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V O L . X X I X N O. X X V O C T O B E R 3 0 , 2 0 2 3 38 T H E L I S T Maine Based — Family Owned www.browndogcarriers.com C O M P I L E D B Y S T E P H A N I E M E A G H E R C O M P I L E D B Y S T E P H A N I E M E A G H E R 1 Figure from most recent survey response in 2019; ranked as the seventh largest private employer statewide by Maine's Center for Workforce Research and Information, with an employee count from 3,001 to 3,500 as of March 2023. L.L. Bean's press kit indicates 400+ manufacturing employees at the Brunwick and Lewiston plants. N O T E : N/A = not available. S O U R C E : Each business via survey. Purchase this list and more as an Excel document at mainebiz.biz/DataCenter @ Maine's largest family-owned businesses Ranked by number of Maine employees Maine's largest family-owned businesses Ranked by number of Maine employees Business Maine employees/ Maine locations/ generations active Type of business Head(s) of company Year founded 1 L.L.Bean 15 Casco St., Freeport 04033 800-832-1889, llbean.com 3,300 1 16 4th, 5th Multichannel merchant of outdoor gear and apparel Stephen Smith 1912 2 Hammond Lumber Co. 2 Hammond Drive, Belgrade 04917 495-3303, hammondlumber.com 855 21 2nd, 3rd, 4th Lumber and building materials retailer with multiple window and door showrooms, kitchen and bath design centers, home planning design centers, and quality manufacturer of eastern white pine Mike Hammond 1953 3 CN Brown Co. 1 CN Brown Way, South Paris 04281 743-9212, cnbrown.com 776 87 3rd Convenience stores, heating oil, electricity provider, propane, gasoline, diesel and kerosene Jeff Jones Jamie Jones Cormier 1948 4 Pleasant River Lumber Co. Inc. 432 Milo Road, Dover-Foxcroft 04426 564-8520, pleasantriverlumber.com 738 21 2nd Two dimensional lumber manufacturing facilities, cut-to-length and-whole tree logging, two saw filing shops, trucking company, cedar log homes, 15 retail lumber and building materials locations, two metal roofing production facilities, custom kitchen cabinets and wall panel manufacturing plant Chris Brochu Jason Brochu 2004 5 Hancock Lumber 1267 Poland Spring Road, Casco 04015 627-4201, hancocklumber.com 630 13 5th, 6th, 7th Pine manufacturer and building materials supplier Paul Wainman Kevin Hancock 1848 6 Funtown Splashtown USA 774 Portland Road, Saco 04072 284-5139, funtownsplashtownusa.com 600 N/A 1st, 2nd, 3rd Maine's largest amusement and water park Violet Cormier 1967 7 R.H. Reny Inc. 731 Route 1, Newcastle 04553 563-3177, renys.com 465 18 3rd Retail stores with 17 store locations and one office-warehouse location in Maine Adam Reny Faustine Reny John Reny 1949 8 Lee Auto Malls 777 Center St., Auburn 04210 784-5441, leeauto.com 417 15 3rd, 4th Auto dealerships and finance companies for new and used automobiles Donald Lee 1936 9 Cross Insurance 491 Main St., Bangor 04401 800-999-7345, crossagency.com 412 10 2nd, 3rd Retail insurance including marketing, selling and negotiating property and casualty, life and health, bond and employee benefits Jonathan Cross 1954 10 Pine State Trading Co. 100 Enterprise Ave., Gardiner 04345 800-452-4633, pinestatetrading.com 400 3 4th Logistics, analytics and marketing services for Pine State Beverage and Maine Spirits Garret Grunewald Nick Alberding 1941 11 Geiger 70 Mt. Hope Ave., Lewiston 04240 755-2000, geiger.com 400 1 5th Promotional products distributor and leader in branded merchandise and branded apparel industry also creating corporate web stores Jo-an Lantz Chris McKee David Geiger 1878 12 Puritan Medical Products Co. 31 School St., P.O. Box 149, Guilford 04443 876-3311, puritanmedproducts.com 380 4 4th Manufacturer of swabs and single-use specimen collection devices for healthcare, diagnostics, forensics, controlled environments and environmental sciences Timothy Templet Robert Shultz 1919 13 Hussey Seating Co. 38 Dyer St. Extention, North Berwick 03906 676-2271, husseyseating.com 300 1 6th, 7th Manufacturer of spectator seating solutions for sports and entertainment, education and performing arts markets Brian Deveaux 1835 14 OceanView at Falmouth, Highland Green, Cumberland Crossing by OceanView 20 Blueberry Lane, Falmouth 04105 781-4460, oceanviewrc.com 226 3 2nd Active retirement living communities for independent residents with educational, social, fitness, wellness programs and care continuum, including assisted living and memory care Diane Kibbin John Wasileski 1982 15 Hardwood Products Co. 30 School St., Guilford 04443 876-3312, hardwoodproductsco.com 225 1 3rd Wholesale supplier of woodenware for food industries such as ice cream sticks, skewers, toothpicks and more Rachael Davis James Cartwright 1919 Source: Each business via survey. Note: N/A = not available. 1 Figure from most recent survey response in 2019; ranked as the seventh largest private employer statewide by Maine's Center for Workforce Research and Information, with an employee count from 3,001 to 3,500 as of March 2023. L.L. Bean's press kit indicates 400+ manufacturing employees at the Brunwick and Lewiston plants. - This list was compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher and published in the Oct. 31, 2022 issue of Mainebiz.

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