀攀椀爀 瀀爀愀挀琀椀挀攀 眀椀琀栀 䔀愀琀漀渀 倀攀愀戀漀搀礀  倀⸀䄀⸀ 愀渀搀 戀攀 戀愀猀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 ǻ爀洀✀猀 倀漀爀琀氀愀渀搀 漀ϻ挀攀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 猀琀爀愀琀攀最椀挀 愀氀椀最渀洀攀渀琀 挀漀渀琀椀渀甀攀猀  䔀愀琀漀渀 倀攀愀戀漀搀礀 倀⸀䄀⸀ᤠ猀 最爀漀眀琀栀 愀渀搀 攀砀瀀愀渀猀椀漀渀 漀昀 椀琀猀 䔀洀瀀氀漀礀攀攀 䈀攀渀攀ǻ琀猀 愀渀搀 䔀砀攀挀甀琀椀瘀攀  䌀漀洀瀀攀渀猀愀琀椀漀渀 瀀爀愀挀琀椀挀攀 最爀漀甀瀀 猀攀爀瘀椀渀最 挀氀椀攀渀琀猀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀漀甀琀 䴀愀椀渀攀 愀渀搀 戀攀礀漀渀搀⸀  ㄀ⴀ㠀　　ⴀ㔀㘀㐀ⴀ　㄀㄀㄀ 簀 攀愀琀漀渀瀀攀愀戀漀搀礀⸀挀漀洀 䄀甀最甀猀琀愀 簀 䈀愀渀最漀爀 簀 䈀爀甀渀猀眀椀挀欀 簀 䔀氀氀猀眀漀爀琀栀 簀 倀漀爀琀氀愀渀搀 M I D C O A S T & D O W N E A S T

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