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V O L . X X I I I N O. X X V O C T O B E R 1 6 , 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 of the fi nancing for the project came from Trafton Road Properties, which owns 921 acres in the area near the Sidney border. Aside from the city's $500,000 for road improvements, the state is contributing $1.5 million. N O T E W O R T H Y C E N T R A L & W E S T E R N The Ski Museum of Maine in Kingfi eld received a $25,000 grant from the H. King & Jean Cummings Charitable Fund of the Maine Community Foundation to renovate its gallery space. Central Maine Power Co., a subsidiary of AVANGRID Inc., put its new Middle Street Substation into service in Lewiston. The facility is part of the en- ergy company's $41.5 million Lewiston Loop project begun in 2016. Rainbow Federal Credit Union in Lewiston rebranded as Dirigo Federal Credit Union. The National Science Foundation awarded the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance in Augusta and its partners at the University of Maryland's Center for Environmental Sciences, Harvard University, Oregon State University and University of Wisconsin Madison $1 million to link arts centers and science communica- tion to get Maine's girls excited about STEM careers through Augmented Reality. All sites chosen for this project will be in the state of Maine. Boothbay's Route 27 roundabout nears completion A roundabout on Route 27 in Boothbay is nearing completion and other building projects in that vicin- ity are in the works. e Boothbay Register reported that investor Paul Coulombe purchased much of the nearby real estate along Route 27 near the roundabout, including the former Clipper Mart for $1.8 mil- lion, and is renovating the mart, which will be called the Boothbay Village Market. "I didn't really want to buy it," Coulombe told the paper, of the mart. "I just wanted to clean it up and create the new entrance to the community." Coulombe also ALLEGIANT • AMERICAN • DELTA • UNITED Before you take off , take a moment to notice what's new at Bangor International Airport, where things just keep getting better and better. You'll love our light-fi lled terminal, modernized service counters, and state-of-the-art baggage handling — all designed to get your journey off to a great start. A better travel experience begins right here. Visit FlyBangor.com. A Smoother Journey, from Ticket to Takeoff . Now with year-round service to Newark as well as JFK and LaGuardia BGR_MaineBiz_100417.indd 1 10/4/17 5:08 PM Consulting Engineers and Scientists Contact Nick Sabatine at the idea-stage: Contact Nick Sabatine at the idea-stage: nsabatine@ransomenv.com \\ 207-772-2891 \\ www.RansomEnv.com D E V E L O P M E N T \ \ D U E D I L I G E N C E D U E D I L I G E N C E \ \ E N V I R O N M E N TA L H E A LT H & S A F E T Y E N V I R O N M E N TA L H E A LT H & S A F E T Y E N V I R O N M E N TA L H E A LT H & S A F E T Y \ \ M U N I C I P A L \ \ U T I L I T Y, E N E R G Y & M A N U F A C T U R I N G U T I L I T Y, E N E R G Y & M A N U F A C T U R I N G Revitalizing and Protecting Our Coastline F R O M C O A S T A L E N G I N E E R I N G T O R E D E V E L O P M E N T M I D C O A S T & D O W N E A S T

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