Sweden-Based Mölnlycke Health Care Expands Brunswick, Maine, Operations
Sweden-based Mölnlycke Health Care, a medical products manufacturer, plans to expand its operations in Brunswick, Maine.
Maine Project Announcements
New Balance Expands Skowhegan, Maine, Operations
Global footwear and apparel company New Balance plans to expand its manufacturing plant in Skowhegan, Maine. The $65 million project is expected to create 200 jobs in the coming years.
Dutch-Based Kingfish Zeeland Eyes Yellowtail Fish Hatchery in Joesport, Maine
Kingfish Zeeland, a Netherlands-based company that produces Yellowtail Kingfish, plans to locate its $110 million North American Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) Yellowtail fish production plant in Jonesport, Maine.
ND Paper Expands-Upgrades Wisconsin and Maine Paper Mills
ND Paper will invest $300 million into its mills in Wisconsin and Maine in the next two years, sparking a transformation and new trajectory for ND Paper, the newly-formed U.S.-based subsidiary of Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Limited, the largest containerboard producer in Asia.
Nordic Aquafarms Plans Salmon Hatchery in Belfast, Maine
Norway-based Nordic Aquafarms will develop one of the largest land-based salmon farms on 40 acres near Belfast, Maine, a coastal town with approximately 7,000 residents 39 miles southwest of Bangor.
Apple Builds New Reno, Nevada, Facility, Searches for New U.S. Campus Site
Apple is undertaking a new set of investments to build on its commitment to support the American economy and its workforce, which includes breaking ground on a new facility in downtown Reno, Nevada, which will support its existing facilities.
Bidding War Begins to Lure Toyota-Mazda $1.6 Billion Joint Venture Assembly Plant
Toyota Motor Corporation and Mazda Motor Corporation signed a joint venture agreement to build a $1.6 billion assembly plant somewhere in the United States.
Manufacturers Less Optimistic About Overall Economy; Express Confidence in Their Own Revenue Growth
In mid-July, PwC released its Q2 2016 Manufacturing Barometer, which surveyed senior executives at U.S.-based industrial manufacturing firms to determine their assessment of the direction of the nation’s economy, as well as their projections for thei
Cushman & Wakefield Reports on Continuing Momentum for Industrial Real Estate Markets
Cushman & Wakefield has announced that U.S. industrial markets absorbed a record-setting 70.1 million square feet (msf) of space in the second quarter of 2016, up 6.0 percent from the same period a year ago, and resulting in year-to-date absorption o
Sun Life Center For Healthy Work To Open In Scarborough, Maine
Sun Life Financial, U.S., a leading provider of group employee benefits, will open a Center for Healthy Work, in Scarborough, Maine, later this spring. The Center will showcase the company’s innovative solutions that help people on disability return to work.
Redzone Wireless Selects Camden, Maine For Headquarters-Network Operations Campus
Redzone Wireless, selected the Knox Mill Complex in Camden, Maine, as the site for its new headquarters. The company plans to create close to two dozen jobs within the first two years with an estimated investment of more than $5.6 million.
First Wind Begins Construction On Oakfield Project In Aroostook, Maine
First Wind, an independent renewable energy company exclusively focused on the development, financing, construction, ownership and operation of utility-scale renewable energy projects in the United States, will start construction at the company’s Oakfield Wind Project, in Aroostook, Maine.
DeepWater Buoyancy Of Biddeford, Maine, Doubles Size Of Manufacturing Center
DeepWater Buoyancy Inc., a Biddeford, Maine, company that creates subsea buoyancy products for companies in the oceanographic, seismic, survey, military and offshore oil and gas markets, doubled its staff and increased its manufacturing facility to 20,000 square feet with options for further expansion.
Hunting Dearborn, Inc. Plans To Expands Fryeburg, Maine, Manufacturing Center
A manufacturer of sophisticated machined products for the oil and gas, and turbine engine industries, Hunting Dearborn, Inc. is expanding its production facility in Fryeburg, Maine. Expanding its existing manufacturing facility in Oxford County will allow the company to meet increased demand for its products and services both here in the U.S. and overseas.
DeepWater Buoyancy Expands Manufacturing At Its Biddeford, Maine, Production Center
DeepWater Buoyancy, a Biddeford Maine-based marine composites manufacturer, plans to invest over $300,000 to manufacture syntactic foam products, creating 15 new jobs in The Pine Tree State’s maritime industry.
Sierra Peaks Corporation Invests More Than $3 Million In Two Camden, Maine, Manufacturing Facilities
Sierra Peaks Corporation, a New Mexico-based company that develops and manufactures superior acoustic miniature microphones and other communications related devices, will invest more than $3 million to establish two facilities in Camden, Maine.
RollEase Opens Innovation Center In Brunswick, Maine
RollEase, Inc., a leader in the design, development and manufacturing of custom window treatments, will open its new product innovation center at Brunswick Landing in Brunswick, Maine.
Corinth Pellets To Expand Wood Pellet Manufacturing Facility In Penobscot County, Maine
Wood pellet manufacturer, Corinth Pellets, plans to invest upwards of $7 million to expand and upgrade its manufacturing facility in Penobscot County, Maine.
