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Portland startup pioneers a hat to secure implants for deaf children
Updated: March 15, 2021A family's own need led to CoAmplify, a Portland startup that created a hat to give deaf kids "the freedom to just be kids."
Updated: March 15, 2021
ON Semiconductor lays off hundreds worldwide, including some in South Portland
March 9, 2021The company on Monday wouldn't say how many jobs it's eliminating at its South Portland manufacturing facility, but the 740 layoffs include some there. ON last month reported 2020 financial results that included a 4.8% drop in revenue.
March 9, 2021
Biddeford-based Hyperlite Mountain Gear adds NY investor
March 8, 2021T-street Capital LLC typically invests $5 million to $25 million in growing, small- to mid-sized consumer goods businesses. The investment in Hyperlite follows a round of early-stage venture financing the company received three years ago.
March 8, 2021
GO Lab seeks $85M in municipal waste bonds to fund Madison mill manufacturing
March 5, 2021The company, which will produce insulation made from lumber manufacturing and timber management waste, is seeking the money to help get the Madison plant up and running, and welcomed a major piece of equipment from Germany last month.
March 5, 2021
Seeing things: Growing cluster of imaging manufacturers is integral to pandemic response
Updated: March 8, 2021Like their products, these Maine makers are sometimes overlooked amid manufacturing's response to the pandemic. But watch carefully, and you'll see the difference they're making — and the growing role the industry plays in others.
Updated: March 8, 2021
Factories to meet pandemic needs: Puritan Medical, other Maine businesses turn out swab plants
Updated: March 8, 2021When the pandemic struck, the White House called on Guilford-based Puritan Medical Products to ramp up manufacturing of the swabs used to detect COVID-19. But first the company and two other Maine businesses had to manufacture more production space.
Updated: March 8, 2021
Making in Maine matters: Small manufacturers find success in the state's brand
Updated: March 8, 2021For products ranging from flags to frozen treats, the "made in Maine" identity is a valuable asset. Small businesses are discovering just how valuable as their goods see demand far beyond the state's borders.
Updated: March 8, 2021Jackson Lab responds to FBI investigation of former employee
March 3, 2021An FBI affidavit says a former scientist at the Bar Harbor lab’s facility in Farmington, Conn., received funding from institutions in China while also receiving research grants from the National Institutes of Health.
March 3, 2021
Maine forest products are ready for their closeup in video premiere at SXSW festival
Updated: March 3, 2021Known for music and film, the South By Southwest Conference also highlights technological innovation. UMaine’s wood product advancement will be featured in a short video showcased in the Finland pavilion.
Updated: March 3, 2021
How manufacturers have changed operations during the pandemic
March 1, 2021Guest columnist Jason Lundy, a banker, cites three ways manufacturers can and have changed how they do business to weather the pandemic.
March 1, 2021
Maine joins national offshore wind research consortium
February 26, 2021The Governor’s Energy Office is leading development of a research array off the southern Maine coast. Consortium membership could strengthen the state's research ties nationally and internationally in floating offshore wind technology.
February 26, 2021
Business leaders tackle economic inequality, pandemic in Mainebiz forum
Updated: February 26, 2021A former official with the Boston Fed was the keynote speaker at the annual Mainebiz "Five on the Future" event, which was held virtually for the first time.
Updated: February 26, 2021
Origin Labs buys North Jay warehouse to serve nutritional supplement market
February 25, 2021The company bought its fourth facility to accommodate the growing market for its Jocko Fuel brand. Founder Pete Roberts said he's "super stoked" about the 60,000-square-foot space.
February 25, 2021
New owner of Lewiston manufacturer Poly Labs doubles workforce in 100 days
February 25, 2021November was slow, but then December hit and demand exploded from existing and new customers. The company, which makes plastic components for a variety of industries, has been hiring as fast as it can.
February 25, 2021Maine business, education leaders press case for immigration reform
February 23, 2021The Maine Compact on Immigration, unveiled Tuesday, calls for reform at all levels and would be responsive to the needs of employers.
February 23, 2021
Legislature may speed funding to Loring Commerce Centre
February 22, 2021A bill that passed out of committee would move up an annual allocation of funds for the business and industrial park, which has been affected by the current economic downturn.
February 22, 2021
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