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V O L . X X I I I N O. V I I I A P R I L 1 7 , 2 0 1 7 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 Main Street Bucksport hires executive director Main Street Bucksport, which launched in 2014 to revitalize the downtown, has named its fi rst executive director. Brook Ewing Minner, a founder of the organiza- tion, owns Ocean's Edge Realty in Bucksport along with her husband, Mark Eastman. ey recently moved to the village with their daughter. Minner is also a part-time direc- tor of the Brooksville Free Public Library. e nonprofi t was formed after the anticipated closure of the Verso paper mill and after losing some downtown businesses. e mill closed in late 2014. e mission of the organization is to "promote a vibrant downtown Bucksport by supporting existing businesses, attracting new businesses, and sup- porting cultural arts events." 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 Camden National Corp. announced that its board of directors de- clared a dividend of 23 cents per share payable on April 28, 2017, for shareholders of record on April 14. The bank also introduced MortgageTouch, a secure digital mort- gage application that can be complet- ed in as little as 15 minutes. A Climate to Thrive, an organization seeking to achieve energy inde- pendence for Mount Desert Island by 2030, announced the launch of Solarize MDI, an initiative for resi- dents and businesses in the towns of Mount Desert, Bar Harbor, Tremont and Southwest Harbor to participate in a group purchasing program to reduce installation costs for grid-tied solar electric installations. Former Kmart site near Bangor Mall has new owner e Quirk family, owners of the Quirk Auto Group chain, has pur- chased property near the Bangor Mall that includes a recently closed Maine lawyers. Maine clients. Maine values. 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