Lisbon

From a 20,000-square-foot facility in the Lisbon Industrial Park, Blue Ox processes 5 million pounds of grain annually and supplies roughly 120 craft breweries and distilleries.

The program is another tool to help a critical part of town stimulate business growth and job creation.

The 20,000-square-foot building quadruples the company’s floor malting capacity, giving Blue Ox the largest such facility outside of Europe.

Bar Harbor Bank & Trust has hired Christopher Rugullies as senior vice president, regional relationship manager.

Small businesses, agricultural cooperatives, aquaculture businesses and nonprofits in six counties can apply for low-interest emergency loans from the Small Business Administration.

Blue Ox Malthouse produces malt for brewers, spirit makers and bakers. Construction is underway to triple the operation’s malting floor space and quadruple its processing capacity.

Earlier this year, the nonprofit Lisbon Artist Collective connected with over 50 local artists to promote the arts and develop a new retail space.

After completing the 120,000-square-foot greenhouse, it’s expected that Springworks Farm will produce about 5 million heads of organic lettuce and 315,000 pounds of tilapia per year.

The state says that without substantial increases in processing facilities and capacity, the number of farms in Maine will continue to decline, and more food will be imported.

Sam's Italian Foods was founded in 1939 in Lewiston and now has 14 restaurants. The company sold last year to a New York firm that is helping it transition to employee ownership. A Q&A with the new owner explains the approach.