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Belfast salmon company lawsuit raises questions about ‘Maine’ marketing
August 6, 2020Ducktrap River of Maine, founded in Lincolnville over 40 years ago, is the subject of a suit that alleges misleading marketing and advertising.
August 6, 2020
Wind-energy firms to invest $100M in UMaine Aqua Ventus project
Updated: August 6, 2020The project is expected to produce more than $150 million in total economic output and create hundreds of Maine-based jobs. The two new partners are already responsible for nearly a quarter of the world’s offshore wind capacity.
Updated: August 6, 2020
Allagash Brewing taps into philanthropic spirit to mark 25th anniversary
Updated: August 3, 2020In a Q&A with Mainebiz, Allagash founder Rob Tod shares the results of Allagash's 25 Days of Giving initiative, and talked about the popularity of a hand-crafted wooden tap handle that was raffled off as part of the effort.
Updated: August 3, 2020
Skowhegan mill doubles shifts to handle surging demand for flour
Updated: August 3, 2020The pandemic resulted in a surge of home baking, causing shortages of flour on grocery shelves. Maine Grains Inc. has seen retail online sales skyrocket and wholesale orders are also up due to increased demand for retail-size bags.
Updated: August 3, 2020
L.L. Bean CEO says new wholesale partnerships off to a strong start
Updated: July 31, 2020Stephen Smith, president and CEO of the Freeport-based outdoor gear and apparel retailer, talked to Mainebiz about the rationale behind partnerships with Staples and two other retailers unveiled earlier this month.
Updated: July 31, 2020
FirstPark seeks developer for remaining acreage
Updated: July 31, 2020The pandemic has increased the value of producing, manufacturing and buying products made in the U.S., which could make the Oakland business park more attractive, its executive director says.
Updated: July 31, 2020
Navatek and UMaine win $5M Navy contract for research into 3D manufacturing
Updated: July 29, 2020The goal is to develop new tools and technology to design unmanned surface vessels using a modular approach to vessel structural design.
Updated: July 29, 2020
UMaine’s new patent leverages the state's forest products industry
Updated: July 28, 2020The process eliminates the use of formaldehyde, a potentially cancer-causing chemical, in the manufacture of construction materials such as particleboard.
Updated: July 28, 2020
Leon Leonwood Bean had a vision for retail
Updated: July 27, 2020Leon Leonwood Bean, who founded L.L. Bean in 1912, was an accomplished fisherman, avid hunter and seasoned outdoorsman. But what’s sometimes overlooked was his savvy as a businessman and innovations as a retailer.
Updated: July 27, 2020
‘Made in Maine’ is more than a slogan — it’s been a necessity
Updated: July 27, 2020Mainers are used to facing harsh environmental conditions, and have adapted, tinkered and invented to endure them.
Updated: July 27, 2020
Hinckley leads adoption of fiberglass for boatbuilding in the 1950s
Updated: July 27, 2020When the Hinckley Co. was founded, in 1928 in Southwest Harbor, owner Henry Hinckley’s focus was on servicing the local lobster boats as well as the yachts of summer residents on Mount Desert Island.
Updated: July 27, 2020
Rugged Seas entrepreneurs emerge out of pandemic
Updated: July 27, 2020The company, launched in the midst of the pandemic, converts waders and bibs used by commercial fishermen into totes, backpacks and more. Now the startup is even considering a brick-and-mortar retail store.
Updated: July 27, 2020
When Abbott had to ramp up COVID-19 tests, this contractor had to do the 'impossible'
Updated: July 27, 2020The Westbrook property was set up for retail distribution, not for manufacturing a critically need medical diagnostic device. And instead of a year or more for such jobs, Landry/French had two months.
Updated: July 27, 2020
East Millinocket closes on $1.45M purchase of former Great Northern mill site
July 23, 2020The deal paves the way for the town to begin redevelopment of the 215-acre site, in hopes of attracting multiple industrial users. Demolition of portions of the facility will take place over the next 18 months.
July 23, 2020
Maine loggers welcome fed relief bill as industry struggles
Updated: July 23, 2020A bipartisan bill introduced by lawmakers including U.S. Rep. Jared Golden and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins would set up a new program to provide payments to timber companies.
Updated: July 23, 2020$3.2M hybrid engine slated for new Casco Bay ferry
July 22, 2020The electric-diesel hybrid propulsion system will eliminate up to 800 metric tons of CO2 emissions annually, reducing exhaust fumes, excessive engine noise and vibrations.
July 22, 2020
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