Maine
Governor Mills Celebrates Grand Opening of The Good Crust in Canaan, Promotes Maine Jobs Plan Investments to Strengthen Agricultural Businesses in Rural Maine
In go to to Somerset County, the Governor additionally visits Go Lab, Inc for an replace on revolutionary work to determine the primary wooden fiber insulation manufacturing facility in North America
SOMERSET COUNTY – Governor Janet Mills at the moment celebrated the grand opening of The Good Crust in Canaan. Based by Heather Kerner, The Good Crust produces artisan, handmade, frozen dough from one hundred pc Maine grains that may be featured as locally-sourced pizza crust, farmstead focaccia breads, and bialys.
The Good Crust additionally gives significant, good-paying work alternatives to folks with distinctive wants, together with working a workforce improvement packages that welcomes Mainers with totally different cognitive and bodily skills to coach on the dough packing workforce.
Earlier within the day, the Governor ate lunch on the Miller’s Desk at Maine Grains in Skowhegan. Maine Grains gives The Good Crust with locally-sourced, freshly-milled natural grains. By utilizing domestically sourced grains, The Good Crust additionally helps the livelihood of native farmers, creates jobs in Canaan, and gives scrumptious meals to the group.
The Mills Administration awarded The Good Crust a virtually $7,000 grant to assist the enterprise via the pandemic, and the Administration has launched a $20 million grant program via the Governor’s Maine Jobs & Restoration Plan to assist agricultural companies like Maine Grains improve gear to assist farmers and meals processors improve the provision of Maine-grown meals to satisfy rising demand.
“I’m proud to rejoice this opening and this partnership with you – a partnership of revolutionary farmers and meals producers that’s remodeling communities in rural Maine. After we develop and lift our personal wholesome meals, in our personal fields and waters, and promote it via our personal shops and eating places to our personal neighbors and associates – that’s a recipe for a wholesome folks and a wholesome economic system,” Governor Janet Mills mentioned on the opening celebration. “My Administration is devoted to supporting companies and partnerships like these that maintain jobs in our agricultural trade, that strengthen the economic system — particularly in rural Maine — and that deepen our nationwide fame for meals excellence.”
“We’ve been so lucky to have a girl Governor to guide us via this pandemic with the grit of a real Mainer and the grace of a mom,” mentioned Heather Kerner, Founding father of The Good Crust. “Your attendance right here at the moment means a lot to us.”
Earlier within the day, the Governor visited GO Lab, Inc. in Madison the place she obtained an replace from TimberHP co-founders Matt O’Malia and Josh Henry on their work to revitalize the location of the previous UPM paper mill to determine the primary wooden fiber insulation manufacturing facility in North America.
GO Lab, Inc. introduced in December 2019 that it has closed the sale of $85 million in tax-exempt inexperienced bonds issued by the Finance Authority of Maine, which, partially, place the corporate to launch development of its new facility. Of their announcement, the corporate thanked Governor Mills and the Maine Division of Financial and Group Improvement for the State’s assist.
GO Lab has additionally chosen Cianbro of Pittsfield to be the lead contractor for the work in Madison, which can culminate within the set up of three manufacturing strains to make TimberHP – wooden fiber insulation for the residential and light-weight industrial development markets.
As soon as working at full capability, GO Lab plans to make use of greater than 120 folks. As the corporate strikes towards hiring extra folks later in 2022 and into 2023, it is going to be consulting on candidate cultivation and recruitment with Jobs for Maine Graduates, Kennebec Valley Group School, the Workforce Options workforce at Coastal Enterprises, Inc. and companions and supporters within the state’s forest merchandise trade.
The Governor’s go to to Somerset County come as she travels throughout the state. The Governor has visited Piscataquis, Sagadahoc, Cumberland, and Kennebec, and York counties.
Governor Mills this morning additionally joined Auburn Mayor Jason Levesque and the Metropolis of Auburn for a Memorial Monument Dedication Ceremony to unveil two lovely new monuments honoring veterans who proudly served America in wartime and navy battle.
Governor Mills at The Good Crust
Governor Mills Inside The Good Crust
Governor Mills has lunch at The Miller’s Desk at Maine Grains
Governor Mills Participates in Memorial Monument Dedication Ceremony in Auburn