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V O L . X X X I N O. X X I X 20 BO O K O F L I S T S 2 0 2 6 C O R P O R AT E | P R I VAT E Start Here. Go Anywhere. Bangor International Airport connects you to opportunities across the globe. Travelers rely on BGR's strategic location, convenient access, and seamless service to get where they need to go. With close proximity to Maine's key business and leisure destinations—including Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, and the Maine coast—BGR is your gateway to success. The Official Airport of Your Maine Connections. Maine's largest private employers » C O N T I N U E D F R O M P A G E 1 8 Maine's largest private employers Ranked by average monthly employment, Q1 2025 1 Employer Employment range in Maine Principal location(s) in Maine Industry 1 MaineHealth 110 Free St., Portland 04101 661-7001 • mainehealth.org 22,501—23,000 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, General Dynamics 700 Washington St., Bath 04530 443-3311 • gdbiw.com 6,001—6,500 2 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 15 Casco St., Freeport 04033 800-832-1889 • llbean.com 3,001—3,500 3 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 Shaw's Supermarkets Inc. 750 West Center St., West Bridgewater, Mass. 02379 508-313-4000 • shaws.com 2,001—2,500 Statewide Retail grocery 11 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 12 Unum Group 1 Fountain Square, Chattanooga, Tenn. 37402 423-294-1011 • unum.com 2,001—2,500 Portland Insurance 13 The Jackson Laboratory 4 600 Main St., Bar Harbor 04609 288-6000 • jax.org 1,501—2,000 Statewide Biomedical 14 Home Depot USA Inc. 2455 Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta, Ga. 30339 770-433-8211 • homedepot.com 1,501—2,000 Statewide Retail building supplies 15 Northern Light Mercy Hospital 175 Fore River Parkway, Portland 04102 879-3000 • northernlighthealth.org/Mercy 1,501—2,000 Statewide General medical and surgical hospitals 16 University of New England 11 Hills Beach Road, Biddeford 04005 283-0171 • une.edu 1,001—1,500 Statewide Colleges and universities 17 Optum Services Inc. 11000 Optum Circle, Eden Prairies, Minn. 55344 888-445-8745 • optumrx.com 1,001—1,500 Statewide Pharmacy retail 18 Lowe's Home Centers 1000 Lowe's Blvd., Mooresville, N.C. 28117 704-758-1000 • lowes.com 1,001—1,500 Statewide Retail 19 United Parcel Service 55 Glenlake Parkway, N.E., Atlanta, Ga. 30328 404-828-7123 • ups.com 1,001—1,500 Statewide Courier and delivery service 20 Bowdoin College 255 Maine St., Brunswick 04011 725-3000 • bowdoin.edu 1,001—1,500 Brunswick Colleges and universities 21 Goodwill Industries of Northern New England 75 Washington Ave., Portland 04101 774-6323 • goodwillnne.org 1,001—1,500 Statewide Social services 22 St. Joseph Hospital 360 Broadway, Bangor 04402 907-1000 • stjosephbangor.org 1,001—1,500 Bangor General medical and surgical hospitals 23 SD Warren (Sappi Fine Paper) 89 Cumberland St., Westbrook 04092 856-4205 • warrenreleasepapers.sappi.com 1,001—1,500 Statewide Paper mills 24 IDEXX Laboratories Inc. 1 IDEXX Drive, Westbrook 04092 556-0300 • idexx.com 1,001—1,500 5 Westbrook Biotechnology 25 Central Maine Power Co. 83 Edison Drive, Augusta 04336 800-565-0121 • cmpco.com 1,001—1,500 Augusta Electric utility 26 Attendant Services Maine Portland 04104 866-964-9315 • alphaonenow.org 1,001—1,500 Statewide Services for the elderly and disabled 27 McDonald's 6 P.O. Box 8, Gardiner 04345 582-0855 • mainemcdonalds.com 1,001—1,500 Statewide Restaurants 28 Bangor Savings Bank 3 State St., Bangor 04401 1,001—1,500 Statewide Financial services 10 Shaw's Supermarkets Inc. 750 West Center St., West Bridgewater, Mass. 02379 508-313-4000 • shaws.com 2,001—2,500 Statewide Retail grocery 11 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 12 Unum Group 1 Fountain Square, Chattanooga, Tenn. 37402 423-294-1011 • unum.com 2,001—2,500 Portland Insurance 13 The Jackson Laboratory 4 600 