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Equality Commons is a five-story apartment complex with 54 apartments, built on a former parking lot between Cumberland Avenue and Congress Street. Developers Collaborative has completed its latest affordable senior housing project at 25 Casco St. and has begun leasing 54 apartments in the downtown Portland building. Equality Commons, at 25 Casco St., is a five-story dwelling built on a former parking lot between Cumberland Avenue and Congress Street.

The 40-acre town center section of the Downs is designed to have a village green surrounded by retail, restaurant and residential spaces. RENDERING / COURTESY M&R DEVELOPMENT The Downs development has signed three additional businesses to locate in the 577-acre community being built between U.S. Route 1 and Payne Road in Scarborough.

The 100,000-square-foot building will provide flexible work spaces to meet the needs of the health care provider’s evolving workforce. The large construction project looming over Casco Bay where the U.S. Route 1 bridge connects Portland with Falmouth is a 100,000-square-foot corporate office building for Martin’s Point Health Care, which has its headquarters at the site. Burlington, Vt.-based PC Construction, which has a Portland office, is the contractor.

Jennifer Small of Malone Commercial Broker has been named president of MEREDA. PHOTO / COURTESY OF MALONE COMMERCIAL BROKERS A past vice president, Jennifer Small succeeds Shannon Richards, who served as the organization’s president for two years. Already a Subscriber? Log in Get Instant Access to This Article Subscribe to Mainebiz and get immediate access to all of our subscriber-only content and much more.

Compotech was one of 10 small businesses across the nation selected from 1,182 entries as a semifinalist in a U.S. Small Business Administration pitch competition. Compotech Inc., a defense contractor in Brewer, was one of 10 small businesses across the nation selected from 1,182 entries as a semifinalist in a U.S. Small Business Administration pitch competition.

Valerie Chavez PHOTO / COURTESY THE MAINE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS The Maine School of Science and Mathematics in Limestone has hired Valerie Chavez as its first community programs manager, a new position created to expand the school’s educational programming and partnerships across Maine. The Maine School of Science and Mathematics is a statewide STEM-focused high school that offers an advanced college-preparatory curriculum.

The Maine Outdoor Film Festival, scheduled for July 21-26 in Portland, will include a pitch contest for documentary filmmakers. PHOTO / COURTESY OF MOFF Four documentary filmmakers will compete in the Maine Outdoor Film Festival’s inaugural pitch contest, with the winner set to receive $2,000 to support a film in progress. The contest, scheduled for July 24 at the Portland Museum of Art, is designed to help documentary filmmakers whose films are in production or post-production.

MaineHealth Glickman Lauder Center of Excellence behavior analyst Lindsay Payeur laughs with Norman Gideon during a recent visit in the expanded dental sensitization program, while UNE College of Dental Medicine students Allison Loach and Madeline Larrimore observe. PHOTO / COURTESY VALERIE COMPAGNA, MAINEHEALTH An innovative dental program for patients with autism and modernized electronic medical records systems for rural communities are among the latest advances in Maine’s medical industry.

Kennebec Savings Bank expects to break ground in October on a new headquarters building in Augusta. RENDERING / COURTESY OF KENNEBEC SAVINGS BANK “This is a transformational project for lower Western Avenue,” Augusta’s economic development director told Mainebiz. Already a Subscriber? Log in Get Instant Access to This Article Subscribe to Mainebiz and get immediate access to all of our subscriber-only content and much more.

The trials demonstrated that the “superyacht” could perform well with a deeper-draft keel and a large sail plan, according to the builder. A 95-foot, custom-built sailing yacht named Ouzel had several days of successful sea trials recently on Penobscot Bay.