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CLT firm LignaTerra will anchor Lincoln forest innovation park
Maureen Milliken September 26, 2019The company, which manufactures wood composites for construction, will locate on 20 acres of the former Lincoln Paper and Tissue site, and more forest-based businesses are expected to follow.
Maureen Milliken September 26, 2019
Marina Bowie, of Biobased Maine, sees massive opportunity for the state's biomass
Maureen Milliken Updated: September 30, 2019Marina Bowie, who was named executive director of Biobased Maine in August, sits down with Mainebiz to discuss the future use of biomass from the state's forests, farms and ocean waters.
Maureen Milliken Updated: September 30, 2019
Dream weavers: Making high-tech wallets, packs and bags from discarded sailcloth
Renee Cordes Updated: September 30, 2019Flowfold, run by University of Maine classmates Charles Friedman, Devin McNeill and James Morin, is a growing brand of high-performance, minimalist outdoor and lifestyle bags, packs and accessories.
Renee Cordes Updated: September 30, 2019
A disruptor: GO Lab’s wood-fiber products could jolt the insulation market
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 30, 2019Joshua Henry is co-founder and president of GO Lab Inc., founded in 2017 to develop and manufacture innovative, environmentally responsible, wood fiber insulation as an alternative to traditional types.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 30, 2019
Smokin’ hot BBQ business: How one company pivoted after the recession
William Hall 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.
William Hall Updated: September 30, 2019
Product trial on tap for Falmouth coaster entrepreneur, working with Sappi
Renee Cordes 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.
Renee Cordes Updated: September 25, 2019
GO Lab gets $2.4M in FAME financing and other funds for Madison plant
Staff 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.
Staff September 10, 2019
Morris sailboat brand keeps on cruising after Hinckley acquisition
Laurie Schreiber September 9, 2019Morris Yachts has maintained a quiet but steady presence since Hinckley Yachts picked it up for an undisclosed sum in January 2016.
Laurie Schreiber September 9, 2019
Maine gets another $2M to strengthen forest economy
Staff 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.
Staff September 9, 2019
Covetrus chair David Shaw steps down; board member resigns
Staff 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.
Staff September 5, 2019
A Maine company on Inc. 5000 list expects to more than double revenue
Staff 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.
Staff Updated: September 2, 2019
Skowhegan company unveils Pats' official ice cream
Staff 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.
Staff August 30, 2019
Maine prison inmates learn fine woodworking skills, forge marketing niche
Laurie Schreiber 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.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 30, 2019Commercial boatbuilders to benefit from delay in lower-emission engines
Staff 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.
Staff Updated: August 28, 2019
Growing transportation company buys former Oxford wood products factory
Laurie Schreiber 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.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 26, 2019
Waterville's F3 MFG targets 25% job growth, $40M in sales for 2020
Staff 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.
Staff August 22, 2019
Today's Poll
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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