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Feeding an addiction to progress: Navy vet finds hidden rewards in machining program
Updated: May 30, 2021At Southern Maine Community College, students are discovering unexpected careers in precision machining and manufacturing, and job possibilities that are "endless."
Updated: May 30, 2021
East Millinocket biochar production plant gets $800K boost from FAME
May 25, 2021The plant is expected to begin production in the fall, and is the anchor tenant in the town-owned developing innovation park at the former Great Northern Paper mill site.
May 25, 2021
New Balance's US manufacturing chief bullish on drive-thru job fairs, retail's rebound
Updated: May 24, 2021In this Q&A with Mainebiz, a company executive sheds light on a novel job recruitment approach and hiring plans for its three factories in Maine.
Updated: May 24, 2021
GO Logic, builder of innovative houses, eyes new HQ in Belfast
May 21, 2021The new digs will double production capacity, realize economies of scale and increase the company's ability to import innovative technologies, it says. New hires are on tap, too.
May 21, 2021
New plywood factory, park among Somerset County recipients of $410K in TIF grants
May 20, 2021Somerset County commissioners disbursed tax increment financing money that includes funds for the Skowhegan Run of River project, Bigelow Brewing Co.'s downtown building redevelopment and Maine Plywood, which is building a plant in Bingham.
May 20, 2021
Steve Levesque, longtime MRRA director who led rebirth of Brunswick airbase, will retire
May 20, 2021Levesque was instrumental in the development of Brunswick Landing, part of the transformed naval air station that closed in 2011. The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority has named a successor.
May 20, 2021
Maine Venture Fund's new director has a solid background in startups
May 18, 2021Joe Powers, who starts as managing director on July 1, has been involved in a range of startups, and was at Tesla Motors when the company introduced its first electric car to the marketplace.
May 18, 2021
UMaine prof looks to boost local production of environmentally friendly disinfectant
Updated: May 18, 2021An experimental disinfectant — made with only salt, water and electricity — could someday be an environmentally friendly Maine product that fights COVID-19.
Updated: May 18, 2021
New owners of Winslow rope manufacturer plan expansion
Updated: May 17, 2021Plans are in the works for a "seven-figure" investment in the next few years, plus workforce and marketing expansion. The owners are former strategy consultants. The company was founded in 1856 and serves multiple industries.
Updated: May 17, 2021
UMaine composites center chief promotes new technology before US Senate
May 14, 2021Weighing transportation resiliency against climate change, senators learned of UMaine’s “bridge in a backpack,” composite girders, modular breakwaters and bio-based 3D printing. “The summary is, please invest in R&D,” said the center’s director.
May 14, 2021L.L.Bean goes retro with buzzworthy outerwear launch
May 12, 2021A product line that debuted Monday has generated headlines and head turns, using designs and raw material from the 20th century.
May 12, 2021
Navy's senior chief lauds BIW on shipyard visit
May 11, 2021The efforts of Bath Iron Works employees are "critically important to our Navy," the service's highest-ranking military officer said in Maine on Monday.
May 11, 2021
5 finalists named for $50,000 LaunchPad contest
Updated: May 10, 2021Five finalists out of 150 applicants were selected to compete in Gorham Savings Bank's 2021 LaunchPad competition, which will take place on June 1.
Updated: May 10, 2021
Mills' $1.13B plan aims for recovery as well as long-term economic growth
May 5, 2021The plan, which must be approved by the Maine Legislature, calls for workforce training, broadband expansion, small-business support, investment in innovation as well as heritage industries, child care and housing.
May 5, 2021
L.L.Bean will add seven stores, return to 24/7 at Freeport flagship
April 30, 2021L.L.Bean plans to open three new stores in the U.S. and four new stores in Canada in 2021 as President and CEO Stephen Smith underscores the Freeport retailer's commitment to increase its bricks-and-mortar presence.
April 30, 2021
Colorado cannabis drink maker is new to Maine but high on further expansion
Updated: May 7, 2021Keef Brands, of Boulder, Colo., has teamed up with Scarborough-based Novel Beverage Co. to produce and sell three cannabis-infused drinks in Maine.
Updated: May 7, 2021
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