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In Biddeford, a NASA contractor finds it needs more space on Earth
Updated: December 11, 2023Fiber Materials Inc. manufactures heat-resistant components for the space industry, among others. Business is growing and so are hiring plans, with 40 new jobs expected to come online.
Updated: December 11, 2023
Saco packaging manufacturer Tanbark gears up for growth
Updated: December 11, 2023The new company currently employs 17, but is looking to at least double staff over the next year as operations grow.
Updated: December 11, 2023
Safe passage: Maine shipping containers carry the world’s goods, thwart 21st-century threats
Updated: December 11, 2023An Old Town startup, Global Secure Shipping, builds the containers from high-strength composites, embedded with sophisticated sensors that fight theft and tampering.
Updated: December 11, 2023From the Editor: Don’t sleep on Maine’s manufacturing industry
Updated: December 11, 2023While the number of manufacturing jobs in Maine has fallen from historic levels in the early 1990s — when there were as many as 95,000 workers — the number has rebounded from the low of 45,000 in April 2020, according to the Federal Reserve Bank o
Updated: December 11, 2023
Aviation firm to cut 15% of its Bangor workforce, focus more on parts repair
Updated: December 4, 2023C&L Aviation Group said it is refining part of its maintenance, repair and overhaul business in order "to better meet global market divisions." The change will result in the reduction of about 30 jobs in Bangor.
Updated: December 4, 2023Global tech company with Maine base has just raised $91M in private equity
November 30, 2023Braincube, which is headquartered in France but has its U.S. base in Portland, uses AI to improve manufacturing operations.
November 30, 2023
Maine manufacturer of high-temp materials will expand, driven by defense, space industries
Updated: November 28, 2023Fiber Materials Inc. has leased a 52,000-square-foot plant in Biddeford that will ramp up capacity and house a center to develop products for extreme environments.
Updated: November 28, 2023
Maine-based steel processor buys $4.25M building in Saco to expand capacity
Updated: December 4, 2023American Steel and Aluminum said the 50,920-square-foot building will be used for storage and to increase heavy-plate cutting capacity.
Updated: December 4, 2023
Eye on the prize: Cash awards from pitch competitions fund next steps for startups
Updated: November 27, 2023Maine hosts a growing number of pitch competitions with cash prizes that can play a vital, just-in-time role for small companies looking to buy that next piece of equipment, pay competitive wages or ramp up marketing.
Updated: November 27, 2023
Portland startup Marin Skincare launches lobster-based lip treatment
November 20, 2023Founded out of the University of Maine Lobster Institute, Marin Skincare's first product was a body lotion that helps treat dry, aggravated skin associated with eczema, psoriasis and other dermatitis conditions.
November 20, 2023
Three-generation family jewelry business to leave downtown Lewiston for Yarmouth
November 16, 2023The owner says increased vagrancy has been discouraging walk-in customers, and the new location offers an opportunity to lay out retail and workshop space from scratch.
November 16, 2023
SoPo electronics manufacturer hired by Boston startup to make wireless chargers smarter
Updated: November 13, 2023“DeepCharge’s venture into Maine highlights our state’s expanding role in tech manufacturing,” said Saunders Electronics’ Paul Meserve.
Updated: November 13, 2023
Bath Iron Works fires up fabrication for next Navy destroyer
November 9, 2023Developments in radar and combat systems make the latest version of the Arleigh Burke-class the most technologically advanced surface warship in the world, says the Bath shipbuilder.
November 9, 2023
How Maine Plywood salvaged industrial-sized boilers from B&M Baked Beans site
Updated: November 9, 2023The owner of Port City Mechanical called Charlie Martin at Maine Plywood and told him about the boilers that were being scrapped at the former B&M Baked Bean plant. Now all Martin needed was a crane that could lift 90,000 pounds and a small
Updated: November 9, 2023
Lewiston metal manufacturer buys plants in Ohio, Michigan as high-tech demand grows
November 8, 2023Terms were not disclosed, but the acquisition by Elmet Technologies creates a company with 500,000 square feet of facilities, nearly 400 employees and $200 million in revenue.
November 8, 2023
Newsworthy people and performances for Nov. 13, 2023
Updated: November 13, 2023A roundup of new hires, promotions and achievements at businesses, nonprofits and health care facilities around Maine.
Updated: November 13, 2023
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