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V O L . X X V N O. X X I X 12 BO O K O F L I S T S 2 0 2 0 C O R P O R AT E | P R I VAT E This list was compiled by Heide Martin and Stephanie R. Meagher and updated since be- ing published in the March 18, 2019 issue of Mainebiz. N O T E S : N/A = not available. S O U R C E : Each company via survey, The ESOP Association and Maine Employee Ownership Network Maine's largest employee-owned businesses ยป C O N T I N U E D F R O M P A G E 1 0 1 Reached 100% employee-owned in 2004. 2 Wright-Pierce is an S-Corp. 3 110 total employees. 4 Reached 100% employee-owned in 2017. 5 Data from 2018 survey. 6 424 employees company-wide. 7 Reached 100% employee-owned in 2007. Maine's largest employee-owned businesses Ranked by number of Maine employees No. of Maine employees/ % employee-owned 2018 revenue (in millions) Description Top executive Year founded/ ESOP founded 1 Cianbro Cos. 101 Cianbro Square, P.O. Box 1000, Pittsfield 04967 487-3311, cianbro.com 1,093 100% $704 Construction services, self-performing civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, fabrication and coating Peter "Andi" Vigue 1949 1979 1 2 Sargent Corp. 378 Bennoch Road, Stillwater 04489 827-4435, sargent-corp.com 430 100% $118 Highway and heavy construction Herbert R. Sargent 1926 2013 3 Food City Holdings Inc. 65 East Ave., Lewiston 04240 784-7020, foodcitymkt.com ~248 100% N/A Food City and Save-A-Lot food stores in Maine, Vt. and Mass. Zak Sclar 1985 2019 4 Moody's Coworker Owned Inc. 200 Narragansett St., Gorham 04038 839-2500, moodyscollision.com 238 34% N/A State-of-the-art collision repair facility with multiple locations in Maine Shawn Moody 1977 2003 5 Johnson & Jordan Inc. 18 Mussey Road, Scarborough 04074 883-8345, johnsonandjordan.net 230 100% $50 Mechanical contractor Christopher Jordan 1991 2016 6 Johnny's Selected Seeds 955 Benton Ave., Winslow 04901 861-3900, johnnyseeds.com 225 100% N/A Retail seed and accessories business David Mehlhorn Gretchen Kruysman 1974 2006 7 Reed & Reed Inc. 275 River Road, Woolwich 04579 443-9747, reed-reed.com 200 100% $92 Heavy civil construction and energy infrastructure Jackson A. Parker 1928 2016 8 Lanco Integrated 12 Thomas Drive, Westbrook 04092 773-2060, lanco.net 180 100% N/A Design and manufacture of custom automated assembly equipment Edward Karabec 1984 2008 9 J.S. McCarthy Printers 15 Darin Drive, Augusta 04330 622-6241, jsmccarthy.com 175 100% N/A Sheetfed printing operation Jon Tardiff 1947 2019 10 Daigle Oil Co. P.O. Box 328, Fort Kent 04743 834-5027, daigleoil.com 165 100% N/A Energy and home-comfort company specializing in heating, cooling and alternative energy products Rick Daigle 1955 2015 11 Dennis Paper & Food Service 101 Mecaw Road, Hampden 04444 947-0321, dennisexpress.com 160 100% $103 Broadline food service distributor Rick Robertson 1908 2015 12 Systems Engineering Inc. 120 Exchange St., Portland 04101 888-624-6737, syseng.com 155 100% $36 IT strategy and managed services provider serving over 500 legal, healthcare, financial services and government clients nationwide Matt McGrath 1988 2008 13 ReVision Energy 142 Presumpscot St., Portland 04103 221-6342, revisionenergy.com 143 100% N/A Solar systems, battery storage, electric vehicle charging stations, heat pumps and microgrids Fortunat Mueller 2003 2017 14 Wright-Pierce 11 Bowdoin Mill Island, Topsham 04086 725-8721, wright-pierce.com 106 100% $39 Water, wastewater and infrastructure engineering John Braccio 1947 1990 2 15 Clark Insurance 1945 Congress St., Building A, Portland 04102 774-6257, clarkinsurance.com 95 3 100% N/A Independent insurance agency including commercial, personal and employee benefits Jeff Shaw 1931 1992 4 16 PAF Transportation 5 75 Postal Service Way, Scarborough 04074 800-775-4091, paftrans.com 85 100% N/A Transportation services, LTL and short haul truckload, residential, in-state business and dedicated delivery Alan Reed 1950 2011 17 Maine Drilling & Blasting 423 