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Brunswick company to provide ‘isolation rooms’ for health care sites
March 26, 2020STARC Systems, a Brunswick Landing manufacturer of containment walls used in hospital expansion sites, will shift its production today to creating “isolation rooms” that can be used in health care systems to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
March 26, 2020
Flowfold making face shields, American Roots 'racing to retool' in response to crisis
Updated: March 26, 2020Two Portland-area manufacturers are pivoting to turn out protective equipment for health care workers on the front lines of the pandemic.
Updated: March 26, 2020
Maine businesses pitch in to help meet need for emergency supplies
March 24, 2020Maine businesses are turning to social media and reaching out to colleagues to come up with personal protective equipment and other essential gear for health care providers.
March 24, 2020
Business Leaders: Tim Hebert has STARC Systems on a growth path for today's world
Updated: March 23, 2020Mainebiz is proud to name four remarkable 2020 Business Leaders of the Year, including Tim Hebert. In a world fraught with anxiety around a fast-moving virus, his company, STARC Systems, seems like a business made for the times.
Updated: March 23, 2020Unemployment rate was stable in January, pre-coronavirus
March 17, 2020It's unclear how the COVID-19 outbreak may affect employment in Maine, but January's unemployment rate was about on track with other recent levels.
March 17, 2020
Unions want BIW to close during virus crisis, but also demand full pay
March 17, 2020Two of Bath Iron Works' largest unions says the shipbuilder should temporarily close, while continuing full pay for workers, in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
March 17, 2020
Maine boatbuilders remain confident, but taking a cautious approach
Updated: March 17, 2020The 2008-09 recession was a blow to Maine’s boatbuilding industry. The current stock market slide and pandemic don’t seem to be having the same effect. So far.
Updated: March 17, 2020
Hussey Seating takes on $25M in work this year
Updated: March 12, 2020Hussey Seating has been awarded over $25 million in major renovation work so far in 2020, with seating renovations for Indiana Pacers, Phoenix Suns, Pittsburgh Pirates and others.
Updated: March 12, 2020
Music makers: These small Maine manufacturers now serve a global market
Updated: March 9, 2020Highly specialized shops, often consisting of a single craftsman, turn out a robust stream of guitars, cellos, violins and more. The products can command prices in the tens of thousands of dollars.
Updated: March 9, 2020
Taking off: Aerospace is a growing part of Maine’s largest manufacturing sector
Updated: March 9, 2020While Maine manufacturing industries such as textiles have had some tough times, aerospace and transportation companies are on the rise.
Updated: March 9, 2020
Maine mill workers flex contract muscles
Updated: March 9, 2020Paper mill workers in Maine are winning better pay and benefits as employers struggle to attract and keep workers in today’s low-jobless climate, the latest contract outcome at the Huhtamaki mill in Waterville shows.
Updated: March 9, 2020
Allagash surpasses Shipyard as Maine’s largest brewer
Updated: March 9, 2020Portland’s Allagash Brewing Co. has surpassed cross-town rival Shipyard Brewing Co. as the state’s top brewer in the latest Mainebiz ranking.
Updated: March 9, 2020
Maine manufacturers join forces to cut waste
Updated: March 9, 2020Allagash Brewing and other Maine manufacturers are teaming up to reduce their waste stream. The collaboration makes environmental sense, they say, but also economic sense.
Updated: March 9, 2020
Biddeford's FMI acquired by Spirit AeroSystems
February 28, 2020The Biddeford company makes high-temperature materials primarily for the defense industry, and is expected to enhance the capabilities of Spirit, a global manufacturer.
February 28, 2020
Alfond Grant-funded certificate training program looks to expand offerings
February 28, 2020A Maine Community College System program that aims to quickly get skilled workers into in-demand jobs in key industries is in demand, and the program looks to train more trainers to add industries in the second year.
February 28, 2020
Puritan, Hardwood suit is tale of family business going in opposite directions
February 25, 2020Piscataquis County's largest employer, one company manufactures swabs and medical devices, the other makes traditional hardwood products. After 100 years in business, the growing differences make a split necessary, according to a lawsuit by Puritan
February 25, 2020
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