Main St., Bar Harbor 04609 288-6000 • jax.org 1,501—2,000 Statewide Biomedical 14 Home Depot USA Inc. 2455 Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta, Ga. 30339 770-433-8211 • homedepot.com 1,501—2,000 Statewide Retail building supplies 15 Northern Light Mercy Hospital 175 Fore River Parkway, Portland 04102 879-3000 • northernlighthealth.org/Mercy 1,501—2,000 Statewide General medical and surgical hospitals 16 University of New England 11 Hills Beach Road, Biddeford 04005 283-0171 • une.edu 1,001—1,500 Statewide Colleges and universities 17 Optum Services Inc. 11000 Optum Circle, Eden Prairies, Minn. 55344 888-445-8745 • optumrx.com 1,001—1,500 Statewide Pharmacy retail 18 Lowe's Home Centers 1000 Lowe's Blvd., Mooresville, N.C. 28117 704-758-1000 • lowes.com 1,001—1,500 Statewide Retail 19 United Parcel Service 55 Glenlake Parkway, N.E., Atlanta, Ga. 30328 404-828-7123 • ups.com 1,001—1,500 Statewide Courier and delivery service 20 Bowdoin College 255 Maine St., Brunswick 04011 725-3000 • bowdoin.edu 1,001—1,500 Brunswick Colleges and universities 21 Goodwill Industries of Northern New England 75 Washington Ave., Portland 04101 774-6323 • goodwillnne.org 1,001—1,500 Statewide Social services 22 St. Joseph Hospital 360 Broadway, Bangor 04402 907-1000 • stjosephbangor.org 1,001—1,500 Bangor General medical and surgical hospitals 23 SD Warren (Sappi Fine Paper) 89 Cumberland St., Westbrook 04092 856-4205 • warrenreleasepapers.sappi.com 1,001—1,500 Statewide Paper mills 24 IDEXX Laboratories Inc. 1 IDEXX Drive, Westbrook 04092 556-0300 • idexx.com 1,001—1,500 5 Westbrook Biotechnology 25 Central Maine Power Co. 83 Edison Drive, Augusta 04336 800-565-0121 • cmpco.com 1,001—1,500 Augusta Electric utility 26 Attendant Services Maine Portland 04104 866-964-9315 • alphaonenow.org 1,001—1,500 Statewide Services for the elderly and disabled 27 McDonald's 6 P.O. Box 8, Gardiner 04345 582-0855 • mainemcdonalds.com 1,001—1,500 Statewide Restaurants 28 Bangor Savings Bank 3 State St., Bangor 04401 942-5211 • bangor.com 1,001—1,500 Statewide Financial services 29 Dead River Co. 82 Running Hill Road, South Portland 04106 358-5800 • deadriver.com 1,001—1,500 Statewide Oil products and delivery 30 Spurwink Corp. 899 Riverside St., Portland 04103 871-1200 • spurwink.org 1,001—1,500 Statewide Social services 31 Tyler Technologies Inc. 5101 Tennyson Parkway, Plano, Texas 75024 972-713-3700 • tylertech.com 1,001—1,500 Tyler Technologies 4 offices statewide Computer systems design services SOURCE: Maine Center for Workforce Research and Information 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 Data for Q1 2025; reported 6,700 employees on Mainebiz's Q4 2025 survey 3 Data for Q1 2025; reported 2,600 employees on Mainebiz's Q4 2025 survey 4 In October 2025, completed acquisition of nonprofit New York Stem Cell Foundation with assumption of its operations, assets and 77 employees 5 For Westbrook only; the company reported 3,200 Maine-based employees for its two statewide locations on the Q1 2025 survey, which would make the company the 7th largest private sector employer in the state. 6 For stores owned by RC Management LLC , a family-owned company that operates McDonald's restaurants throughout Maine. - This list was compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher and published in the Dec. 29, 2025, issue of Mainebiz. 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 Data for Q1 2025; reported 6,700 employees on Mainebiz's Q4 2025 survey 3 Data for Q1 2025; reported 2,600 employees on Mainebiz's Q4 2025 survey 4 In October 2025, completed acquisition of nonprofit New York Stem Cell Foundation with assumption of its operations, assets and 77 employees This list was compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher and published in the Dec. 29, 2025, issue of Mainebiz. S O U R C E : Maine Center for Workforce Research and Information

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