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Draft defense bill could mean more work for BIW, other Maine contractors
Renee Cordes Updated: July 26, 2021A draft bill in Congress could mean more work for Bath Iron Works and other Maine contractors, according to U.S. Sen Angus King, I-Maine, a member of the Senate's Armed Services Committee, a member of the Senate's Armed Service Committee.
Renee Cordes Updated: July 26, 2021
Brunswick Landing’s TechPlace gets $803K for manufacturing, creating 20 jobs
Staff July 23, 2021The money is expected to support critical infrastructure improvements, create 20 jobs, retain 120 jobs and generate $3.5 million in private investment. TechPlace opened in 2015 and now houses 35 early-stage businesses.
Staff July 23, 2021
Maker of light sculpture ‘Hopeful’ doubles down on neon with dedicated studio
Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 19, 2021A Maine artist whose paintings and prints appear in prestigious collections discovered neon as a medium in recent years. A second Portland studio, renovated from a century-old florist shop and greenhouse, offers space to display the light sculptures.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 19, 2021
Ashland markets newly purchased 94-acre parcel for commercial, industrial use
Staff July 15, 2021The town sees the parcel of land as a potential industrial park, and is already conducting site tours with prospective investors.
Staff July 15, 2021
Maine tightens up proposed offshore wind farm area, but fishermen still don’t like it
Laurie Schreiber July 14, 2021The state collected input on fishing activity, marine wildlife and navigation off southern Maine to refine the potential site for the research array. “I’m concerned with this narrowed focus on an already heavily fished area,” said one fishing
Laurie Schreiber July 14, 2021
Maine will settle with Purdue Pharma, Sacklers for $20M, but is that enough?
William Hall Updated: July 14, 2021The settlement by Maine and 14 other states with the manufacturer of prescription opioid OxyContin would divvy up billions of dollars. But Maine has paid an especially high price as a result of the opioid epidemic.
William Hall Updated: July 14, 2021
180 workers at Puritan Medical on furlough as COVID-19 test demand declines
William Hall July 9, 2021Furloughs were due to expire July 12, but the test-swab manufacturer has extended them another three weeks. Like Abbott Labs, another company manufacturing COVID diagnostics in Maine, Puritan has been responding to change in testing needs.
William Hall July 9, 2021
Three Rockland waterfront properties packaged as single listing
Laurie Schreiber July 9, 2021With 8.77 waterfront acres and downtown proximity, the package is viewed as a development opportunity in keeping with Rockland’s growth as a destination. But it also raises the issue of a potential loss of the working waterfront.
Laurie Schreiber July 9, 2021
Abbott Labs will lay off more than 300 workers in southern Maine
William Hall July 8, 2021The maker of COVID-19 diagnostic tests, which ramped up its Maine presence last year in response to the pandemic, says declining demand for the tests has made the cuts necessary.
William Hall July 8, 2021
Gorham microwave firm unveils North Carolina acquisition
Renee Cordes Updated: July 8, 2021Microwave Techniques LLC has acquired all the assets and intellectual property of Raleigh, N.C.-based Industrial Microwave Systems LLC for an undisclosed amount.
Renee Cordes Updated: July 8, 2021Rockland chocolate entrepreneur wins 'Greenlight Maine' Season 6
Renee Cordes July 2, 2021Kate McAleer, owner and founder of Bixby & Co., told Mainebiz she plans to use the $25,000 prize money for manufacturing equipment to expand capacity.
Renee Cordes July 2, 2021
Wood 'that tells a story' is boon for growing Gardiner urban timber business
Maureen Milliken June 30, 2021Maine Urban Timber Co. began last year after Niles Krech and Steve Pracher built a sawmill, and has caught a growing tide for large slabs made from trees that would normally end up as chips.
Maureen Milliken June 30, 2021
NH fire protection company buys first Maine location in Saco
Laurie Schreiber June 25, 2021The $1.6 million acquisition is the company’s fifth location and first to open in Maine. Search parameters included being south of Portland, the broker said. A strong tenant helped clinch the deal.
Laurie Schreiber June 25, 2021
Founder, longtime CEO of Fluid Imaging Technologies both retire
William Hall June 23, 2021Founder Chris Sieracki and President and CEO Kent Peterson recently stepped down, and Peterson has been succeeded by an executive of a California company. Fluid Imaging was purchased last year by Yokogawa Electric Corp. of Japan.
William Hall June 23, 2021
Cianbro builds, floats 5,000-ton dry dock piece to Kittery shipyard
Staff June 22, 2021Cianbro Corp. built the entrance structure for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard's new "superflood basin" over the past year and a half in Portland. On Sunday, the huge component was slowly towed to Kittery.
Staff June 22, 2021
Despite possible cut in new ships, BIW gets $55M contract for Navy destroyer services
Staff June 10, 2021Bath Iron Works has provided design and technical services for Burke-class destroyers since 1987, and will continue to perform that work under a one-year contract extension.
Staff June 10, 2021
Today's Poll
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Next year will bring a host of new challenges for businesses looking to add employees to the payroll.
Maine's Paid Family and Medical Leave law will go into effect, which will allow an employee to take paid leave for up to 12 weeks to care for an ill family member or new child, for instance.
The state's minimum wage will increase by 45 cents an hour, to $15.10 (a separate minimum wage provision was approved in Portland that will raise the hourly compensation to $19 within three years).
And rising health care premiums will continue to be a struggle for employers.
For companies that plan to grow, all of these factors will have to be managed.
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