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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
Jackson Lab's president and CEO will step down next February
April 21, 2021Edison Liu has led the lab for a decade and plans to remain as a professor. Under his guidance, JAX expanded substantially, and Liu has directed JAX's response to the pandemic, including its production of lab mice for COVID research.
April 21, 2021
UMaine panel: Self-driving vehicles could build on ‘live and work in Maine' trend
Updated: April 19, 2021Thanks to digital technology, the pandemic changed how people live, work and travel. As a time-saver, autonomous vehicles could have similar effects. “I think this has profound implications for settlement and work patterns in Maine,” said one expert.
Updated: April 19, 2021Portland manufacturer pays $37K to settle EPA complaint
April 16, 2021Nichols Portland agreed to pay the penalty after the Environmental Protection Agency said the company filed required toxic chemical reports 10 months late.
April 16, 2021
How a Maine maker of COVID swabs hit the ground running in Tennessee
April 15, 2021Puritan Medical Products, which has three factories in Maine, was urged by the federal government to set up one in a central U.S. location. Tennessee offered industrial space, a good transportation network and a well-trained workforce.
April 15, 2021
Building Business: Freeport church’s addition of arts center moves forward
Updated: April 19, 2021The Mainebiz roundup of all things construction has updates on several projects in southern Maine, and about a well-deserved award for a critical job in Pittsfield.
Updated: April 19, 2021
Sea Bags to enlarge Freeport footprint, visibility
Updated: April 15, 2021"This is a big move for us, and one we don't take lightly," Sea Bags CEO Don Oakes said of the move from 6 Bow St. to 15 Bow St. The relocation will triple the retailer's physical space in Freeport.
Updated: April 15, 2021
Puritan grows southward: Workforce, incentives made Tennessee 'right fit' for expansion
April 14, 2021The Guilford-based medical products company looked at several states when the federal government granted $146.8 million in Defense Production Act money and asked the company to expand its COVID-19 swab testing production outside of New England.
April 14, 2021
Biddeford-based Volk Packaging is expanding to Sanford, expects to hire 20
April 13, 2021Volk has been on a growth trajectory for the past 12 years. The company's new division, Volk Pack, will handle business-to-business and business-to-consumer fulfillment, repackaging and prepackaging assembly.
April 13, 2021EPA fines Dutch manufacturer for violations at former South Portland site
April 9, 2021The company, Quick Plug SA, has agreed to pay a penalty of $137,294 penalty to settle charges that it violated the Clean Air Act's chemical accident prevention rules. It stopped operating in Maine in December 2020.
April 9, 2021
With new destroyer underway, BIW looks to increase production and add workers
April 8, 2021Bath Iron Works, which was visited this week by Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Harker, plans to hire 2,000 workers this year and step up production. The pandemic and last year's labor strike slowed operations at the shipyard.
April 8, 2021
Trades Council says Maine's offshore wind industry could create hundreds of construction jobs
April 8, 2021New England Aqua Ventus and the Maine Building and Construction Trades Council said in an memo that offshore wind projects could create hundreds of union construction jobs. Commercial fishermen oppose the project.
April 8, 2021
After devastating fire, Aroostook pellet maker adds automation, grows capacity
April 6, 2021A year-long rebuild followed by restoring the customer and supplier base positioned the company to weather the pandemic with installation of automated machinery that doubled production.
April 6, 2021
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