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From axe making to pizza ovens, photographer Tim Greenway goes behind the scenes to showcase the tradition and innovation of Maine's manufacturing landscape.
This year’s Fact Book has a particularly visual feel to it, with photo essays by regular contributors Tim Greenway, Jim Neuger and Fred Field.
Modern manufacturing increasingly uses “smart” robotics and automation technology, known as “Industry 4.0.” The facility is designed to strengthen the worker pipeline.
Under the agreement with EPA, Northeast Coating Technologies will pay a penalty of $140,000, and the company has certified that its facility is now in compliance with both state and federal regulations.
A program used by J.S. McCarthy Packaging + Print calculates paper consumption and how many trees were harvested, then plants trees in certified global reforestation projects.
Fox Family Potato Chips is one of several Maine companies tackling a longstanding issue of the need for processing operations. We also talk to a grain processor in Skowhegan, a tortilla maker in Scarborough and a meat processor in Aroostook County.
Across Piscataquis County, employers in sectors from health care to manufacturing and hospitality are improvising to hire and retain employees.
Companies in this year's Inc. 5000 list generated a combined $300 revenue in 2024. The list includes Maine companies that span sectors from technology to construction.
A total of 143 companies have been named to this year's list of the "Best Places to Work in Maine."
The technology trailblazer is a co-founder and chief communications officer of HighByte, fast-growing Portland-based industrial software startup staffed by about 40 employees.
Sea Bags is based on Custom House Wharf in Portland but does production from a 35,000-square-foot site on Cash Street in South Portland.
The Landing School in Arundel will offer scholarships that give students the opportunity to train in two boat-building shops in Maine.
The bill would help water-dependent businesses shore up coastal infrastructure against worsening storm damage.
The head of the Maine Brewers' Guild warns that the ever-changing trade landscape is "creating a climate of chaos," while the Maine State Chamber of Commerce chief is worried about the "double-punch" of tariffs and a weakening U.S. labor market.
The ship will be named after Cpl. Kyle Carpenter, who received the Medal of Honor in 2014 after shielding a fellow Marine from a grenade blast in Afghanistan.
Southworth International Group Inc. has acquired a German company that manufactures engineered industrial lifting equipment.