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Manufacturing

  • Verso to sell Jay paper mill in $400M deal

    Staff November 12, 2019

    Verso Corp., which last year began upgrading its paper manufacturing plant in Jay, plans to sell the mill and a Wisconsin one to a Pennsylvania-based producer of specialty paper.

    Staff November 12, 2019
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    Local Wood Works brings 2019 sustainability tour to York County

    Maureen Milliken November 5, 2019

    Local Wood Works, a collaborative of seven businesses and nonprofits that promotes the Maine forest economy, brings it to life with an annual tour showing wood from forest to final building product.

    Maureen Milliken November 5, 2019
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    Pratt & Whitney donates $1M toward UMaine engineering center

    Staff October 30, 2019

    Aerospace manufacturer Pratt & Whitney, which operates a plant in North Berwick, has donated $1 million to support construction of a planned engineering and design center at the University of Maine.

    Staff October 30, 2019

  • A Look Back: One small business owner departs

    October 24, 2019

    In this weekly feature sponsored by Norway Savings Bank, we look back at stories that have appeared in Mainebiz during our first 25 years. In 2014, a Freeport manufacturer of canoes and kayaks was paddling to warmer business waters — in

    October 24, 2019
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    With $2.5M in funding, UMaine's new metal center is getting to work

    Renee Cordes October 22, 2019

    The University of Maine's Advanced Manufacturing Center has been awarded two grantsm totaling $2.5 million, to upgrade its equipment and accelerate the adoption of additive metal manufacturing in the state.

    Renee Cordes October 22, 2019

  • Maine shares in Johnson & Johnson medical device settlement

    Staff October 21, 2019

    In a consent agreement involving dozens of states, the company agreed to pay $116.9 million to settle a suit charging deceptive marketing practices.

    Staff October 21, 2019

  • Maine's September unemployment was record low, again

    Staff October 18, 2019

    After sinking in August to its lowest level since at least 2016, Maine’s unemployment rate stayed there last month.

    Staff October 18, 2019
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    F3 MFG in Waterville growing fast, hoping workforce catches up

    Maureen Milliken October 17, 2019

    The aluminum truck body manufacturer expects sales this year of $30 million, but, like many Maine businesses, is having trouble filling jobs.

    Maureen Milliken October 17, 2019
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    Life sciences one of state's fast-growing industries, report says

    Staff October 17, 2019

    Job growth and wages in the industry, which includes biosciences, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and more, far outpace state averages, according to the first report on the topic released in a decade.

    Staff October 17, 2019
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    Biotech startup relocating from Mass. to Biddeford

    Laurie Schreiber Updated: October 17, 2019

    Prapela Inc., a biotechnology company creating a medical device for infant health, is moving its development and commercialization work from Concord, Mass., to the Pepperell Mill Campus in Biddeford — and could be hiring there. 

    Laurie Schreiber Updated: October 17, 2019
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    UMaine unveils world’s largest 3D printer

    Laurie Schreiber Updated: October 11, 2019

    The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures & Composites Center on Thursday unveiled its new polymer 3D printer — the largest in the world — and one of the printer's first creations, the world's largest 3D-printed object.

    Laurie Schreiber Updated: October 11, 2019
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    Sonic boom: Brunswick Landing development explodes into next phase

    Maureen Milliken Updated: October 14, 2019

    Since Brunswick Landing opened on the former site of the Brunswick Naval Air Station in 2011, the campus has attracted a growing number of businesses and is now poised to draw more.

    Maureen Milliken Updated: October 14, 2019
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    Dagher named Maine's 2019 'transportation champion'

    Staff Updated: October 8, 2019

    Habib Dagher, executive director of the UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, was recognized as the 2019 Transportation Champion by the Maine Better Transportation Association, for his innovative work and founding of the center.

    Staff Updated: October 8, 2019

  • After opposing Purdue settlement, Maine makes another legal objection

    Staff October 7, 2019

    While the $10 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma for its role in the national opioid crisis has made headlines in recent weeks, Maine and 23 other states are now objecting to a request the company has made with its federal bankruptcy trustee.

    Staff October 7, 2019
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    Kennebec Valley Chamber Business Expo is all about networking, jobs

    Staff October 7, 2019

    New this year, "speed networking" will help businesses connect, and the chamber is also bringing back on-site job interview booths.

    Staff October 7, 2019
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    Outdoor recreation rising factor in Maine's economy, national study says

    Maureen Milliken September 27, 2019

    A new national study shows outdoor recreation is increasingly adding value in the state's economy, not only for traditional activities like boating, but in manufacturing, retail and more.

    Maureen Milliken September 27, 2019

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Today's Poll

Does your company plan to add staff in the next 6 months?
Poll Description

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 will be voted on in Portland that could raise the hourly compensation to $19).

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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