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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 13 N OV E M B E R 1 3 , 2 0 1 7 Center. The Gene Haas Foundation awarded CMCC a grant of $1 million dollars toward the expan- sion. Founded in 1999 by Haas Automation founder and Stewart- Haas Racing co-owner Gene Haas, the Haas Foundation has granted more than $12 million to institutions that champion advanced manufactur- ing education. Waterville Rocks!, a summer con- cert series hosted by the Waterville Opera House, was named a semi-fi - nalist by the Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation, a national foundation dedicated to strengthening the so- cial fabric of America through free live music, for a $25,000 grant to be used for 10-week live concert series in 2018. Fox Islands co-op receives $1.58M loan e U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded a $1.58 million loan to Fox Islands Electric Cooperative through USDA Rural Development's Electric Program to support the commu- nities on Vinalhaven and North Haven. e cooperative, which was founded in 1974 and is owned by the two island communities, will use the funds to improve fi ve miles of electric line and make other system improvements. With 1,950 members, the cooperative leverages power from its community-owned wind farm on Vinalhaven and also purchases electricity for the islands' grid via a 10-mile submarine power cable from the mainland. DowDuPont fi nalizes deal for FMC plant DowDuPont now owns the FMC Corp.'s waterfront plant that is Rockland's largest taxpayer. Village Soup reported that the sale of FMC's plant to DuPont Nutrition USA Inc. was closed Oct. 26. e Rockland plant, which has 100 employees, is expected to continue to operate as usual and no immedi- ate changes planned, a DowDuPont spokesman told the news organi- zation. e plant processes car- rageenan, which is extracted from seaweed and used by the food industry as a thickener. e site is Rockland's largest taxpayer, valued at $21 million with $467,000 in annual property taxes. In a deal valued at $1.6 billion, DowDuPont swapped its crop protection business for FMC's health and nutrition business, with the exception of the Omega-3 business. DowDuPont is based in Midland, Mich., and FMC is based in Philadelphia. Calais requests aid for hospital e Calais City Council will send a letter to Maine's congressional delegation requesting fi nancial sup- port for Calais Regional Hospital. e Quoddy Tides reported the letter will also be sent to the Veterans Administration, the administrative offi ces of Pleasant Point and Indian Township and Gov. Paul LePage. e state, the Veterans Administration and the Passamaquoddy Tribe have outstanding balances owed to the hospital. In September, e Quoddy Tides reported that a standing-room-only crowd appeared at a forum to discuss Calais Regional Hospital›s decision to close its obstetrics unit and about management of the hospital by the forprofi t business Quorum Health, which is based in Brentwood, Tenn. For the year ended Dec. 31, 2016, Calais Regional reported a loss of $1.3 million. Due to low patient volume, Calais Regional closed its obstetric unit in August. 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 Bar Harbor Bankshares reported third quarter generally accepted accounting principles earnings of $8.6 million, or 56 cents per share. Core earnings totaled $8.8 million or 57 cents per share representing a 10% increase over the prior quarter. Bar Harbor Bankshares is parent company of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust and Lake Sunapee Bank, which has branches in New Hampshire and Vermont. In total the bank holding company, Maine's third largest, has 50 branches in three states. Rick and Jennifer Rockwell of Main Street Markets in Rockland opened Ada's Kitchen, an Italian restaurant, at 449 Main St. in Rockland. I s it possible for a professional services practice to connect authentically with new clients? Get Heard. (207) 619-7350 | broadreachpr.com Let's be serious. Your clients want connection, not just more content. 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