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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
Allagash Brewing founder will keynote New England Craft Brew Summit
February 21, 2020The fifth annual annual New England Craft Brew Summit will be held Friday, Feb. 28, in Portland. The Maine Brewers’ Guild, which hosts the summit, says it is the East Coast’s largest B2B conference for the craft beer industry.
February 21, 2020
Waterville union members overwhelmingly approve new contract at Huhtamaki
Updated: February 21, 2020United Steelworkers members voted to ratify a new contract that raises wages, improves benefits and increases the number of union jobs at the paper packaging mill in Waterville.
Updated: February 21, 2020
The last micron: Precision technology squeezes tolerances to a millionth of an inch
Updated: February 24, 2020At UMaine, the world's largest 3D printer can turn out 5,000-pound objects in three days. In Biddeford, a tool and mold company produces parts with tolerances 20 times finer than a human hair. With a new generation of technology, Maine is making
Updated: February 24, 2020
283 veterans land Maine jobs during 2019 Hire-A-Vet campaign
Updated: February 20, 2020During the 100-day campaign, Maine employers including Tilson, Bath Iron Works and Dead River Co. hired the former military personnel for jobs throughout the state. They pay an average hourly wage of $22.78.
Updated: February 20, 2020
MTI seeks applications for $2M in innovation funding
February 19, 2020The Maine Technology Institute is accepting applications for a new round of funds, to be awarded in individual amounts up to $500,000.
February 19, 2020
Kittery shipyard hires Mass. company to build $58M power plant
February 13, 2020The Navy has contracted with Ameresco Inc. to develop a 7.5-megawatt plant at the yard, supplementing the current 14 MW onsite generation facility.
February 13, 2020
Maine delegation opposes budget cuts that could threaten BIW business
February 12, 2020All four of Maine's congressional members are again speaking out in opposition to proposed federal budget cuts that could jeopardize the construction of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers at Bath Iron Works.
February 12, 2020
Tiny homes legislation may unblock development bottleneck
Updated: February 14, 2020New legislation may create a way forward for an industry that stalled after a ruling by the secretary of state last summer, as proponents push tiny homes as a housing and economic solution.
Updated: February 14, 2020
Verso completes sale of Androscoggin Mill in Jay
Updated: February 11, 2020Closing of the $400 million sale, which also includes a mill in Wisconsin, comes nearly three months after Verso announced the deal, and puts an end to a dispute the company has had with rebel shareholders.
Updated: February 11, 2020
Verso, rebel investors reach truce in proxy fight over Jay mill sale
January 31, 2020On the eve of its annual meeting, paper maker Verso has thwarted a takeover attempt and warded off a potential threat to the sale of the company's mill in Jay.
January 31, 2020
Creative layouts envisioned for space at historic Hill Mill in Lewiston
January 27, 2020Eric Chinburg, president of Chinburg Properties in Newmarket, N.H., bought the 460,000-square-foot Hill Mill in Lewiston in an off-market deal. Existing tenants provide an income stream and available space offers the potential for creative layouts
January 27, 2020
Biddeford box-maker Volk invests in ‘game-changer’ technology, expansion
Updated: January 23, 2020Volk Packaging Corp. has forged a partnership with JS Machine, a Chinese manufacturer of packaging equipment, and plans to build out the Biddeford plant.
Updated: January 23, 2020
GO Lab’s insulation might be the right product at the right time, and in the right place
Updated: January 27, 2020An innovative insulation technology is bringing new life to a paper mill in Madison, shuttered since 2016. The mill's new owner expects to eventually employ 130 workers there.
Updated: January 27, 2020-
As vote nears on Jay mill sale, Verso promises to return up to $282M to shareholders
January 21, 2020Verso Corp. continues to urge shareholders to approve the sale of a mill in Jay and another in Wisconsin at the company's annual meeting on Jan. 31, despite opposition.
January 21, 2020 
Cerahelix eyes global market with hire of COO
Updated: January 16, 2020Orono-based Cerahelix, maker of a ceramic filtering technology that reduces water and carbon footprints, is ramping up its global marketing strategy with the addition of a chief operating officer.
Updated: January 16, 2020
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