Sand Hill Bagel Co. developers hope the shop, which is slated to open next spring in the last remaining building of the former mill, will become one with the neighborhood and city park.
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Portland has changed and you can really smell the difference
A generation ago the city’s signature smells included J.J. Nissen Bakery, Jordan’s Meats and the soon-to-close B&M Baked Beans plant. Today the city’s aroma includes whiffs of coffee roasting, food trucks, breweries and oil tanks.
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20 years gone, Bates Manufacturing is still weaving a legacy
Twenty years after the looms stopped at Lewiston’s Bates Mill No. 5, a peek at what Bates Manufacturing left behind and how its reputation — and iconic bedspreads — live on.
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Biden orders review of U.S. supply chains for vital goods
The president aims to boost manufacturing jobs by strengthening the domestic supply of advanced batteries, pharmaceuticals, critical minerals and semiconductors.
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Biden plans to sign order for government to buy more U.S. goods
The United States has shed roughly 540,000 factory jobs since last February as the coronavirus pandemic hurled the world’s largest economy into recession.
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Maine fabrics manufacturer accuses Belarus of ‘dumping’ in U.S. market
The head of Auburn Manufacturing Inc. says her prices are being undercut by the European country’s cheaper products.
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Swab maker for COVID-19 testing prepares to open new plant in Pittsfield
Puritan Medical Products says the plant could nearly double the company’s output and should be open by July 1.
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New Balance joins mask makers
NORWAY — New Balance, a Boston-based footwear maker, has announced it has begun working on prototype designs for surgical masks, joining a host of other domestic manufacturers rallying to support healthcare workers caring for COVID-19 positive patients amidst critical shortages of personal protective equipment. A notice on its website states that the company is starting […]
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MaineHealth asks state’s manufacturers to produce medical equipment, supplies
Several have said they may be able to produce masks, face shields, gloves and other equipment to help in the coronavirus fight.
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Developers emphasize industrial, office use in ‘Plan B’ for Falmouth plaza redevelopment
The alternative project would forgo a hotel and multi-level parking garage in favor of manufacturing and warehouse space.