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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 7 M AY 2 , 2 0 1 6 IDEXX founder to receive honorary degree e Maine College of Art has announced its commencement speaker and honorary degree recipients for its graduation ceremony May 7 at the State eatre in Portland — and IDEXX and Black Point Group LLC founder David Shaw will be joined by MECA alum C. David omas in receiving an honor- ary degree from the Portland school. Shaw founded the Westbrook-based IDEXX in 1983 and served as its CEO and chairman for nearly 20 years before leaving the animal health diagnostics and IT company in 2002 to set up Black Point Group LLC in Portland as a vehi- cle to invest in other companies. When Mainebiz spoke to Shaw in November of last year, he talked candidly about his early stint as an entrepreneur in Maine during the early years of IDEXX. " is is sort of a story about being in Maine," Shaw told Mainebiz. "It was impor- tant for me to get capital not from Maine, because I was worried about the syndrome in Maine where you're not thinking about being a global leader and you're not maybe thinking big enough and bold enough." Ruby Lerner, presi- dent and executive director of creative capital, will deliver the keynote address at MECA's commencement ceremony. N O T E W O R T H Y S O U T H E R N Portland-based Ocean Renewable Power Co. received the National Hydropower Association's 2016 Outstanding Stewards of America's Waters Award in the category of Operational Excellence for its RivGen hydrokinetic system designed for rivers and shallow tidal waters. The award recognizes the company's project that supplied one third of the electricity needed by the remote Alaskan village of Igiugig from power generated by a RivGen unit place in the Kvichak River. Bernstein Shur, a law fi rm in Portland, recently established a Complex Bankruptcy Mediation and Fiduciary Services Group. The group, led by bank- ruptcy attorney Robert Keach and re- tired bankruptcy judge Louis Kornreich, covers industries including agriculture, paper, manufacturing, retail, electricity, railroads, petroleum and natural gas. Maine Medical Center in Portland an- nounced the opening of a pediatric in- tensive care unit at The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital. The unit serves children with acute critical illness, serious injuries from accidents, burns, severe neurological illness or injury, organ failure and those who have un- dergone complex surgery. The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $296,571 for parking garage improvements at the Casco Bay Island Ferry Service in Portland. The project was selected on a competitive basis through the Fiscal Year 2015/2016 Passenger Ferry Program. Kane Insurance opened an offi ce at 6 City Center, Suite 307, in Portland. The Portland International Jetport announced that Southwest Airlines added a fourth daily fl ight for sale to Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport. The new fl ights operate through Nov. 4. Farmer's coalition looks to bring upscale swine back in vogue — Posh pigs prove pleasing to the palate Conservation projects in Maine to receive $922K support — Offshore oil pays for onshore recreation Employees return to work at Rumford paper mill following machine restart — Making paper, making money LePage, Alfond get green light on student debt legislation — Stop the presses! LePage aligns with a Democrat Former Brunswick mill seeking solar panel approval — 21st century rooftop for 1800s mill 'Legacy' Brewer brick maker closes — Historic business hits an economic 'brick wall' Summit faces $250K fine for potentially 'catastrophic' February gas leak — Scary to think what could have been Lincoln mill equipment sold at auction headed out of the country — Adding insult to the injury Westbrook candlepin bowling alley closing after nearly eight decades — Gutter ball ends a four-score reign SunEdison files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy — Will NYSE: SUNE rise again? 1-800-564-0111 | eatonpeabody.com Augusta | Bangor | Brunswick | Ellsworth | Portland Business Law Commercial Finance Creditor and Debtor Rights Economic Development Employee Benefits Environmental & Land Use Estate Planning & Wealth Transfer Immigration Intellectual Property Labor & Employment Legislative & Government Relations Litigation / Dispute Resolution Municipal Law & Finance Natural Resources & Timberlands Real Estate Tax Aquaculture Artists & Cultural Organizations Automotive Banking & Financial Institutions Business Startups Commercial & Residential Developers Construction Education Energy Healthcare Hospitality Land Conservation Municipal, Quasimunicipal, & County Nonprofit & Charitable Organizations Professional Services Small Business Timberlands & Forest Products Utilities Practice Areas Industries Statewide Practice. Local Service.

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