“This decision has not been made lightly. With the recent loss of two physician partners and a midwife, I now find myself on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” wrote the owner of the private practice.
A “large format” 3D printing company manufactures large objects such as boat molds and components. Another composites startup is advancing industrial production rates of a class of structural composite materials.
Members of the inaugural cohort include a handcrafted screen door maker in Waldoboro and a Portland-based fast-casual breakfast-food concept with long-term plans to expand nationally.
East Millinocket Paper Mill is rehabilitating structures and adding infrastructure. Maine MILL wants to redevelop the Camden Yarns Mill as the museum’s home. Lincoln Technology Park is making infrastructure upgrades for future development. Â
The Downtown Bangor Partnership has operated in a warren of offices up a steep, narrow stairway and not exactly noticeable to passerby. The organization finally relocated to a prominent downtown, street-level location in a landmark building.
Every year, the Downeast region draws thousands of runners, tens of thousands of boaters and millions of hikers and bikers. Although varying by orders of magnitude, the numbers support businesses, jobs and communities.
The latest spinoff from the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center is preparing to move to a larger location with four production lines for existing and future contracts.