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Business Leaders: Sea Bags CEO Don Oakes leads retail expansion, targets production growth
Updated: March 21, 20222022 Mainebiz Business Leaders of the Year: The Large Company Business Leader of the Year, Oakes has served as CEO of Sea Bags since 2013. Under his watch, the maker of totes and accessories from recycled sails has doubled down on growth, despite
Updated: March 21, 2022
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard receives $475M to modernize dry dock
March 17, 2022The funding will allow the Kittery-based shipyard to work on more advanced Navy submarines — and keep working going well into the future.
March 17, 2022
Inc.'s list of the Northeast's fastest-growing firms includes two from Maine
March 16, 2022Like the Inc. 5000, the regional rankings are based on each company’s revenue growth, as a percentage, over a three-year period. On average, the companies in the Northeast had a growth rate of 208%.
March 16, 2022
Jay-based Jocko Fuel gets $30M investment from NY private equity firm
March 15, 2022The investment follows the acquisition last year of a larger warehouse and distribution center in North Jay to accommodate growing demand.
March 15, 2022
Lawmakers green-light $35M for UMaine’s bio-based ‘factory of the future’
March 11, 2022The lab is proposed to expand UMaine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center and support advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, high-performance computing and arrays of large 3D printers.
March 11, 2022
Solar array under construction will power three branches of Darling's Auto Group
March 10, 2022When complete, the 1.4-megawatt array in Brewer is expected to offset 1,670,900 pounds of carbon annually.
March 10, 2022
Maine rocket-maker bluShift looks to Florida, not Jonesport, for first commercial launch
March 9, 2022For its next rocket launch, the company is in discussions with Kennedy Space Center in Florida, but will continue to search in Maine for a future launch site and manufacturing plant.
March 9, 2022
Maine awards $6M in pandemic relief to forest products businesses
Updated: March 9, 2022Grants have been awarded to 224 companies, the vast majority of which are in rural parts of the state.
Updated: March 9, 2022
1031 exchange swaps Portland office for Lewiston and Rockland industrial space
Updated: March 7, 2022A Maine investor views industrial property beyond Greater Portland as a hot commodity, thanks to the cannabis market, e-commerce and startup activity.
Updated: March 7, 2022
Rise of the robots? Automation is transforming the workplace — with some headscratching
Updated: March 7, 2022More Maine companies are looking to automated systems to speed operations, grow capacity, and in some cases fill in for workers they can’t find. But those aren't the only benefits, the businesses are discovering.
Updated: March 7, 2022
BluShift conducts first successful test of commercial-scale biofueled rocket engine
March 1, 2022The test was the first of a series that’s expected to culminate later this year in the launch of full-sized commercial rocket, powered by a bio-derived fuel, into low-Earth orbit.
March 1, 2022
South Portland semiconductor plant is being sold to Texas manufacturer
February 28, 2022The plant, owned and operated by onsemi since 2016, is expected to change hands in the next quarter. In 2021, onsemi laid off hundreds of employees worldwide, including some in South Portland.
February 28, 2022
UMaine says new 3D-printed USMC vessel is largest of its kind
Updated: February 28, 2022The longer of the two prototype vessels is the largest 3D-printed object in the world. They’re capable of transporting two shipping containers and a Marine rifle squad with three days of supplies.
Updated: February 28, 2022
$3.6M awarded for Casco Bay Lines’ second diesel-electric hybrid ferry
February 16, 2022Casco Bay Lines is one of the first passenger ferry systems in North America to implement the technology. Electric propulsion is expected to eliminate exhaust fumes, excessive engine noise and vibrations.
February 16, 2022
Hiram granola maker rebrands, gets a single owner
February 15, 2022Hiram-based GrandyOats has changed its name to Grandy Organics, which is now run by CEO Aaron Anker after buying out long-time partner and COO Nat Peirce.
February 15, 2022
Hussey Seating sells off portable chair line to focus on other market segments
Updated: February 15, 2022Hussey said the sale was necessary due to double-digit growth of sales in telescopic platforms, telescopic bleachers and fixed seating products during 2020 and 2021.
Updated: February 15, 2022
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