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V O L . X X I N O. X X I S E P T E M B E R 2 1 , 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 Gorman Foundation to provide sup- port for mental health services to guests of the agency's emergency adult shelter. EMHS, Bates receive $1.5 million e U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded grant funding totaling more than $1.5 million to Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems in Brewer and Bates College in Lewiston, accord- ing to a statement released Sept. 15 by U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King. e funds were respec- tively awarded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institute on Aging, both DHHS agencies. A grant of $1.35 million to Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems is aimed at improving community health options in rural Maine. According to its website, EMHS in mid-2014 completed a Community Health Needs Assessment in seven counties of Maine, with the goal of build- ing work plans with partners to address fi ndings. Nearly $300,000 was awarded to Dr. Nancy Koven of Bates College, who is researching the eff ects of endogenous oxytocin in adult psychosocial adjustment. Koven is a psychologist and neuro- scientist whose research focus is the structure and function of areas of the brain involved in various cogni- tive and aff ective processes, spe- cifi cally in individuals with severe mental illness such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Mt. Abram ski area plans expansion e Mt. Abram ski area in western Maine plans to add six trails and cre- ate a dedicated ski racing area in its largest expansion project since the late 1970s. David Scanlan told the Portland Press Herald that creat- ing a dedicated ski racing venue is the chief impetus of the expansion project, stating it will "alleviate week- end traffi c congestion caused by race training around the main mountain." Located in Greenwood, near Bethel, Mt. Abram was founded in 1960 and has a vertical drop of 1,150 feet and 51 trails. e $150,000 expansion is part of a multi-year plan to improve the ski area, Scanlan told the newspa- per. Last year the ski area spent more than $1 million to expand its snow- making systems. In 2013, Mt. Abram received a $235,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to install solar panels, off setting 70% of its electricity usage. F.W. Webb building a showroom in Oakland F.W. Webb, a regional plumbing- and-heating supplier, has started construction of a 35,000-square-foot building off Kennedy Memorial Drive in Oakland. e building will be a distribution center and a retail showroom, Nick Pelletier, manager of the company's Augusta location, told Morning Sentinel recently. e build- ing will help expand the company's presence in the area from its smaller location in Winslow, and will include a 4,000-square-foot showroom for its commercial products such as bath- room fi ttings and plumbing, heating, cooling and ventilation equipment, Pelletier told the newspaper. F.W. Webb, based in Bedford, Mass., has 10 locations in Maine. N O T E W O R T H Y C E N T R A L & W E S T E R N Kents Hill School announced it was the benefi ciary of a $3.5 million matching grant from the Harold Alfond Foundation that will be used to con- struct a new dining facility on campus. Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington announced the recerti- fi cation of its cardiac rehabilitation program by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Army Corps withdraws dredging application e U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has withdrawn its application for a state permit to dredge and deepen the channel for Searsport, but informed the Maine Department of Environmental Protection in a letter on Sept. 8 that it might fi le a revised application at a later date. e Portland Press Herald reported that resistance to the project from local Freeing the power of you. 207.623.1110 | www.allumbaugh.com Forget multiple insurance brokers, employee wellness programs, benefits, billing, regulatory compliance and COBRA. You simply want to be able to focus on what your business does best. The Allumbaugh Agency is a unique partner with a passion for the innovative looking to provide comprehensive, integrated benefit solutions, freeing the power of you. Hope House Health & Living Center, Bangor Northeast Cardiology, Bangor EMMC Webber Building, Bangor Penobscot Eye Care, Brewer Proudly building Greater Bangor's premier health care facilities for almost forty years. M I D C O A S T & D O W N E A S T C E N T R A L & W E S T E R N

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