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N O T E : Rockland's Loyal Biscuit Co. sold its six stores to nationwide chain EarthWise Pet in October 2022; the company is no longer woman-owned.
S O U R C E : Each company via survey
C O M P I L E D B Y H E I D E M A R T I N C O M P I L E D B Y H E I D E M A R T I N
Maine's largest woman-owned businesses
Ranked by number of Maine employees
Maine employees/
Maine offices
Total employees/
total offices Type of business
Woman owner(s)/
percent ownership/
year founded
1
Hancock Lumber
1267 Poland Spring Road, Casco 04015
627-4201 • hancocklumber.com
617
14
730
17
Pine manufacturer and building materials supplier
Abby Hancock
Alison Hancock
Carol Hancock
Sydney Hancock
64 %
1848
2
MERT Enterprises
233 Bomarc Road, Bangor 04401
942-4585 • mertenterprises.org
150
1
150
1
Supportive living for adults with intellectual disabilities
and autism
Mary Rush
100 %
1992
3
SaviLinx
74 Orion St., Brunswick 04011
607-4433 • savilinx.com
130
2
550
4
Contact center and business process outsourcing
(BPO)
Heather D. Blease
95 %
2013
4
Auburn Manufacturing Inc.
34 Walker Road, Mechanic Falls 04256
402-3838 • auburnmfg.com
53
2
53
2
Manufacturer of textiles to protect against fire and
extreme heat
Kathie Leonard
100 %
1979
5
MaineWorks LLC
494 Forest Ave., Portland 04101
650-9179 • maineworks.us
50
1
80
N/A
Social staffing for industrial construction
Margo Walsh
100 %
2011
6
Standard Waterproofing Inc.
1020 Augusta Road, Winslow 04901
872-5552 • standard-waterproofing.com
48
1
48
1
Construction specialty subcontractor
Theresa Thompson
94 %
1984
7
ASK…for Home Care
P.O. Box 389, 641 St. George Road, South Thomaston 04858
354-7077 • askforhomecare.com
42
1
42
1
Home health agency
Joanne Miller
Jodie Heal
100 %
1982
8
Dean & Allyn Inc.
116 Lewiston Road, Gray 04039
657-5646 • deanandallyn.com
38
1
38
1
Family-owned professional fire protection contractor
serving Maine and New Hampshire
Stewart Katherine
Marissa Stewart
Peggy D. Stewart
65 %
1995
9
Champoux Insurance Group
150 East Ave., Lewiston 04240
783-2246 • MaineInsuranceOnline.com
36
5
36
5
Independent insurance agency
Diane Champoux
100 %
1954
10
Rinck Advertising Inc.
113 Lisbon St., Lewiston 04240
755-9470 • rinckadvertising.com
33
1
39
2
Full-service marketing and advertising agency
Laura Rinck
51 %
2001
11
Swanson Group LLC
838 Main St., Westbrook 04092
370-3490 • yourmainecpa.com
32
1
32
1
Tax firm serving small businesses and general
consumers
Tabitha Swanson
100 %
2011
12
KMA Human Resources Consulting
251 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth 04105
781-6460 • kmahr.com
31
1
42
4
Human resources consulting, compensation
consulting and recruiting
Kim Anania
100 %
2007
13
Ganneston Construction Corp.
3025 N. Belfast Ave., Augusta 04330
621-8505 • gannestonconstruction.com
30
1
30
1
Historical renovator, construction manager and design
builder
Stacey Morrison
100 %
1963
13
H.E. Callahan Construction Co.
2664 Turner Road, Auburn 04212
784-6927 • hecallahan.com
30
1
30
1
General construction, design build, construction and
property management
Christine Kendall
100 %
1948
SOURCE: Each company via survey. Note: Rockland's Loyal Biscuit Co. sold its six stores to nationwide chain EarthWise Pet in October 2022; the company is no longer woman-owned.
- This list was compiled by Heide Martin and published in the Aug. 7, 2023 issue of Mainebiz.
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