Lincoln County

The Edward and Gwendolyn Asplundh Horticulture and Plant Science Center will add 40,000 square feet of labs and offices along with additional greenhouses and growing spaces.

A roundup of new hires, promotions and achievements at businesses, law firms, nonprofits, health care institutions, credit unions and professional services firms in Maine.

Several Maine farmers’ markets will have special events for National Farmers' Market Week, which starts Sunday.

Maine’s First Ship is at “a pivotal transitional place” as it creates programming for the reconstruction of the 1607 sailing ship Virginia, said the nonprofit’s new director.

Newcastle-based Singing Pastures plans to use its $25,000 prize money to fund a new website ahead of a rebrand and expansion.

The buyer of a Boothbay Harbor hotel portfolio added it to his growing hospitality collection in the midcoast and southern Maine coastal region. “It wasn’t just a business decision. It felt very personal,” he said.

Deborah Bronk, the lab’s president and CEO, called the new Harold Alfond Center for Ocean and Education “a launchpad for innovation and a new home for learning.” It is 25,000 square feet in size.

The Rockland-based nonprofit works with 120 island and coastal communities to strengthen economies, enhance education and share information and resources.

The Frances Perkins homestead will open as a national monument this summer. Perkins was an advocate for workers' rights was a key architect of the New Deal in the Roosevelt administration.

The Harold Alfond Center for Ocean Education and Innovation provides space to broaden business innovation, applied research and education programs and accommodate a growing staff.