Somerset County

Boston-based New Balance has just completed a $65 million, 120,000-square-foot addition to its athletic footwear factory in Skowhegan.  

Closures include a non-hospital-affiliated private practice in Fairfield, a Manchester care center and a maternal and child health program serving Hancock and Washington counties.

Partnerships, collaborations and facilities are popping up to support startups and entrepreneurs in fields ranging from life sciences to food production to marine biotechnology.

Fox Family Potato Chips is one of several Maine companies tackling a longstanding issue of the need for processing operations. We also talk to a grain processor in Skowhegan, a tortilla maker in Scarborough and a meat processor in Aroostook County.

The project will include installation of adjustable wave-shaping technology that enhances whitewater features to provide consistent flow year-round.

Life sciences is a $2.3 billion industry in Maine, and the sector’s job growth has exceeded 30% in recent years — outpacing job creation in all other industries.

Sappi has 780 employees at the Somerset Mill and another 400 at sites in Westbrook and Portland.

Maine Grains pancake mixes feature organic wheat, organic buckwheat, organic spelt, organic rye, organic malted barley, and organic corn in three different pancake mix flavors.

The Bangor-based development firm is currently rehabbing an 1800s former factory in downtown Orono, one of multiple projects High Tide has tackled across the state.

The Madison-based manufacturer said it plans to ramp up production with recently improved products and build out its sales force across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions.