Casco Systems poised for growth as construction begins on $3M headquarters
BY STAFF MAINEBIZ Casco Systems broke ground Monday on a new 20,300-square-foot headquarters building at 197 Gray Road in Cumberland. Read More »
Whitefield manufacturer ProKnee expands
MAINEBIZ The Whitefield manufacturer ProKnee Corp. opened a new, 16,400-square-foot manufacturing facility and warehouse last week. Read More »
Patriot Insurance opens new headquarters in Yarmouth
BY STAFF MAINEBIZ The opening of Patriot Insurance’s new headquarters on U.S Route 1 is the latest in a series of recent business development in Yarmouth that includes Tyler Technologies’ $28 million expansion. Read More »
FAME’s Showcase Maine to celebrate ‘successes’ of past year
BY STAFF MAINEBIZ The Finance Authority of Maine will honor several of its business partners Tuesday at its Showcase Maine annual celebration of successful partnerships with Maine’s business, lending, governmental and higher education communities. Read More »
Portland biotech firm ImmuCell completes $20 million expansion
J. CRAIG ANDERSON STAFF WRITER, PORTLAND PRESS HERALD Biotech firm ImmuCell Corp. of Portland has completed construction on a $20 million, pharmaceutical-grade factory that could help reduce the amount of antibiotics used in the dairy industry. Read More »
Portland IT firm attracts $3.5M in breakout year for growth
BY LORI VALIGRA BDN MAINE BUSINESS Fast-growing Maine information technology company Tilson Technology pulled in a $3.5 million investment to almost double its telecommunications management and consulting business next year. Read More »
Century-old law firm joins Lewiston’s revitalization push
BY LAURIE SCHREIBER MAINEBIZ Berman & Simmons, a law firm that specializes in personal injury and medical malpractice, is renovating the historic building in downtown Lewiston that has served as the firm’s headquarters for over 100 years. Read More »
After long search, plastics firm finds home in Biddeford with lots of room for expansion
BY LAURIE SCHREIBER MAINEBIZ BIDDEFORD — The purchase of a 27,684-square-foot industrial building at 362 Hill St. in Biddeford was a long time coming. Read More »
Next 2017: The Bucks, a farming family with deep roots in The County, diversify with a malting business
BY LAURIE SCHREIBER MAINEBIZ In 2015, brothers Jared, Joshua, Jacob and Caleb Buck, along with their father Bruce and uncles Barry and Brent, started the Maine Malt House — Maine’s first large-scale malt production company — to cater to the state’s growing microbrewery sector. Read More »
How the Bangor region could manufacture a new type of timber to replace steel and cement
BY DARREN FISHELL, BDN STAFF New building methods are making wood construction competitive with concrete and steel, in a shift that holds potential for parts of Maine hit hard by the paper industry’s free fall. Read More »