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V O L . X X X I N O. I JA N UA R Y 1 3 , 2 0 2 5 26 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 Maine's largest private employers Ranked by average monthly employment, Q2 2024 1 Employer Employment range in Maine Principal location(s) in Maine Industry 1 MaineHealth 110 Free St., Portland 04101 661-7001 • mainehealth.org 21,501—22,000 Statewide General medical and surgical hospitals 2 Hannaford Bros. Co. 145 Pleasant Hill Road, Scarborough 04074 800-213-9040 • hannaford.com 9,001—9,500 Statewide Retail grocery 3 Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Sam's Club 702 SW 8th St., Bentonville, Ark. 72716 479-273-4000 • walmart.com 8,001—8,500 Statewide Retail 4 Bath Iron Works 700 Washington St., Bath 04530 443-3311 • gdbiw.com 6,501—7,000 Bath Shipbuilding 5 MaineGeneral Medical Center 35 Medical Center Parkway, Augusta 04330 626-1000 • mainegeneral.org 4,501—5,000 Statewide General medical and surgical hospitals 6 Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center 489 State St., Bangor 04401 973-7000 • northernlighthealth.org 3,501—4,000 Statewide General medical and surgical hospitals 7 L.L.Bean 2 15 Casco St., Freeport 04033 800-832-1889 • llbean.com 3,001—3,500 Statewide Sporting goods retailer 8 Central Maine Healthcare Corp. 300 Main St., Lewiston 04240 795-0111 • cmmc.org 2,501—3,000 Lewiston General medical and surgical hospitals 9 TD Bank 1701 Route 70 E., Cherry Hill, N.J. 08034 888-751-9000 • tdbank.com 2,001—2,500 Statewide Financial services 10 Unum Group 1 Fountain Square, Chattanooga, Tenn. 37402 423-294-1011 • unum.com 2,001—2,500 Portland Insurance 11 Shaw's Supermarkets Inc. 750 West Center St., West Bridgewater, Mass. 02379 508-313-4000 • shaws.com 2,001—2,500 Statewide Retail grocery 12 Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, RTX Corp. 400 Main St., East Hartford, Conn. 06108 860-565-4321 • pw.utc.com 2,001—2,500 North Berwick Aircraft engines SOURCE: Maine Center for Workforce Research and Information NOTE: Operations for Westbrook's IDEXX are listed across separate entries by the Maine Center for Workforce Research and Information; the company reported 2,900 Maine-based employees on Mainebiz's 2024 survey, which would make the company the 8th or 9th largest private sector employer in the state. Scarborough's Abbott Laboratories was ranked Maine's 18th largest employer in Q1 2023, with a range of 1,001 to 1,500 employees, but did not make the top 50 largest employers as of Q2 2024. 1 Most recent data available at press time; although the state reports a range, employers are ordered within each range by number of employees. 2 On Dec. 9, 2024, announced plans to lay off up to 75 Maine-based employees - This list was compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher and updated since original publication in the Dec. 30, 2024, issue of Mainebiz. "Verrill's collaborative culture and deep-rooted history in Maine made the growing firm a perfect fit for me. At Verrill, I look forward to serving my clients as I have for years but with new and expanded capacity to meet their evolving needs at home and throughout New England." We are delighted to welcome to our newest partner, David Austin. - David Austin, Business Law Partner verrill-law.com 1 Most recent data available at press time; although the state reports a range, employers are ordered within each range by number of employees. 2 On Dec. 9, 2024, announced plans to lay off up to 75 Maine-based employees N O T E : Operations for Westbrook's IDEXX are listed across separate entries by the Maine Center for Workforce Research and Information; the company reported 2,900 Maine-based em- ployees on Mainebiz's 2024 survey, which would make the company the 8th or 9th largest private sector employer in the state. Scarborough's Abbott Laboratories was ranked Maine's 18th largest employer in Q1 2023, with a range of 1,001 to 1,500 employees, but did not make the top 50 largest employers as of Q2 2024. S O U R C E : Maine Center for Workforce Research and Information Purchase this list and more as an Excel document at mainebiz.biz/DataCenter @ Maine's largest private employers Ranked by average monthly employment, Q2 2024 1