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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 7 JA N UA R Y 2 5 , 2 0 1 6 to open its first Maine location in Westbrook, as well as centers in Portland and Scarborough, the Portland Press Herald reported. Max Puyanic, co-CEO of Portsmouth, N.H.-based ConvenientMD, said he hopes to open the Westbrook clinic by the end of this year, and has prospective sites in Portland and Scarborough. ere are eight walk-in health clinics within 10 miles of the proposed downtown Westbrook site. e upsurge in urgent care centers tallies with the industry's overall growth nationwide. N O T E W O R T H Y S O U T H E R N The John and Patricia Klingenstein Fund and the Sadie and Harry Davis Foundation Inc. donated $250,000 to support the pediatrics program at Mercy Hospital in Portland, which will be known as the Dr. Harry E. Davis Pediatric Center. Energy Audits Ltd., a building perfor- mance consulting firm in Portland, was named energy advisor to IBEW Maine locals consisting of IBEW 567 and IBEW 1253. Cooper Farms the recipient of a $1.15M loan e U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Agency has provided a $1.15 million loan to one of Maine's largest apple growers, Cooper Farms Inc. and Cooper Farms Holdings LLC. e USDA provided a Business & Industry Guaranteed Loan to the Buckfield-based Cooper Farms to assist in the purchase of real estate and assets once owned by Maine Apple Co. in the towns of Buckfield, Monmouth and Winthrop. e acquisition will allow Cooper Farms to expand its apple growing, harvesting, storing, packing and dis- tribution operations. e farm aver- aged 950,000 bushels of apples over the past three seasons. Revitalization of Norway's Main Street held up e nonprofit Norway Downtown wants to revitalize the Odd Fellows Building, but its efforts are stymied by the lack of communication from its owner, e Advertiser Democrat reported. e building remains a concern for officials and residents who are trying to spur economic growth in the Downtown Norway Historic District. In recent years, Norway's downtown has been revital- ized by the opening of a brewery and beer garden in the Norway Trolley House, Western Maine Health Care Corp.'s $10 million expansion and the rehabilitation of the Norway Opera House. "e committee continues to be frustrated by the lack of commu- nication with the owner, and because it is a key property and now creates a chasm between upper and lower Main Street," Andrea Burns, chair of the Economic Growth and Support C E N T R A L & W E S T E R N Camden National sponsoring Top Gun — Planting seeds of future prosperity Cape Air finds robust market in Maine — Small airports are taking off Cooper Farms the recipient of a $1.15M loan — We like them apples Maine insurance regulators recover $1.5M for residents — Watchdog bureau proves its worth New MDI group to address energy, economic sustainability — A new day's dawning Report finds majority of Americans without savings — Ill-prepared for rainy days Ellsworth development slower than expected — So much for the 'Field of Dreams' approach Downeast seafood distributor reports scallops stolen — Illegal harvest Professional loggers sound alarm over biomass plant closings — Double-whammy for loggers Time Warner Cable data breached — Could Wile E. Coyote be the culprit? Online banking with mobile check deposit Smart Business Checking Growing businesses need more than a checkbook and a smile. They need real. Real honesty, real products, and real people with smart ideas who are willing to get out from behind the desk and make things happen for you. At least that's what we think at Gorham Savings Bank. We call it a breath of fresh banking. Spend more time at your business than ours — genius. " My bank doesn't waste my time." * No transaction fees for up to 450 paid or deposited items per statement cycle (additional items $.35 each). Member FDIC. No transaction fees on up to 450 items per cycle* Your personal banker to help along the way No monthly maintenance service charge gorhamsavingsbank.com

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