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Salmon farmers
Midcoast Maine viewed
as an ideal region to
launch land-based fish-
farm sector
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Midcoast roundup
Development projects
taking shape
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Seeking digital
equality
Small Machias
broadband company
cutting a large swath
through rural Maine
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Axiom Technologies, with 12 employees, operates out of 3 Water
St., Machias (blue building), but has created a presence across
Maine. CEO Mark Ouellette says its remote location gives the
company credibility when working with other rural communities.
Erik Heim, president of Nordic
Aquafarms, is leading one of the
two land-based salmon farming
operations that could transform
Maine's aquaculture industry.
