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V O L . X X V I I N O. X X V I I I 22 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 Maine's largest woman-owned businesses Ranked by number of Maine employees Maine employees/ Maine offices Total employees/ Total offices Type of business/ Revenue 2020 Woman owner(s)/ Percent ownership/ Year founded 1 SaviLinx 74 Orion St., Brunswick 04011 607-4433, savilinx.com 250 2 925 4 Technical support and customer service $45,000,000 Heather D. Blease 95% 2013 2 MERT Enterprises 233 Bomarc Road, Bangor 04401 942-4585, mertenterprises.org 135 1 135 1 Supported living provider and community support services $5,800,000 Mary Rush 100% 1992 3 MaineWorks LLC 494 Forest Ave., Portland 04101 650-979, maineworks.us 75 1 100 2 Social staffing for industrial construction $3,000,000 Margo Walsh 100% 2011 4 Auburn Manufacturing Inc. 34 Walker Road, Mechanic Falls 04256 402-3838, auburnmfg.com 46 2 46 2 High-performance textiles reducing risk of fire N/A Kathie Leonard 100% 1979 5 O'Brien LaChance Inc. 63 Silver Drift Trail, Hampden 04444 735-6775, N/A 40 1 40 1 FedEx Ground contracted service provider $3,150,207 Katie Brooks 100% 2014 6 Dean & Allyn Inc. 116 Lewiston Road, Gray 04039 657-5646, deanandallyn.net 38 1 38 1 Fire protection and installation N/A Peggy D. Stewart 60% 1995 7 Loyal Biscuit Co. 408 Main St., Rockland 04841 594-5269, loyalbiscuit.com 38 7 38 7 Pet food and self-serve pet wash N/A Heidi Neal 90% 2010 8 Champoux Insurance Agency 150 East Ave., Lewiston 04240 783-2246, MaineInsuranceOnline.com 36 5 36 5 Independent insurance agency $3,500,000 Diane Champoux 100% 1954 9 Ganneston Construction Corp. 3025 N. Belfast Ave., Augusta 04332 621-8505, gannestonconstruction.com 35 1 N/A N/A Construction management, design- build and contracting $15,000,000 Stacey Morrison 100% 1963 10 Grampa's Garden Inc. 62 Park Drive, Topsham 04086 373-0770, GrampasGarden.com 35 2 N/A N/A Natural therapeutic products $1,300,250 Jacqueline Painchaud 97% 1993 11 H.E. Callahan Construction Co. 2664 Turner Road, Auburn 04212 784-6927, hecallahan.com 35 1 35 1 Construction services $12,000,000 Christine Kendall 100% 1948 12 KMA Human Resources Consulting 251 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth 04105 781-6460, kmahr.com 35 2 47 4 HR services N/A Kim Anania 100% 2007 13 Planson International 363 Penny Road, New Gloucester 04260 926-3100, plansonintl.com 33 1 41 2 Information and communication technology N/A Carolyn Justice 100% 1989 NOTE: LEED=Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, N/A=not available. This list was compiled by Heide Martin and updated since initial publication in the Aug. 9, 2021 issue of Mainebiz. SOURCE: Each company via survey and MaineDOT Office of Civil Rights Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program Maine's largest woman-owned businesses Ranked by number of Maine employees ALTERNATE RANKING: OLDEST WOMAN-OWNED COS. Year founded 1 Allied Engineering Inc. 1958 2 Ganneston Construction Corp. 1963 3 Rosengren Landscaping 1977 4 Auburn Manufacturing Inc. 1979 5 Management Research Group 1983 6 Ann Kearsley Design 1983 7 Burgess Advertising & Marketing 1988 8 Tidestone Solutions 1988 9 Words@Work 1993 10 Ruth's Reusable Resources 1994 11 Dean & Allyn Inc. 1995 12 Oak Pond Brewing Co. 1996 13 Burdick & Associates Landscape Design 2000 This list was compiled by Heide Martin and updated since initial publication in the Aug. 9, 2021 issue of Mainebiz. N O T E S : LEED=Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, N/A=not available. S O U R C E : Each company via survey and MaineDOT Office of Civil Rights Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program