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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 13 A U G U S T 1 0 , 2 0 1 5 Yes, it is possible, with the help of our online guide: An accurate, up-to-date and plain-English overview of the major pieces of the law affecting employers. Get it today, and ensure your company is in compliance. Unravel the ACA? www.acaessentials.com Brought to you by The Allumbaugh Agency: 207-623-1110 | info@allumbaugh.com MAINE MARITIME MUSEUM Washington Street • Bath, Maine • -- www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org New: Lobstering & the Maine Coast Be one of the first to experience the authentic story of Maine's most iconic fishery in this 6,200-square- foot, interactive exhibit. This is Maine. The rest is history. $13 million family care center on the campus of Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta. e study, which will be conducted this month and September, is intended to gauge public interest in the project and the feasibility of rais- ing $6 million of the project's cost. e Bangor Daily News reported the pro- posed facility would consolidate physi- cian practices and other services that are scattered around the hospital's campus. e family care center would facilitate a shift to a model of care known as the "patient-centered medical home," the newspaper reported, referring to the emerging model of health care that emphasizes patient participation, pre- ventive care and wellness. N O T E W O R T H Y M I D C O A S T & D O W N E A S T Axiom Technologies and Maine State Library completed the launch of the Maine State Library Check-out the Internet by deploying the remaining 67 Hotspots to fi ve Washington County libraries. The initiative allows students to check out a mobile Wi-Fi device to access the Internet outside of school. The Maine Department of Marine Resources in West Boothbay Harbor re- ceived a $264,516 grant funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to support the Maine - New Hampshire Inshore Trawl Survey. The survey gathers data on the ground- fi sh and lobster populations in near shore waters in the Gulf of Maine, from the Massachusetts coast to the Canadian border. Chick-fi l-A to open fi rst Maine location National restaurant chain Chick- fi l-A plans to open its fi rst location in Maine next year. e Bangor Daily News reported that the Georgia- based company has submitted plans for a 4,974-square-foot restaurant on Bangor Mall property at 663 Stillwater Ave. e proposed restaurant is expected to open by the end of 2016. "Bangor, Maine, is a great community that we are excited to become a mem- ber of," Brenda Morrow, Northeast regional manager for Chick-fi l-A, told the newspaper. "We very much look forward to serving the communities in Bangor, with an active commitment to supporting local schools and charities." Downtown Millinocket group shuts down A group aimed at boosting Millinocket's downtown has folded. e Bangor Daily News reported that the Millinocket Downtown Revitalization Committee is ending its eff orts because there was a lack of participation. e group's proj- ects include restoring the downtown gazebo, designing and hanging banners downtown, putting up a welcome sign and launching a welcome center that is open on weekends. e newspaper said other groups like Our Katahdin and ere Ain't No 'Mill' In Ocket are likely to take up the folded group's work. 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 PA, a law fi rm in Bangor, announced that David Wakelin, Leslie Hallock and Anne O'Donovan of Wakelin, Hallock and O'Donovan LLP will join its employee benefi ts and executive compensation practice group in Portland on Sept. 1. The National Science Foundation awarded the University of Maine in Orono $201,515 in grant funding to support the study of climate change and its effect on birds' migratory patterns and food sources. The university also received a $337,100 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to support infl uenza research. Husson University in Bangor received a grant of $142,300 from the Davis Educational Foundation to support its School of Science and Humanities Re-envisioning General Education project. The school also announced it received a $20,000 grant from the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation Pharmacy Partners Program to support a project designed to improve the outcomes of patients receiving cardiac stents. Penobscot Community Health Care in Bangor received a $50,000 grant from Doree Taylor Charitable Foundation, Bank of America NA, Trustee to fund general operations of its Hope House Health and Living Center. Books-A-Million in Bangor, in partner- ship with Literacy Volunteers of Bangor, collected $16,564 worth of book donations to rank sixth in the U.S. for amount raised in similar book drives. N O R T H E R N & E A S T E R N

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