PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • February 12, 2024
Six businesses across the state will share $6.5 million in grant funding from the Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan to support upgrades to the electrical grid. The awards Monday are the latest investment from the state’s allocation of nearly $1 billion in federal American Rescue Plan funds.
• $4 million to Kingfish Maine of Jonesport to build a recirculating aquaculture facility to produce 8,500 metric tons of Yellowtail Kingfish annually
• $1,336,892 to Tanbark Molded Fiber Products of Saco to produce sustainable packaging from Maine pulp
• $993,608 to Maine Plywood USA to open a production facility in Bingham
• $55,000 to Five Pillars Butchery of Unity to construct a halal-certified slaughter and processing facility
• $47,500 to Heiwa Tofu of Rockport for small batch organic tofu
• 42,500 to the Holy Donut of Arundel for craft doughnuts made from Maine-grown potatoes