W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 99
Fact Book / Doing Business in Maine
C O N T E N T S P H OTO E S S AY
A double-cut Sanborn head rig bandsaw in the filing room at the Hancock Lumber Casco Sawmill
in Casco. It's one of three Maine sawmills operated by Hancock Lumber.
An approximately 80-year-old Littleway machine at Quoddy Shoes in the Pepperell Mill in
Lewiston. The machine is used to attach soles to shoes.
Patti Maillette stitches boat shoes at Quoddy Shoes in the Pepperell Mill in Lewiston. The
company's 19 employees handcraft up to 10,000 pairs of shoes each year.
Nolan Collins sands the rails using a fairing board in the shaping bay at Grain Surfboards in York. Grain
Surfboards are hand-built from sustainable softwoods and designed using 3D modeling technology.