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V O L . X X X N O. X X I X 16 BO O K O F L I S T S 2 0 2 5 C O R P O R AT E | P R I VAT E Year founded 1 Hussey Seating Co. North Berwick 1835 2 Hancock Lumber Casco 1848 3 Chalmers Insurance Group Bridgton 1857 4 Geiger Lewiston 1878 5 Messer Truck Equipment Westbrook 1899 6 L.L.Bean Freeport 1912 7 Prescott Metal Biddeford 1918 8 Puritan Medical Products Co. Guilford 1919 9 Hardwood Products Co. Guilford 1919 10 Means Wealth Management Bangor 1935 11 Lee Auto Malls Auburn 1936 12 Pine State Trading Co. Gardiner 1941 13 Hebert Construction Lewiston 1943 14 Pratt Abbott Garment Care Westbrook 1944 15 CN Brown Co. South Paris 1948 16 R.H. Reny Inc. Newcastle 1949 17 Diversified Communications Portland 1949 18 Baker Co. Sanford 1951 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 June 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 Expected to assume role of president on Jan. 1, 2025 5 Only companies that responded to the Mainebiz survey were considered for this ranking. This list was compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher and published in the Nov. 4, 2024, issue of Mainebiz. S O U R C E : Each business via survey. Note: N/A = not available. Maine's largest family-owned businesses Ranked by number of Maine employees ALTERNATE RANKING: OLDEST FAMILY BUSINESSES 5