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V O L . X X X N O. X X V N OV E M B E R 4 , 2 0 2 4 30 T H E L I S T 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 S PONS OR ED BY Join us for the 3rd annual award reception recognizing 40 outstanding young leaders who are shaking up Maine's business community and leading us into the future. GO TO MAINEBIZ.BIZ/40U4024 FOR MORE INFO AND TO REGISTER Celebrate and network with the 2024 honorees Brick South at Thompson's Point, Portland November 7 / 5:00 — 7:00pm 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 2024. L.L. Bean's press kit indicates 400+ manufacturing employees at the Brunswick and Lewiston plants. 2 Data from 2023 survey 3 15 retail locations 4 In October, announced plans to expand its manufacturing capabilities with the acqui- sition of Tiny Homes of Maine, in the Aroostook County town of Dyer Brook; employee counts do not include the acquisition. 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 7 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 900 21 2nd, 3rd, 4th Building materials retailer with window and door showrooms, kitchen and bath design centers, home planning design centers; manufacturer of eastern white pine Mike Hammond 1953 3 C. N. Brown Co. 1 CN Brown Way, South Paris 04281 743-9212, cnbrown.com 801 86 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 2 21 3 2nd Two dimensional lumber manufacturing facilities, cut-to-length and-whole tree logging, saw filing shops, trucking company, cedar log homes, metal roofing production, custom kitchen cabinets & wall panel plant Chris Brochu Jason Brochu 2004 5 Hancock Lumber 4 1267 Poland Spring Road, Casco 04015 627-4201, hancocklumber.com 627 13 5th, 6th, 7th Pine manufacturer and building materials supplier Paul Wainman Kevin Hancock 1848 6 R.H. Reny Inc. 731 Route 1, Newcastle 04553 563-3177, renys.com 503 18 3rd Retail stores Adam Reny Faustine Reny John Reny 1949 7 Funtown Splashtown USA 774 Portland Road, Saco 04072 284-5139, funtownsplashtownusa.com 500 1 1st, 2nd, 3rd Maine's largest amusement and water park Violet Cormier 1967 8 Puritan Medical Products 31 School St., P.O. Box 149, Guilford 04443 876-3311, puritanmedproducts.com 450 4 4th Swabs and single-use specimen collection devices for healthcare, diagnostics, forensics, controlled environments and environmental sciences Robert Shultz 1919 9 Pine State Trading Co. 100 Enterprise Ave., Gardiner 04345 800-452-4633, pinestatetrading.com 450 3 4th Logistics, analytics and marketing services for Pine State Beverage and Maine Spirits Nick Alberding 1941 10 Lee Auto Malls 777 Center St., Auburn 04210 784-5441, leeauto.com 417 2 15 3rd, 4th Auto dealerships and finance companies for new and used automobiles Donald Lee 1936 11 Cross Insurance 491 Main St., Bangor 04401 800-999-7345, crossagency.com 387 12 2nd, 3rd Retail insurance including marketing, selling and negotiating property and casualty, life and health, bond and employee benefits Jonathan Cross 1954 12 Hussey Seating Co. 38 Dyer St. Extention, North Berwick 03906 676-2271, husseyseating.com 325 1 7th Manufacturer of spectator seating solutions for sports and entertainment, education and performing arts markets Brian Deveaux 1835 13 Geiger 70 Mt. Hope Ave., Lewiston 04240 755-2000, geiger.com 300 1 5th Promotional products distributor, branded merchandise & apparel, corporate web stores Jo-an Lantz Chris McKee David Geiger 1878 14 OceanView at Falmouth, Highland Green, Cumberland Crossing by OceanView 20 Blueberry Lane, Falmouth 04105 781-4460, oceanviewrc.com 218 3 1st 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 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 2024. L.L. Bean's press kit indicates 400+ manufacturing employees at the Brunswick and Lewiston plants. 2 Data from 2023 survey 3 15 retail locations 4 In October, announced plans to expand its manufacturing capabilities with the acquisition of Tiny Homes of Maine, in the Aroostook County town of Dyer Brook; employee counts do not include the acquisition. - This list was compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher and published in the Nov. 4, 2024, issue of Mainebiz.