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In one corner there's the hospital tag-team of Lewiston-based Central Maine Healthcare and the Parkview Adventist Medical Center in Brunswick. Together they are seeking approval of a...
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Q&A: Developer Nathan Szanton talks about his Bates Mill projectDeveloper Nathan Szanton's latest project — The Lofts at Bates Mill in Lewiston — brings him deep satisfaction on two counts: it revives a long-vacant mill building and more... |
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River power target of ORPC expansionThe Portland-based Ocean Renewable Power Co. made North American history in September when its 176,000-pound tidal-power generator pumped electricity from Cobscook Bay to a commercial... |
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New law opens 31 states to Maine lawyers
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Bartering: a time-honored method of exchange
BY John McDonald
Historians who claim to have studied such things tell us that human civilization began thousands of years ago when small groups of people... |
Non-Maine public companies doing business here
Selected by number of Maine workers and ranked by fiscal 2013 revenue
| Rank | Maine based subsidiary, location (Parent company) | Revenue (millions)/Maine employment range |
| 1 | Wal Mart-Sam's Club, statewide (Wal-Mart Stores Inc.) | $469,162.0/7,001 to 7,500 |
| 2 | Perrier Group -Poland Spring, statewide (Nestlé S.A.) | $92,158.0 (1)/501 to 1,000 |
| 3 | UTC Fire & Security (2), Pittsfield (United Technologies Corp.) | $62,626.0 (3)/1 to 500 |
(1) Figure is in Swiss Francs. (2) United Technologies Corp. plans to close this plant, which employs 300 workers, in March 2015. (3) Figure represents net sales.
SOURCE: Each company's financial statements from 10-K reports, other financial reports and releases, the Maine Department of Labor and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp./Compiled By Heide Martin and Roger Magnus.
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