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Defense bill could mean more work for Maine shipbuilders and other contractors
Updated: December 19, 2023The bill includes money for Bath Iron Works and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to continue building Navy ships and a submarine dry dock.
Updated: December 19, 2023
Year in review: Mainebiz print edition covers in 2023
Updated: December 27, 2023All covers are designed by Mainebiz Art Director Matt Selva, who racked up four more design awards this year. They include two from the Alliance of Area Business Publishers and two from the New England Newspaper and Press Association.
Updated: December 27, 2023
Rockin' around the OpBox store: Maine-made retail holiday pop-up stars at New York's Rockefeller Center
Updated: December 15, 2023A shipping container-sized space in the Big Apple this holiday season was created by OpBox, a startup on Maine’s midcoast.
Updated: December 15, 2023
Aerospace startup aims to launch manufacturing at Loring in late 2024
Updated: December 11, 2023The company, HyperSpace Propulsion, wants to build spaceplanes at the former Air Force base, and says the work will bring 400 jobs to northern Maine.
Updated: December 11, 2023
American Steel expands Maine footprint with Saco industrial site
Updated: December 11, 2023The company, whose roots in the state go back to 1806, makes steel and aluminum parts to spec and then supplies them to other manufacturers.
Updated: December 11, 2023
Auburn Manufacturing ramps up production and hiring
Updated: December 11, 2023The company, headquartered in Mechanic Falls, makes heat-resistant textiles — and the demand for them is only getting hotter.
Updated: December 11, 2023
In Biddeford, a NASA contractor finds it needs more space on Earth
Updated: December 11, 2023Fiber Materials Inc. manufactures heat-resistant components for the space industry, among others. Business is growing and so are hiring plans, with 40 new jobs expected to come online.
Updated: December 11, 2023
Saco packaging manufacturer Tanbark gears up for growth
Updated: December 11, 2023The new company currently employs 17, but is looking to at least double staff over the next year as operations grow.
Updated: December 11, 2023
Safe passage: Maine shipping containers carry the world’s goods, thwart 21st-century threats
Updated: December 11, 2023An Old Town startup, Global Secure Shipping, builds the containers from high-strength composites, embedded with sophisticated sensors that fight theft and tampering.
Updated: December 11, 2023From the Editor: Don’t sleep on Maine’s manufacturing industry
Updated: December 11, 2023While the number of manufacturing jobs in Maine has fallen from historic levels in the early 1990s — when there were as many as 95,000 workers — the number has rebounded from the low of 45,000 in April 2020, according to the Federal Reserve Bank o
Updated: December 11, 2023
Aviation firm to cut 15% of its Bangor workforce, focus more on parts repair
Updated: December 4, 2023C&L Aviation Group said it is refining part of its maintenance, repair and overhaul business in order "to better meet global market divisions." The change will result in the reduction of about 30 jobs in Bangor.
Updated: December 4, 2023Global tech company with Maine base has just raised $91M in private equity
November 30, 2023Braincube, which is headquartered in France but has its U.S. base in Portland, uses AI to improve manufacturing operations.
November 30, 2023
Maine manufacturer of high-temp materials will expand, driven by defense, space industries
Updated: November 28, 2023Fiber Materials Inc. has leased a 52,000-square-foot plant in Biddeford that will ramp up capacity and house a center to develop products for extreme environments.
Updated: November 28, 2023
Maine-based steel processor buys $4.25M building in Saco to expand capacity
Updated: December 4, 2023American Steel and Aluminum said the 50,920-square-foot building will be used for storage and to increase heavy-plate cutting capacity.
Updated: December 4, 2023
Eye on the prize: Cash awards from pitch competitions fund next steps for startups
Updated: November 27, 2023Maine hosts a growing number of pitch competitions with cash prizes that can play a vital, just-in-time role for small companies looking to buy that next piece of equipment, pay competitive wages or ramp up marketing.
Updated: November 27, 2023
Portland startup Marin Skincare launches lobster-based lip treatment
November 20, 2023Founded out of the University of Maine Lobster Institute, Marin Skincare's first product was a body lotion that helps treat dry, aggravated skin associated with eczema, psoriasis and other dermatitis conditions.
November 20, 2023
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