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BIW to begin labor negotiations early
November 9, 2015Bath Iron Works has told the largest union at the shipyard that it wants to negotiate contract changes by the end of the year, instead of waiting until the current contract expires next spring.
November 9, 2015Federal agency says BIW’s destroyer data is unreliable
November 6, 2015A Pentagon agency says that it can't rely on Bath Iron Works' cost and schedule projections for its $22 billion program to build three Zumwalt-class destroyers.
November 6, 2015Text of landmark trade agreement revealed
November 5, 2015The text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the largest regional trade accord in history, was released Thursday, but the impact for Maine is uncertain.
November 5, 2015
Gifford's to expand ice cream production in Skowhegan
November 5, 2015The family-owned ice cream maker, Gifford's Famous Ice Cream, plans to add to the footprint of its Skowhegan factory to make room for new production equipment, which is expected to double the capacity for ice cream packaged for retail.
November 5, 2015Two Maine companies surpass Kickstarter goals
November 4, 2015Online crowdfunding campaigns by Maine companies for an all-terrain tripod and a compact pocket knife have well exceeded their fundraising goals.
November 4, 2015Proposed funding for Navy destroyer reduced
November 4, 2015Funding for a future Navy destroyer that could be built at Bath Iron Works is proposed to be cut by $150 million.
November 4, 2015
Composite manufacturer Kenway Corp. acquires assets of Harbor Technologies
November 2, 2015Kenway Corp. said Monday that it has acquired the assets of the recently dissolved Harbor Technologies LLC, a Brunswick-based business founded in 2003 by Maine composites pioneer Martin Grimnes.
November 2, 2015Verso shuts down machine at Jay mill, gives layoff notices to 300
October 27, 2015Verso Corp.'s Androscoggin Mill in Jay shut down another paper machine Saturday and gave layoff notices to 300 employees last week as part of the company's plan to scale back production originally announced in August.
October 27, 2015Maine freight railway upgrade project receives $20M federal grant
October 27, 2015Maine will receive $20 million in federal funding to pay for more than half of freight railway upgrade project that's expected to remove bottlenecks and create faster and more reliable service.
October 27, 2015Energy efficiency upgrades to save Maine Machine $100,000 annually
October 26, 2015Maine Machine Products Co. in South Paris says a recently completed upgrade to its heating, ventilating and air conditioning system, along with the installation of energy-efficient LED lighting, is expected to cut its energy usage by 40%.
October 26, 2015Rumford mill inadvertently discharged pulp fiber into Androscoggin River
October 23, 2015Catalyst Paper mill in Rumford accidentally discharged about 15,600 gallons of hot water and pulp fiber into the Androscoggin River on Thursday afternoon.
October 23, 2015Bath Iron Works employees file human rights complaints
October 22, 2015A Maine Human Rights Commission investigator found reasonable grounds to support age-discrimination complaints filed by three Bath Iron Works employees.
October 22, 2015
Front Street Shipyard launches partnership with Norwegian shipyard
October 22, 2015Front Street Shipyard in Belfast is partnering with a Norwegian shipyard to market, sell and build carbon-fiber ferries in the United States under the new company name Arcadia Alliance.
October 22, 2015
Flowfold raises $200,000 in equity financing for expansion
October 19, 2015Flowfold, a Peaks Island-based company known for wallets made from high-performance sail material, plans to increase its product offerings and retail accounts with $200,000 in recent equity financing.
October 19, 2015Mill town stories in 'When We Were the Kennedys' are universal
October 19, 2015When Maine writer Monica Wood took to the road to promote her book, “When We Were the Kennedys: A Memoir from Mexico, Maine,” she discovers some surprising commonalities in talking to readers around the country.
October 19, 2015
Morris Yachts seeing increased interest from potential customers
October 19, 2015Sales of new boats at Morris Yachts plummeted when the recession hit in 2008. But with a surge of customer interest and new contracts coming in, owner Cuyler Morris and new president Pete Carroll are optimistic about the future.
October 19, 2015
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