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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 7 N OV E M B E R 2 , 2 0 1 5 N O T E W O R T H Y S O U T H E R N MEMIC, a workers' compensation insurer in Portland, announced that it will issue a dividend of $18 million to more than 17,000 Maine policyhold- ers in November. The Economic Development Administration awarded the Greater Portland Council of Governments $113,500 to aid in the imple- mentation of the Greater Portland Sustainable Food Production Cluster and to support the continued develop- ment of Maine's local food network. Thornton Tomasetti Inc., an engi- neering fi rm in Portland, merged with Weidlinger Associates Inc., an engi- neering fi rm in New York City. Borrow My Boutique, a rental boutique, opened at 124 Maine St., suite 104 in the Senter Place Building in Brunswick. RDW Group Inc. in Providence, R.I. and its Boston division iFactory announced that TWS Group, a web development fi rm in Portland, was absorbed into iFactory. Summit mobilizes for pipeline inspections in central Maine Summit Natural Gas of Maine told the Maine Public Utilities Commission it has "mobilized all available resources" to inspect and replace pipe fi ttings in seven central Maine communities. e Kennebec Journal reported that an Oct. 15 compliance fi ling with the PUC follows a commission order that requires Summit to check more than 600 electrofusion couplings that connect segments of pipeline in the company's network. Matthew Kaply, Summit's direc- tor of regulatory aff airs, told the paper that the company will focus on Augusta and Waterville and prioritize areas with a concentra- tion of residential and commer- cial customers. e company says the system is safe, but the PUC required the work to be done after it discovered this summer that a coupling was installed incorrectly. Harvey Building Products opens Augusta warehouse Waltham, Mass.-based Harvey Building Products recently opened its second Maine location at a former PepsiCo warehouse in Augusta. e manufacturer and seller of windows, doors and porch enclosures held a ribbon-cutting at its new Augusta warehouse, at 80 Anthony Ave., the Kennebec Journal reported. e company, which has a showroom in Portland and 34 facilities between Pennsylvania and Maine, sells its building products directly to contrac- tors in residential and light commer- cial markets, according to the paper. Jim Barreira, president of Harvey C E N T R A L & W E S T E R N SBA loans in Maine increased by 22% in FY15 — Ready capital primes the pump Taunton Bay Oyster Co. hopes to double production — Oysters on the full shell? Front Street Shipyard launches partnership with Norwegian shipyard — Ferry good news Health insurance competition heats up in ACA marketplace — An Obamacare win for consumers Smith' s Farm installs largest privately owned solar facility in Maine — Run by the sun Study: Poorer communities spend more on Maine lottery sales — Exploiting those who can ill afford it Verso to lay off 300 workers in mid-December — No holiday cheer in Jay Bath Iron Works employees file human rights complaints — Only three of 18 complaints found valid Rumford mill discharges pulp fiber into Androscoggin River — But not enough to get into hot water with DEP Feds eye shifting costs of at-sea monitoring to fishermen — Another nail in the coffin for offshore fishermen There's a Bright Future at Pierce Atwood Andrew Davis LITIGATION Elizabeth Frazier GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Will Hueske CORPORATE LAW Maeve Tibbetts ENERGY LAW Griffin Leschefske TRUSTS & ESTATES Esther Yoo LITIGATION Thomas Pagliarini LITIGATION Kaitlyn Husar REAL ESTATE Joining us in 2015, our new associates are also our future stars. For more than 120 years, Pierce Atwood has built a reputation as a firm that attracts and retains superb legal talent, delivering exceptional client satisfaction and value. We look forward to working with our new colleagues in providing superior value and first-rate client service for years to come. How can we help take your business to the next level? Let us know. We're here to help. Pierce Atwood. There's a reason… Merrill's Wharf . 254 Commercial Street . Portland, Maine 04101 . pierceatwood.com

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