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V O L . X X V I N O. X X X 14 BO O K O F L I S T S 2 0 21 C O R P O R AT E | P R I VAT E Year founded 1 Hussey Seating Co. 1835 2 Hancock Lumber 1848 3 Chalmers Insurance Group 1857 4 Geiger 1878 5 Messer Truck Equipment 1899 6 L.L.Bean Inc. 1912 7 Puritan Medical Products 1919 8 Lee Auto Malls 1936 9 Pine State Trading Co. 1941 10 C.N. Brown Co. 1948 This list was compiled by Timothy Doyle and published in the June 29, 2020 issue of Mainebiz. Expanded list of 34 companies is available to subscribers on mainebiz.biz. S O U R C E : Each company via survey and Institute for Family-Owned Business Maine's largest family-owned businesses Ranked by number of Maine employees ALTERNATE RANKING: OLDEST FAMILY BUSINESSES Maine employees / Maine Locations Generations currently active Type of business Person(s) in charge / Year Founded 1 L.L.Bean Inc. 15 Casco St., Freeport 04033 800-441-5713, llbean.com 3,300 16 4th & 5th Multichannel merchant of outdoor gear and apparel Stephen Smith 1912 2 C.N. Brown Co. 1 C.N. Brown Way, South Paris 04281 743-9212, cnbrown.com 935 93 2nd & 3rd Energy suppliers of gasoline, diesel, kerosene, LP, #2 heating oil and electricity, Big Apple Convenience Stores & Heating Oil Kurt J. Jones Jeff Jones Jamie Jones Cormier 1948 3 Hammond Lumber Co. 1 2 Hammond Drive, Belgrade 04917 495-3303, hammondlumber.com 800 21 2nd, 3rd, 4th Building material retailer and white pine sawmill with full millwork, kitchen, bath & flooring showrooms and home design centers. Mike Hammond 1953 4 Hancock Lumber 1267 Poland Spring Road, Casco 04015 627-4201, hancocklumber.com 535 14 6th Timberland company, sawmill division and a network of retail lumberyards, kitchen design showrooms, and wall panel and truss manufacturing facilities Kevin Hancock 1848 5 Puritan Medical Products Co. Hardwood Products Co. 31 School St., P.O. Box 149, Guilford 04443 876-3311, puritanmedproducts.com 530 2 3rd & 4th Manufacturer of single use wood products for medical and food applications Scott Wellman 1919 6 Lee Auto Malls 777 Center St., Auburn 04210 784-5441, leeauto.com 485 20 3rd & 4th Auto sales, service, finance Donald Lee Adam Lee John Isaacson 1936 7 R.H. Reny Inc. 731 Route 1, Newcastle 04553 563-3177, renys.com 440 3 3rd Retail stores John Reny 1949 8 Pine State Trading Co. 100 Enterprise Ave., Gardiner 04345 800-452-4633, pinestatetrading.com 440 3 3rd Logistics, analytics and marketing services for Pine State Beverage and Maine Spirits Nick Alberding 1941 9 Cross Insurance P.O. Box 1388, 491 Main St., Bangor 04402 800-999-7345, crossagency.com 359 15 2nd, 3rd & 4th Retail insurance including marketing, selling and negotiating property and casualty, life and health, bond and employee benefits Royce Cross 1954 10 Hussey Seating Co. 38 Dyer St. Extension, North Berwick 03906 676-2271, husseyseating.com 330 1 6th & 7th Developer and manufacturer of seating solutions for the sports and entertainment, education, and worship markets Gary Merrill 1835