Searsmont

‘Very rare’: Robbins Lumber looks to sell 100-acre Hancock mill for $2.5M

The listing went live this week and has already garnered inquiries from owner-users and investors. Robbins Lumber acquired the plant last year from Pleasant River Lumber Co.

Robbins Lumber acquires two Pleasant River sawmills, will retain employees

The acquisitions are a game-changer. Robbins now has four sawmill/planer mills, a biomass power plant and a coatings facility with an expanded customer base.

Threshers Brewing expansion planned in Thomaston

Threshers Brewing Co. in Searsmont got started in 2016 and is already expanding, with plans to add a tasting room and restaurant in Thomaston.

Searsmont lumber firm to become an energy producer

The loss of pulp markets for woodchips produced at its 136-year-old sawmill in Searsmont is prompting Robbins Lumber to invest in a biomass plant that can convert that waste wood into energy.
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First of four renewable energy projects to go online this year

The state's largest solar project to date is expected to come online later this year, according to The Maine Public Utilities Commission.

Farm equipment worker gets jail sentence

A Searsmont man has been sentenced to nine months in jail for stealing more than $18,000 worth...

Maine development organizations to get $1.1M

Two Maine economic development organizations will receive more than $1.1 million in federal funds to help assist...

Inventor tests new heating device at USM

At a gas station one February around four years ago, Searsmont machinist John Foster saw a man...
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