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Smokin’ hot BBQ business: How one company pivoted after the recession
Updated: September 30, 2019Chad and Nicole Humphrey make some of the world’s most sought-after barbecue smokers, a niche they entered when their precision-machining business slumped during the recession.
Updated: September 30, 2019
Product trial on tap for Falmouth coaster entrepreneur, working with Sappi
Updated: September 25, 2019Kai Smith, the eco-entrepreneur behind Falmouth-based Maine Coasters & Bio-Boards, is gearing up for a pre-commercial trial of his beer coasters, which are made from softwood pulp and spent grains left over from beer brewing.
Updated: September 25, 2019
GO Lab gets $2.4M in FAME financing and other funds for Madison plant
September 10, 2019GO Lab Inc., the Belfast building products manufacturer that last month closed on its purchase of the shuttered Madison Paper Industries mill, has received $2.4 million in financing to help with the deal and begin retrofitting the plant.
September 10, 2019
Morris sailboat brand keeps on cruising after Hinckley acquisition
September 9, 2019Morris Yachts has maintained a quiet but steady presence since Hinckley Yachts picked it up for an undisclosed sum in January 2016.
September 9, 2019
Maine gets another $2M to strengthen forest economy
September 9, 2019Maine has been awarded another $2 million in federal funding to shore up its forest economy, the state's two senators announced Friday.
September 9, 2019
Covetrus chair David Shaw steps down; board member resigns
September 5, 2019David Shaw, chairman of Covetrus Inc., stepped down Wednesday from his role, but remains a board member. Another member, Betsy Atkins, has resigned.
September 5, 2019
A Maine company on Inc. 5000 list expects to more than double revenue
Updated: September 2, 2019F3 MFG, which sells aluminum truck bodies and has been ranked for the second year in a row on the Inc. 5000 as one of Maine’s fastest-growing businesses, expects to double its revenue next year.
Updated: September 2, 2019
Skowhegan company unveils Pats' official ice cream
August 30, 2019Gifford’s Famous Ice Cream, a family-owned manufacturer based in Skowhegan, unveiled the New England Patriots' official ice cream before the football game against the New York Giants.
August 30, 2019
Maine prison inmates learn fine woodworking skills, forge marketing niche
Updated: August 30, 2019The Fine Woodworking Program at the Maine State Prison is giving a small group of inmates a chance to learn fine furniture making skills and forge a unique market beyond the prison walls.
Updated: August 30, 2019Commercial boatbuilders to benefit from delay in lower-emission engines
Updated: August 28, 2019A delay in installing certain types of diesel marine engines with stricter emission standards was hailed by Maine’s Congressional delegation as a help to the state's commercial boatbuilders.
Updated: August 28, 2019
Growing transportation company buys former Oxford wood products factory
Updated: August 26, 2019To accommodate its growth, RideSource Inc. purchased a 68,175-square-foot light manufacturing complex on 15 acres, at 822 Main St. in Oxford, from National Wood Products of Maine Inc.
Updated: August 26, 2019
Waterville's F3 MFG targets 25% job growth, $40M in sales for 2020
August 22, 2019The aluminum auto body manufacturer has had 490% growth in three years, and was ranked for the second year in a row by Inc. 5000 as Maine's third fastest-growing company.
August 22, 2019
CEI tackles shortage of food production facilities
August 15, 2019Many Maine food and beverage companies develop a product, but can'd find or afford larger space to expand production. Coastal Enterprises Inc. convened stakeholders to discuss the “next facility” problem.
August 15, 2019
Northern Maine roundup: Manufacturing innovation, nursing education and a $74M bridge replacement
Updated: August 19, 2019In northern Maine, business opportunities are popping up in unexpected places: 3D metal printing in Orono, a new nursing education program in Millinocket, and a massive bridge construction project in Madawaska.
Updated: August 19, 2019
Homegrown jobs: Manufacturing remains a significant employer in Piscataquis County
Updated: August 19, 2019In Piscataquis County, manufacturers that have already adapted to the challenges of doing business in a remote place are poised to adapt even more. And it's paying off.
Updated: August 19, 2019
Is Piscataquis County Maine’s sleeping giant?
Updated: August 19, 2019Our focus on Bangor and northern Maine led us on an unexpected journey. We get used to the same storyline about the downtrodden areas of northern Maine, the towns that have lost paper mills and shoe manufacturing.
Updated: August 19, 2019
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