JAX Childcare Center to Close at Year’s End Amid Staffing, Financial Challenges Island of Imagination facility to shut down Dec. 31 as organization cites unsustainable losses

JAX Childcare Center to Close at Year’s End Amid Staffing, Financial Challenges

Island of Imagination facility to shut down Dec. 31 as organization cites unsustainable losses Carrie Jones Nov 07, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Havana. BAR HARBOR—It broke ground in 2022; it opened in January 2024, and now approximately two years later, the childcare facility at the Jackson Laboratory, funded partially by state and federal grants, is closing as of December 31, 2025. … Continue reading JAX Childcare Center to Close at Year’s End Amid Staffing, Financial Challenges

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Jackson Lab Is Expanding to Florida

Jan 17, 2025 Share by Bill Trotter/Bangor Daily News BAR HARBOR—The Jackson Laboratory, which is based in Bar Harbor and has more than 1,700 employees in Hancock County, is expanding to metro Gainesville, Florida. The biomedical research laboratory has been advertising and filling scientific jobs in research space it has leased at Momentum Labs in the city of Alachua, which is about half an hour northwest of Gainesville, … Continue reading Jackson Lab Is Expanding to Florida

BAR HARBOR—Though the headlines and talk in Bar Harbor last week focused primarily on cruise ships limits, the Planning Board dealt with some major projects at its Wednesday meeting including the YWCA MDI’s project to bring homes to Bar Harbor and a Jackson Laboratory expansion that will create more positions.

Getting Closer to Homes at Hamilton Station and JAX Expansion Will Create 95 Jobs

Bar Harbor Planning Board news CARRIE JONES AUG 11, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Though the headlines and talk in Bar Harbor last week focused primarily on cruise ships limits, the Planning Board dealt with some major projects at its Wednesday meeting including the YWCA MDI’s project to bring homes to Bar Harbor and a Jackson Laboratory expansion that will create more positions. JACKSON LABORATORY The Jackson … Continue reading Getting Closer to Homes at Hamilton Station and JAX Expansion Will Create 95 Jobs

So Many Briefs

Cruise Ship Presentation, MDI news, Lab news, Library news, Island Explorer, FOA, COA and more CARRIE JONES JUN 16, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce wants you to be in its Fourth of July parade. Completed forms are due back by June 28th. Link to the application: https://www.visitbarharbor.com/july-4th SOUTHWEST HARBOR SOLID WASTE CONTRACT After months of work, the Southwest Harbor Select Board approved … Continue reading So Many Briefs

JAX Childcare Facility Increases Bar Harbor’s Childcare Capacity by 30%

Ellsworth’s DEFY YMCA will run the program that highlights need for childcare, housing, and business intersections in community CARRIE JONES JAN 12, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Lon Cardon, the president and CEO of the Jackson Laboratory said that whatever you do, you don’t want to get in the way of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer S. Catherine Longley. “If you get in Katy’s way,” … Continue reading JAX Childcare Facility Increases Bar Harbor’s Childcare Capacity by 30%

Chris Keene Receives Patriot Award

After Deployment Ben Noyes Wanted To Honor His Boss Carrie Jones BAR HARBOR—The men, dressed in the navy blue shirts with the Jackson Laboratory logo and similar glasses, quietly sat in the front row at Roscoe’s. Dozens of fellow employees sat behind them. “I wouldn’t miss this for the world,” a woman whispered as everyone waited for the ceremony to start. And as John Fitzpatrick, … Continue reading Chris Keene Receives Patriot Award

A Conversation with Lon Cardon Set For The Jesup

Cardon is a pioneer in human genetics and drug discovery and leader of the Jackson Laboratory BAR HARBOR—The Jesup Memorial Library is hosting a conversation with Lon Cardon, Ph.D., FMedSci., on February 2 at 7 p.m. An internationally renowned human geneticist, Cardon joined The Jackson Laboratory as president and chief executive officer in November 2021. Prior to his tenure at the lab, he was chief … Continue reading A Conversation with Lon Cardon Set For The Jesup