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Southern Maine firms team up on workboat designed with electric propulsion
Updated: May 29, 2025A workboat designed for electric propulsion performed successful sea trials. “This is about delivering zero-emission tools that meet the demands of working waterfronts.”
Updated: May 29, 2025
Augusta printer’s high-tech press pays off with world record for carton production
Updated: May 27, 2025The company has been investing in the growing market for folding cartons with the addition of high-tech machinery to accelerate workflow and handles a diverse range of box styles.
Updated: May 27, 2025
Maine manufacturers tackle workforce, economic hurdles at annual summit
Updated: May 19, 2025Around 185 people attended the South Portland gathering hosted by the Manufacturers Association of Maine, whose membership has grown 12% over the past year.
Updated: May 19, 2025
Sparked by an idea, small business owners go all-in to build their enterprise
Updated: May 19, 2025Niche small businesses are pretty much a brand for Maine, where owners build on a robust legacy of individual skill and enterprise. Common themes? A drive to navigate the journey from personal interest to enterprise, honoring heritage while rolling
Updated: May 19, 2025
Made in Maine: A Westbrook company that restores and replicates antique windows
Updated: May 19, 2025Marc Bagala and his staff of 17 restore antique windows for museum houses, historic landmarks and private homes.
Updated: May 19, 2025
Puritan Medical Products bucks tariff talk with ‘Made in USA’ brand
Updated: May 12, 2025With orders up 25% through the first quarter, the manufacturer, which has sites in Guilford and Pittsfield, says tariffs will have a "negligible" effect on operations.
Updated: May 12, 2025
Maine's coolest careers? Think boots, boats & beer
May 1, 2025To find out what gigs people envy most, a career site asked more than 3,000 respondents to name the most sought-after careers in each state.
May 1, 2025
Mainers are harvesting more edible seaweed, but still asking how consumers might buy it
Updated: April 28, 2025Farming of seaweed and related edible products has increased in Maine, but tapping into what consumers would buy or eat can pose challenges.
Updated: April 28, 2025
Biddeford manufacturer to host CFO forum in May
April 23, 2025Volk Packaging Corp. will host the Manufacturing CFO Forum on May 19 and 20.
April 23, 2025
Claws for a cause: Sea Bags, Cousins Maine Lobster team on bag fundraiser to fight cancer in Maine
Updated: May 2, 2025The limited-edition "Cure Collection" features a pink lobster deigned by Valerie Paul, a Stockton Springs-based watercolor artist who draws inspiration from the ocean.
Updated: May 2, 2025
The Madison money trail: How TimberHP got into financial trouble — and how it aims to reset
Updated: April 21, 2025Currently operating with 54 employees, the insulation manufacturer is seeking to lessen its debt via a voluntary, pre-negotiated Chapter 11 reorganization plan filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware.
Updated: April 21, 2025
Made in Maine: Gathering around a fire is the aim of a Gorham manufacturer
Updated: April 21, 2025While Jøtul USA Inc. started out as an importer of Norwegian woodstoves, today the stoves are built entirely in Gorham, where the company has 75 employees (of which 45 are on the manufacturing side).
Updated: April 21, 2025
Maine small business owners say tariffs sparking confusion, disruption and chaos
Updated: April 15, 2025At a Monday press conference in Portland, the leaders of several small local businesses shared stories of rising prices, supply shortages and cancelled orders resulting from President Trump’s unpredictable trade policies.
Updated: April 15, 2025
How to become part of a sustainable supply chain (without pricing yourself out of the market)
Updated: April 14, 2025Being U.S. based means no tariffs, but also shorter lead times and fewer logistics headaches for customers, writes guest columnist Melissa LaCasse.
Updated: April 14, 2025
Maine Brewers’ Guild chief, State Chamber CEO slam tariffs' toll on businesses
April 10, 2025“In many cases Maine’s breweries have already seen costs rise as a result of the ongoing tariff negotiations,” Sarah Bryan, head of the Maine Brewers' Guild, told Mainebiz.
April 10, 2025
Amid efforts to restore jobs, US cuts funding for Maine's Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Updated: April 11, 2025U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree joined more than 80 of her House colleagues in calling for the Trump administration "to reverse its abrupt and harmful decision to eliminate federal funding for Manufacturing Extension Partnership."
Updated: April 11, 2025
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