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V O L . X X I X N O. X X I X 16 BO O K O F L I S T S 2 0 24 C O R P O R AT E | P R I VAT E Year founded 1 F.O. Bailey Co. Falmouth 1819 2 Hussey Seating Co. North Berwick 1835 3 Hancock Lumber Casco 1848 4 Chalmers Insurance Group Bridgton 1857 5 Geiger Lewiston 1878 6 Messer Truck Equipment Westbrook 1899 7 L.L.Bean Freeport 1912 8 Prescott Metal Biddeford 1918 9 Puritan Medical Products Co. Guilford 1919 10 Hardwood Products Co. Guilford 1919 11 Means Wealth Management Bangor 1935 12 Lee Auto Malls Auburn 1936 13 Pine State Trading Co. Gardiner 1941 14 Hebert Construction Lewiston 1943 15 Pratt Abbott Garment Care Westbrook 1944 16 CN Brown Co. South Paris 1948 17 R.H. Reny Inc. Newcastle 1949 18 Diversified Communications Portland 1949 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. 2 From the 63 companies that responded to the 2023 survey This list was compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher and published in the Oct. 30, 2023 issue of Mainebiz. N O T E : N/A = not available. S O U R C E : Each business via survey. Maine's largest family-owned businesses Ranked by number of Maine employees ALTERNATE RANKING: OLDEST FAMILY BUSINESSES 2