Brunswick Ave., Gardiner 04345 N/A, mdandb.com 82 6 51% N/A Drilling and rock blasting for site-construction and quarry blasting; pre-blast surveys, engineering, laser profiling, boretracking, seismic monitoring and rock anchors Dan Werner Jr. 1966 2004 13 ReVision Energy 142 Presumpscot St., Portland 04103 221-6342, revisionenergy.com 143 100% N/A Solar systems, battery storage, electric vehicle charging stations, heat pumps and microgrids Fortunat Mueller 2003 2017 14 Wright-Pierce 11 Bowdoin Mill Island, Topsham 04086 725-8721, wright-pierce.com 106 100% $39 Water, wastewater and infrastructure engineering John Braccio 1947 1990 2 15 Clark Insurance 1945 Congress St., Building A, Portland 04102 774-6257, clarkinsurance.com 95 3 100% N/A Independent insurance agency including commercial, personal and employee benefits Jeff Shaw 1931 1992 4 16 PAF Transportation 5 75 Postal Service Way, Scarborough 04074 800-775-4091, paftrans.com 85 100% N/A Transportation services, LTL and short haul truckload, residential, in-state business and dedicated delivery Alan Reed 1950 2011 17 Maine Drilling & Blasting 423 Brunswick Ave., Gardiner 04345 N/A, mdandb.com 82 6 51% N/A Drilling and rock blasting for site-construction and quarry blasting; pre-blast surveys, engineering, laser profiling, boretracking, seismic monitoring and rock anchors Dan Werner Jr. 1966 2004 18 AMI 5 30 Summer St., Winthrop 04364 377-9377, amiems.com 80 100% N/A Electronics contract manufacturing Kim Vandermeulen 1989 2009 19 Sebago Technics 75 John Roberts Road, Suite 4A, South Portland 04106 200-2100, sebagotechnics.com 75 100% NA Civil engineering, surveying, natural resources; landscape architecture consulting firm Mark Adams 1981 1998 7 20 Allen Insurance and Financial Inc. 34 Elm St., Camden 04843 800-439-4311, AllenIF.com 70 100% N/A Independent insurance and financial planning agency J. Michael Pierce 1866 1989 4 21 Kennebec Technologies 150 Church Hill Road, Augusta 04330 626-0188, kennebec.com 67 100% N/A Precision machining for aerospace, defense, medical, semiconductor, alternative energy Charles "Wick" Johnson 1972 2016 22 Island Employee Cooperative 5 1 Burnt Cove, Stonington 04681 367-2681, iecoop.org 62 30% N/A Grocery and variety store 2014 N/A 23 Steel-Pro Inc. 771 Main St., Rockland 04841 596-0061, steelprousa.com 56 100% $15 Custom manufacturer of ASME pressure vessels, biopharmaceutical equipment, modular skids and other custom-designed equipment Steve Ladd 1978 2014 24 Ethos 17 Ash St., Westbrook 04092 856-2610, ethos-marketing.com 55 100% $10 Mulitplatform branding agency including traditional and digital platforms Tom Gale 1999 2017 25 HNTB Corp. 340 County Road, Suite 6-C, Westbrook 04092 774-5155, hntb.com 51 100% $24 Transportation engineering including bridge, highway, marine, planning, environmental, toll systems, rail, construction inspection Paul Godfrey 1914 N/A 26 Mainely Tubs 415 Payne Road, Scarborough 04074 883-6357, mainelytubs.com 48 100% $15 Retail sales and service for hot tubs, saunas, gazebos and swim spas Jim Van Fleet 1978 2016 27 H.M. Payson One Portland Square, 5th Floor, Portland 04101 772-3761, hmpayson.com 45 100% N/A Investment advisory firm Peter E. Robbins Michael R. Currie 1854 N/A 28 Howell Laboratories Inc. 188 Harrison Road, Bridgton 04009 647-3327, howelllabs.com 45 100% N/A Critical equipment for military and commercial applications David Allen 1964 1995 29 Warren Construction Group 5 P.O. Box 362, South Freeport 04078 865-3522, warrenconstructiongroup.com 45 100% N/A Construction manager and general constractor Peter Warren 1999 2016 1 Reached 100% employee-owned in 2004. 2 Wright-Pierce is an S-Corp. 3 110 total employees. 4 Reached 100% employee-owned in 2017. 5 Data from 2018 survey. 6 424 employees company-wide. 7 Reached 100% employee-owned in 2007. NOTE: N/A = not available. This list was compiled by Heide Martin and Stephanie R. Meagher and updated since being published in the March 18, 2019 issue of Mainebiz.