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With sales of COVID tests waning, Puritan Medical Products says it will cut 272 jobs
Peter Van Allen Updated: June 28, 2023The Guilford-based manufacturer, which took on a critical pandemic role producing swabs used in millions of COVID tests, said it will cut roughly 220 jobs in Maine and close its Tennessee manufacturing site, ending 50 jobs there.
Peter Van Allen Updated: June 28, 2023
EPA proposes cleanup plan for Keddy Mill Superfund site in Windham
Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 27, 2023Nearly a decade after federal regulators launched an environmental review of a Windham Superfund site, a clean-up proposal is ready for public review.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 27, 2023
Gorham-based Microwave Techniques adds German counterpart to its portfolio
Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 26, 2023Microwave Techniques is a holding company with 140 total employees. Radiofrequency and microwave applications include telecommunications and scientific and medical research.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 26, 2023
Building the ‘candidate pipeline’: Maine employers ramp up summer internship programs
Renee Cordes Updated: June 26, 2023With Maine’s jobless rate at a historic low, employers are hiring interns to attract — and test — young talent and build loyalty.
Renee Cordes Updated: June 26, 2023
Southworth International hires chief people officer with corporate and civic experience
Alexis Wells Updated: June 22, 2023Tina Turgelsky previously held positions at IDEXX, Corza Medical, Bank of America and as a human resource director for the city of Westbrook.
Alexis Wells Updated: June 22, 2023
Brunswick handbag maker takes storefront lease in Old Port’s Boyd block
Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 20, 2023Rough & Tumble, whose handbags gained national attention, signed a seven-year lease on storefront space formerly occupied by Starbucks’ at 178 Middle St. in the Old Port.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 20, 2023
Portland Museum of Art awarded $300K USDA grant for planned expansion
Laurie Schreiber June 19, 2023The money was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through its Wood Innovations Funding Opportunity Program. Other awardees were the Jesup Memorial Library expansion in Bar Harbor and Tanbark Molded Fiber Products in Saco. Combined, the
Laurie Schreiber June 19, 2023
It's a wrap: Maine blankets take the shelves at L.L.Bean
Renee Cordes Updated: June 20, 2023The ChappyWrap brand, run by Christina Livada from her home in Cape Elizabeth, is "thrilled to work" with L.L.Bean, she says.
Renee Cordes Updated: June 20, 2023
For a small Standish vendor, acquisition by a large customer is a ticket to thrive
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 28, 2023We asked Howell Lab’s president and CEO, Joseph McDonnell, how the acquisition of GDL Paint Inc. came about and the advantages for each.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 28, 2023Bridgton company acquires Standish powder coating specialists
Ann Fisher June 13, 2023GDL Paint Inc. specializes in powder coating metal parts and components for commercial, industrial and government customers. It will become a division of Bridgton-based Howell Laboratories Inc.
Ann Fisher June 13, 2023
New Balance’s $65 million factory expansion a boon for Skowhegan — and Maine
Peter Van Allen Updated: June 12, 2023New Balance's $65 million expansion of the Skowhegan factory will double its capacity while adding 200 jobs. By the end of 2024, the footwear manufacturer will have nearly 1,000 employees at three factories in Maine.
Peter Van Allen Updated: June 12, 2023Editor's note: Growth abounds in L/A, western Maine
Peter Van Allen Updated: June 12, 2023Once New Balance's Skowhegan factory is expanded, by the end of 2024, it will be on pace to make 1 million pairs of shoes a year. The shoe manufacturer will add 200 employees, giving it nearly 1,000 statewide.
Peter Van Allen Updated: June 12, 2023
Skowhegan in the spotlight with $65M New Balance expansion
Peter Van Allen Updated: June 8, 2023Green Leaf Construction, of Leonminster, Mass., will lead the design and construction of a $65 million expansion of the Skowhegan New Balance factory.
Peter Van Allen Updated: June 8, 2023
From garage startup to mill space in Lewiston, entrepreneur leads growth of leather-product business
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 28, 2023With an emphasis on U.S.-made, Chris Lobley started in his parents’ garage, grew to the Hill Mill, tapped into the B2B market and produces tens of thousands of hats and beanies.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 28, 2023New Balance's $65M Skowhegan expansion will break ground June 5
Ann Fisher May 30, 2023New Balance’s $65 million investment will add 200 new jobs and double the factory’s production capabilities through a 120,000-square-foot factory expansion, which will be completed by the end of 2024.
Ann Fisher May 30, 2023
Lincoln looks to attract innovative tech companies to former mill site
Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 1, 2023Led by Steve Levesque, who oversaw the growth of Brunswick Landing, Lincoln's 387-acre, $60 million planned redevelopment is envisioned as a center for next-generation technology-driven industries. Target sectors include biofuel, mass timber,
Laurie Schreiber Updated: June 1, 2023
Today's Poll
Poll DescriptionSponsored by: Kennebunk Savings Bank
With the official end of summer this past weekend, we're taking a look back at how the season unfolded.
Back in early August, we asked how the summer tourism season was going — and at the time, the majority of respondents told us it could be better. And remember, the season started very rainy and ended amid a drought.
Now that the season has wrapped up, we're checking in again to see how things ended. Did things improve? Did tourism pick up later in the summer, or did the season fall short of expectations?
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