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V O L . X X I V N O. X I M AY 2 8 , 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 Androscoggin Bank and the U.S. Small Business Administration will share the long-term mortgage, which is backed by Finance Authority of Maine. Maine Technology Institute is providing a development loan that will fund the purchase of overhead cranes for Building . 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 Earth Candy and Earth Flow + Fire, a vegan juice bar and a hot yoga studio, opened at 385 Main St. in Rockland. MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor announced the establish- ment of the William Procter Scientifi c Innovation Fund in honor of William Procter (1873-1951), a businessman, entrepreneur and scientist. The fund will provide up to $50,000 annually to full-time faculty members, students or research fellows at the MDI Biological Laboratory or its spinoffs to support areas including high-risk/high impact research, basic scientifi c research with potential for commercialization and education programs focused on translating scientifi c discoveries into commercial applications. FAME approves nancing for Aroostook lumber mill A new loan will help fi nance upgrades at a lumber mill in Aroostook County, retaining 15 jobs. e Finance Authority of Maine approved 0% loan insurance on a loan totaling ,000 by TD Bank to Maibec USA LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quebec –based Groupe Maibec Inc. e loan will be used to purchase a feed conveyor deck and de-barker machine to bring operational effi cien- cies to the mill, which is in the town of Masardis in Aroostook county. e action helps retain 15 Maine jobs at the Masardis mill, which Maibec pur- chased from Fraser Timber in 2015. 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 Penobscot Community Health Care's Hope House Health and Living Center in Bangor received a $34,500 dona- tion from Subaru of America and Quirk Subaru as part of the 2017 Subaru "Share the Love" campaign. U N I V E R S I T Y O F M A I N E A T P R E S Q U E I S L E University of Maine at Presque Isle ★ www.umpi.edu ★ ONE OF MAINE'S PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES Participants should be 24 or older, have the equivalent of a high school diploma, and some prior college credit and work experience. umpi.edu/cbe STAY ON TRACK with our faculty & learning coaches EXPERIENCE COUNTS toward your degree FLAT TUITION RATE $ 2 , 000 per semester 207 768.9584 carolyn.dorsey@maine.edu 100% ONLINE Sign up now! It's your journey at your pace. 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