Western Polymer Corp. Plans $1 Million Upgrade To Fort Fairfield, Maine, Plant
Western Polymer Corporation, in partnership with LTWAW, was recently certified as eligible to receive economic development incentives from the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development to improve and expand its manufacturing facility in Fort Fairfield, Maine. The company plans to invest $1 million in facility upgrades and training at the former Aroostook Starch Company and anticipates creating 15 new jobs in Aroostook County.
Raytheon Places Electronic Warfare System Unit In El Segundo, California
Raytheon Company's Space and Airborne Systems business combined several of its electronic warfare programs into a new mission area called Electronic Warfare Systems, with the new unit based at the company's El Segundo, Calif. campus.
Ellis Boat Company Expands Operations Center in Southwest Harbor, Maine
Ellis Boat Company will invest $650,000 to expand its operations center in Southwest Harbor, Maine, by adding a new facility that includes a new crane and additional manufacturing space.
Houston-Based Spectra Energy And Partners Expand Algonquin Gas Transmission-Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline Systems In New England
Houston, Texas-based Spectra Energy and Spectra Energy Partners created the Atlantic Bridge project, a proposed expansion of its Algonquin Gas Transmission and Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline systems, to connect North American natural gas supplies with markets in the New England states and Maritime provinces.
Blue Current Brewery In Kittery, Maine, Poised To Become Japanese Sake Micro Brewer-Manufacturer
Blue Current Brewery of Kittery, Maine, plans to become the first Japanese Sake micro brewer and manufacturer east of Texas.
Auburn Manufacturing Opens $1.4 Million Addition At Its Auburn, Maine, Manufacturing Center
A developer, manufacturer, and marketer of textile products for extreme temperature industrial applications, Auburn Manufacturing, Inc. opened its $1.4 million, 22,500 square foot, expansion at its Kitty Hawk manufacturing facility in Auburn, Maine.
Campobello Holdings To Open Seafood Processing Facility In Eastport, Maine
Campobello Holdings plans to open a seafood processing operation in Eastport, Maine. The company will process, blast freeze, package, store and export lobster and other seafood products to customers around the world.
Ntension Corporation Expands Into Larger Hermon, Maine, Manufacturing Center
A wholesale manufacturer of tension-fabric structures, Ntension Corporation will expand into a new 40,000 square-foot facility in Hermon, Maine, adding 20 members to its workforce. The company plans to complete its new manufacturing facility in May 2014, with an estimated workforce of 80 to 90 people by 2017.
Barclaycard Expands Its Wilton, Maine, Customer Service Facility
Barclaycard, the credit card business of Barclays in the United States, will expand its customer contact facility in Wilton, Maine to support its growing U.S. operations. The firm said it expects to add 100 new employees by year-end at the center located at 128 Weld Road, bringing the total number of colleagues to 250. Another 100 new employees are expected to be hired by the end of next year.
Swedish-based Molnlycke Health Care Invests $7 Million To Expand Its Rynel Plant In Wiscasset, Maine
Swedish-based Molnlycke Health Care plans a $7 million expansion at its Rynel manufacturing facility in Wiscasset, Maine, which will add up to 30 jobs to its 70 member workforce, north of Portland. Rynel, which was purchased by the Swedish firm in 2010, is a developer and manufacturer of specialty hydrophilic polyurethane foam products.
C&L Aerospace Plans $5 Million Expansion At Its Bangor, Maine, International Airport Facility
C&L Aerospace, a regional carrier repair, maintenance, parts support, and aircraft management services company, plans a $5 million expansion at its Bangor, Maine, airport facility, with plans to create up to 70 jobs in the region.
Ecoshel, A Cedar-Shingle Manufacturer, To Open Former Levesque Sawmill In Ashland, Maine
Ecoshel plans to create 78 new jobs at its patented cedar-shingle manufacturing facility in Ashland, Maine. Occupying and possibly expanding the former Levesque Sawmill, Ecoshel’s long-range plans include the operation of up to 10 production lines, which could boost employment to 300 people. At the start of operation with a single production line, an estimated 150 additional indirect jobs will be created.
Sappi Fine Paper North America Invests $2.5 Million To Improve Westbrook Maine Mill
Sappi Fine Paper North America, a subsidiary of a South African-based Sappi Limited, will invest $2.5 million to improve and expand capacity at its Westbrook Maine paper mill.
Marrone Bio Innovations To Open Bangor, Michigan, Manufacturing Facility
California-based Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc., a pest management firm serving water treatment and agricultural markets, plans to develop a 11,400-square-foot manufacturing facility on 11-acres in Bangor, Michigan, where it expects to create 50 jobs in the southwestern area of the Great Lakes State, northeast of Benton Harbor.
Maine Industrial Tire Closing Gorham, Maine, Facility
Maine Industrial Tire will shutter its Gorham, Maine, manufacturing plant as part of a company restructuring.
U.S. Economic Development Administration Supporting Projects in Seven States with Nearly $14.6M
The U.S. Economic Development Administration gave nearly $14.6 million to support projects in Illinois, Maine, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.
Kestrel Aircraft Co. Brings 300 Jobs to Brunswick, Maine
Kestrel Aircraft Co. will create up to 300 jobs and invest $100 million in a Brunswick, Maine facility.
Pratt & Whitney Wants to Boost North Berwick, Maine Work Force to 1,500
Jet engine manufacturer plans to expand its work force in North Berwick, Maine to pre-recession levels of 1,500 employees.
