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V O L . X X I I I N O. X X I I I O C T O B E R 2 , 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 transparently and with account- ability to the people of Calais and northeastern Washington County," Todd Ricker, labor representa- tive for the Maine State Nurses Association, told the newspaper. e Quoddy Tides reported that the hospital's board of direc- tors did not attend the meeting, which was organized by the Maine State Nurses Association and the Coalition for Healthy Washington County Families. e closure leaves Washington County with only one hospital, in Machias, with a full- service obstetrics department. For the year ended Dec. 31, 2016, Calais Regional Hospital reported a loss of $1.3 million. 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 The Maine Technology Institute awarded a $25,000 seed grant to Sandra Rieger of the MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor to study peripheral neuropathy, a condition that causes pain, tingling and numbness in the hands and feet and affects an estimated 20 to 40 million Americans. Redzone Wireless LLC, a broad- band provider in Rockland, an- nounced Redzone REWARDS, a customer loyalty program for both new and existing customers. Husson University opens additional student housing Husson University in Bangor has three new housing units, built at a cost of $6.5 million including furni- ture, appliances and infrastructure. e townhouses have 63 residents. Rents are $3,510 per semester or $7,020 per academic year, for nine months. e price includes utili- ties, a washer and dryer, kitchen, cable TV/internet hookup, snow removal and lawn care. Each dwell- ing has six shared apartments. Husson has about 1,100 students living on campus. e new town- houses are part of Husson's ongo- ing eff orts to enhance its Bangor campus. More than $9 million in improvements completed over the summer include renovations to Hart Hall, updated entrances to the O'Donnell Commons and the Newman Gymnasium, upgrades to the campus power grid, and the fi rst construction phase of a new maintenance facility. Husson is also raising $16 million for a new College of Business building, and was helped by a $4 million matching grant from the Harold Alfond Foundation. Once completed, the 32,000-square- foot building will feature experi- ential classrooms fusing business education with science, technology, engineering, art and math. PCHC selects new leader e board of directors of Penobscot Community Health Care has named Lori Dwyer as the organization's next president and CEO. Dwyer has served as the Bangor institution's senior vice president, general coun- sel and compliance and risk offi cer for the past fi ve years. Her appoint- ment came after a national search and rigorous interview and selec- tion process, according to a PCHC news release. She succeeds Kenneth Schmidt, who announced his retire- ment earlier this year after 15 years at PCHC. Dwyer said she was looking forward to working with patients, staff and PCHC's partners and stakeholders "to tackle the chal- lenges ahead." N O T E W O R T H Y N O R T H E R N & E A S T E R N Maine Savings Federal Credit Union in Hampden said since the incep- tion of the Nationwide Equity Builder Program in 2016, it has provided $160,000 to members purchasing homes. In addition to monies toward down-payment and closing costs, the credit union also reimburses the ap- praisal costs. Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor opened its new surgical suites and interventional procedure space on the second and third levels of the Penobscot Pavilion as part of its Modernization Project. The University of Maine School of Nursing launched its largest fi rst-year nursing class in recent history this fall, with 115 students. UMaine School of Nursing lifted its undergraduate enroll- ment cap from 85 to 115 students in response to the expected shortfall of 3,300 nurses in Maine and 100,000 nurses nationwide by 2022. www.NonprofitMaine.org We help nonprofits help Maine. We help nonprofits help Maine. $264 million in state income tax revenue Maine's nonprofit wages generate every year Call us today! Helping businesses stay competitive with specialized employment services • Temporary, Temp-to-Hire, and Direct-Hire • Skilled Trades • Flagging, Construction, Light Industrial, General Labor • Administrative, Finance/ Accounting, General Office • Safety/Worksite Services 1-800-639-8802 mainestaff.com Direct Personnel / Project Staffing / Project Staffing / / Project Flagging / Project Flagging / Let us go to work for you! N O R T H E R N & E A S T E R N

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