• RPF Environmental has opened a new office at 158 Danforth St., Portland. The business provides indoor air quality assessments; hazardous material testing; asbestos, PCBs, sick building syndrome and mold assessments; construction safety; and OSHA and EPA regulatory compliance services to public and private clients throughout New England. It also has an accredited training center that provides OSHA-related safety courses, asbestos classes, EPA lead RRP courses and other programs. For more details, go to www.airpf.com or call (888) SAFE-AIR.
• Maine-based Ram Trust Services and Spinnaker Trust are merging to form a premier trust and wealth management firm offering clients personalized, traditional trust and investment management services. The privately owned firm will operate as Spinnaker Trust from its new offices at 123 Free St., Portland, and will manage a combined $1.2 billion in assets.
Spinnaker Trust will be led by CEO Dick Curran. The board of directors will be chaired by Robert C.S. Monks. Ram Trust President John P.M. Higgins will remain actively involved in investment advice and client services. The new Spinnaker Trust firm will have 33 employees.
The merger is subject to approval by the Maine Bureau of Financial Institutions.
• The Dancing Elephant Indian Restaurant & Lounge has opened at 855 Main St., Westbrook. Business hours are 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Luncheon buffet is offered from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Catering services also are available. For more details, call 887-1999 or fax 877-1998.
• Vic Rollins has opened Papa’s Floral & Gifts at 523 Main St., Fryeburg. The shop features a selection of flowers, plants and gifts as well as a mini art gallery featuring the works of local artists. For more details, call 935-7700 or email [email protected].
• Yarmouth Boat Yard has completed construction of its new service center and indoor heated boat storage facility. The new 6,500-square-foot building will facilitate year-round boat service for engine repowers, fiberglass work, electronics installation and other boat repairs and maintenance. The site work was done by Scott Dugas Trucking and Excavation of Yarmouth and the construction completed by PATCO Construction of Sanford. Reservations are being accepted for indoor heated boat storage. Yarmouth Boat Yard is a full-service marina, specializing in new and used boat sales, storage, parts and service, slip rentals and access to Casco Bay. For more details, call 846-9050 or visit www.yarmouthboatyard.com.
• Oxford Networks, at 491 Lisbon St., Lewiston, has launched Oxford Networks Data Center at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station to provide server collocation space, managed IT services, disaster recovery services, secure vault data storage and virtualization services in a former high-security military communications venue. The company also has acquired Norton Lamb & Company, a 20-year-old information technology consulting firm in Falmouth, to manage its IT work. Plans are to add 20 new employees to its staff of 120.
Matt Jacobson, former gubernatorial candidate and Maine & Company president and CEO, has been named executive vice president of sales for Oxford Networks. For more details, go to www.oxfordnetworks.com or call (888) 342-7678.
• All Good Consignment has moved to a larger and newly renovated space at 212D Maine Street, Brunswick. For more details, call 798-5500 or go to www.shopitsallgoodconsignment.com.
• William C. McMurray, M.Ed., has founded W.C. McMurray & Associates, an independent educational consulting practice based in Portland that helps high school students and their families make informed decisions when searching for colleges that are right for them. McMurray is an associate member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA). He has more than 30 years of experience as a college admission director and high school counselor. For more information, call 632-2722 or go to www.wcmcmurray.com.
• Peter French, a Maine and New Hampshire licensed property and casualty specialist, has opened a MetLife office at 481 Main St., 5B, at the Springvale Commons.
• The Still Water Yoga studio has opened on Merrill’s Wharf in Portland. Co-owners and instructors Joseph and Candace Satlak lead classes in Iyengar yoga at the studio, located at 254 Commercial St., suite 6. For more information and a class schedule, go to www.stillwateryogaportland.com or call 730-5602.
• K2 Music is open for business, selling musical instruments and accessories and offering lessons, in the Camden Marketplace at 83 Elm St., Camden. For more details, call 706-4195 or (855) 891-4195 or go to www.k2musicstore.com.
n The sports fitness venue CrossFit Beacon has opened at 341 Marginal Way in Portland, offering blended exercises from many sports, including weight lifting, running, rowing and gymnastics. Small group classes are taught by certified trainers who modify workouts to benefit people with a wide range of ability levels. The business is owned by Dave Pelletier, Brian Haapala and Tyson Weems, all of Portland.
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