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V O L . X X I V N O. I I JA N UA R Y 2 2 , 2 0 1 8 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 Morphy Auctions of Denver, Pa., an- nounced a merger with James D. Julia Inc., an auction company in Fairfield. The Professional Logging Contractors of Maine in Augusta recently launched a promotional video for its Mechanized Logging Operations Program, the state's first post-secondary training program for operators of mechanized logging equipment. Camden National employees benefit from tax reform Recent tax reform will benefit Camden National and its employees, who will each earn a $1,000 cash bonus. Camden National Corp. (NASDAQ: CAC) announced the bonus on Jan. 11. It said the bonuses, which included $750 to part-time employees, were part of a plan to "make strategic investments in line with its core values in order to benefit employees and the customers and com- munities they serve." In all, the bank paid out $620,000 in bonuses, the bank told Mainebiz. e Camden-based bank is the largest Maine-based bank, with $4 billion in assets, 60 branches and 650 employees. Herring shed set adrift by storm sparks border skirmish A historic Lubec smoked her- ring shed that broke away from the waterfront during the Jan. 4 blizzard and eventually beached on Canada's Campobello Island has become the object of a heated international social media exchange. e Bangor Daily News reported that Lubec Landmarks President Rachel Rubeor expressed regret Jan. 11 that some Campobello residents took offense over a line in a letter she sent to U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, seeking his help in returning the building to its former location on the Lubec side of the Lubec Narrows. e newspaper reported that although Rubeor described Campobello and Lubec residents as "the best people on the face of the Earth," she rankled some Canadians with her comment "but if those wonderful people take a chainsaw or a sledgehammer and they want to destroy a historical building, then they are vandals and they are cannibalizing." e Lubec Board of Selectmen apolo- gized to Campobello residents for those comments, the newspaper reported. Bristol Marine buys Boothbay Harbor Shipyard Rhode Island-based Bristol Marine has acquired the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard, joining Bristol Marine's other locations in Bristol, R.I., and Somerset, Mass. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. e seller was Terry McClinch, who owned the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard for a decade. "As a private sale, we're focus- ing on ensuring operations continue and that we're able to invest capital to ensure success for the future," Andy Tyska, president of Bristol Marine, told Mainebiz. e Boothbay Harbor yard employs 16 people, all of whom will be retained, he said. at includes Eric Graves, who came to the yard around 2005 and will continue to oversee operations in Boothbay Harbor as vice president. e yard will be renamed e Shipyard in Boothbay Harbor. 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 First National Bank in Damariscotta donated $25,000 to support United Farmer Veterans of Maine. MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor announced that scientist Sandra Rieger discovered the mecha- nism underlying glucose-induced pe- ripheral neuropathy, or the sensation of pain, tingling or numbness in the hands and feet caused by diabetes, which could lead to drug treatments for the condition. Effort will create 'roadmap' to revitalize Katahdin Region A grassroots effort calling itself the Katahdin Collaborative is kicking off a year-long regional visioning pro- cess in February to look for ways to revitalize the Katahdin Region. e Aroostook Republican reported the collaborative, comprising municipali- ties, community groups, businesses, clubs and organizations, hired Future iQ, a global consulting firm, to facili- tate the process, which will be the first region-wide initiative to create a long-term vision and action plan for the future. State Rep. Steve Stanley, D-Medway, told the newspaper that the grassroots visioning effort is "key Serving Maine and New England Since 1974. 207-725-4304 P O U L I N C O N S T R U C T I O N M E . C O M C O N V E N I E N C E S T O R E S R E S TA U R A N T C O M M E R C I A L / P U B L I C R E TA I L H I G H G AT E S P R I N G S , V T B O R D E R S TAT I O N M I D C O A S T & D O W N E A S T N O R T H E R N & E A S T E R N BUY TICKETS: 207.774.0465 www.portlandstage.org 25A Forest Ave, Portland ME Jamie Hogan This adaptation re-imagines what you thought you knew about Babette's Feast: deep, funny, dangerous, sensual, & beautiful.

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