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V O L . X X V I I N O. X X V I I I 14 BO O K O F L I S T S 2 0 2 2 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 1 Data from 2019 survey. 2 Kurt Jones retired as of May 1. This list was compiled by Timothy Doyle and was published in the June 28, 2021 edition of Mainebiz. N O T E S : Other companies were contacted, but did not respond. If you believe your company should be represented on this list, please contact Lead Researcher Timothy Doyle tdoyle@nebusinessmedia.com. There is no cost to participate. Expanded list 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. 1 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 Puritan Medical Products Co. Hardwood Products Co. 31 School St., P.O. Box 149, Guilford 04443 876-3311, puritanmedproducts.com 1,420 4 3rd & 4th Manufacturer of single-use products for medical, diagnostic, and food applications Scott Wellman 1919 3 C.N. Brown Co. 1 C.N. Brown Way, South Paris 04281 743-9212, cnbrown.com 935 93 3rd Energy suppliers of gasoline, diesel, kerosene, propane, heating oil and electricity, Big Apple Convenience Stores throughout Maine & New Hampshire Jeff Jones 2 Jamie Jones Cormier 1948 4 Hammond Lumber Co. 2 Hammond Drive, Belgrade 04917 495-3303, hammondlumber.com 815 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 5 Hancock Lumber 1267 Poland Spring Road, Casco 04015 627-4201, hancocklumber.com 581 15 6th Timberland company, three eastern white pine sawmills, network of lumberyards, kitchen design showrooms, and wall panel + truss manufacturing Kevin Hancock 1848 6 R.H. Reny Inc. 731 Route 1, Newcastle 04553 563-3177, renys.com 470 18 2nd & 3rd Retail stores John Reny 1949 7 Lee Auto Malls 777 Center St., Auburn 04210 784-5441, leeauto.com 441 19 3rd & 4th Auto sales, service, finance Donald Lee Adam Lee John Isaacson 1936 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 387 14 N/A Retail insurance including marketing, selling and negotiating for commercial businesses, personal insurance, life/health, bond and employee benefits Royce Cross 1954 10 Hussey Seating Co. 38 Dyer St. Extension, North Berwick 03906 676-2271, husseyseating.com 300 1 6th Manufacturer and designer of seating solutions for the sports and entertainment, education, esports and worship markets Gary Merrill 1835