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Friday, February 7, 202002/07/2020

Maine Points: Maine Blue Collar Scholarship Foundation

Maine Blue Collar Scholarship Foundation’s mission is to provide assistance to motivated individuals pursuing a career in the trades. Moody’s…

Thursday, February 6, 202002/06/2020

Grow Maine Show: Brian McLaughlin

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Brian R. McLaughlin is the President & CEO, and Founder, of Amplify Additive, a Additive Manufacturing service provider with a focus on Orthopedic Implant manufacturing. At his uniquely outfitted facility in Scarborough, ME, they 3D print Titanium using advanced equipment from GE Additive. The equipment is highly specialized and operates under vacuum at elevated temperatures to provide material properties that exceed industry standards at the highest quality. “By 3D printing Titanium with this Electron Beam Melting technology, we are able to produce implants that not only have never been able to be designed and manufactured before, but provide a better quality of care for patients.” Brian graduated from the University of Vermont in 1998 with a degree in Biomedical Engineering. He is passionate about Orthopedics and is fortunate to have found this career path where he is now helping lead the use of next generation technology for the design and manufacturing of life enabling technologies.

Brian resides in Yarmouth, ME with his wife Karen and 2 boys, Baden and Adam. Brian and family recently relocated back to Maine in 2017 after being in Connecticut for 9 years. Prior to that they lived in Portland where Karen and Brian met and started their family. “We are so happy to be back in Maine, we missed it when we lived in CT and visited as often as we could.” Brian is very active, with a passion for both skiing and soccer. As for soccer, he still loves to play weekly, and has volunteered as a coach over the past 10-12 years.

Friday, January 31, 202001/31/2020

Grow Maine Show: Peter DelGreco

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Peter serves as President and CEO of Maine & Co., a privately funded business attraction and economic development organization. Charged with helping companies establish successful and profitable operations in Maine, Maine & Co.’s Board of Directors consists of top executives from Maine’s business community. During Peter’s tenure, Maine & Co. has attracted numerous companies from various sectors, growth stages, and sizes to locations throughout the state of Maine. Through Peter’s leadership, Maine & Co. has attracted companies Portfolio companies include: athenahealth, Sun Life Financial, Carbonite, Grand Rounds, and Wayfair.
Prior to joining Maine & Co. in 2004 as the Director of Client Services, Peter worked in Boston and Washington, DC in the food industry. Peter was responsible for building new operations in those geographies. His responsibilities included: general management, sales, relationship building, inventory management, and forecasting.
Peter is a graduate of Colby College and he earned his MBA from the University of Southern Maine. Peter, his wife and their son reside in North Yarmouth, Maine.

Thursday, January 30, 202001/30/2020

Maine Points: Esther Residence

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What is Esther Residence?

A transitional program for women who are leaving incarceration and/or treatment program. Esther Residence provides a safe, nurturing community that is based on safety, respect and dignity. It focuses on assisting each woman in identifying and celebrating her strengths and gifts.

The home is a bridge that promotes healthy connections to family (when appropriate) and to the larger community.
Esther Residence also provides short-term housing for women who are awaiting admission to another level of
substance abuse treatment.

The purpose of this program is to inform how the Esther Residence is provides a transitional program for women who are leaving incarceration and/or treatment program

Friday, January 24, 202001/24/2020

Maine Points: Maine Apprenticeship Program

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The Maine Apprenticeship Program assists in setting up structured yet flexible training programs designed to meet the specific needs of…

Thursday, January 23, 202001/23/2020

Grow Maine Show: Rachel Knight

In Grow Maine Show

Rachel Knight is a Maine native and graduated from Bangor High School in 1982, and has an undergraduate degree from UMaine Orono in International Studies. In 1986, after graduating from UMO Rachel moved to Portland where she have stayed ever since. In her late 20s she started horseback riding and volunteering with a therapeutic horseback riding program for people with disabilities. From that experience, she set a career course on special education and got a master’s degree in Exceptionality (Special Education).

In 1996, Rachel received her master’s from the University of Southern Maine and taught content area subjects (History and English) to students with disabilities and logged many hours helping students explore options for post¬-secondary opportunities, a.k.a Transition Planning. It is from this experience that the idea of Destination Occupation was born. There are so many more opportunities and options for students than could ever be covered from high school field trips. So the idea of creating a library of videos for students “visit” a variety of businesses and educational programs from their high school felt like a deal changer, a “no brainer,” especially in a state as geographically challenged as Maine.

Wednesday, January 15, 202001/15/2020

Grow Maine Show: Andrew Silsby

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Andrew Silsby serves as President and CEO of Kennebec Savings Bank, a $1.1 billion bank headquartered in Augusta, Maine. He began his career in banking while a college student, working as a Float Teller at NorStar Bank, which later became Fleet. Upon graduation, he was hired as a Management Trainee at Fleet Bank. In the winter of 1993, Andrew was hired by Kennebec Savings Bank as a Loan Officer. In just seven years he rose to the Senior Lending position where he oversaw the lending staff as well as setting the loan policy. Time in that position set the stage for his role as Treasurer and then Chief Operating Officer. In June of 2014, after more than 20 years with the Bank, Andrew took over as President.

Andrew is a graduate of Maranacook High School and earned a degree in Business Administration from the University of Maine. He is a board member of the Augusta Colonial Theater and Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce, in addition to serving as Vice Chair of Augusta Board of Trade, and Chair of the University of Maine at Augusta Board of Visitors.

Tuesday, January 14, 202001/14/2020

Maine Points: Rotary Club Of South Portland-Cape Elizabeth

In Maine Points

Rotary Club Of South Portland-Cape Elizabeth are a diverse group of 60 men and women of all ages and backgrounds who share a commitment to projects both local and international in scope.

Rotarians pay dues towards Club and International operations and raise separate donation money through 501 C3 charitable accounts. This Club runs WInterFest through advertising and sponsorships, sells over 2000 Christmas trees yearly, serves food at Art in the Park and Family Fun Day, and runs a theater night. Danny speaks with Doug Schauf Rotarian and Rotary WinterFest chair & Tony Wagner Rotarian, committee member and past chair

This program focuses on the importance of being a part of a Rotary in Maine and how is helps our fellow Mainers.