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V O L . X X X I N O. X X I X 14 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 Maine's largest ESOPs » C O N T I N U E D F R O M P A G E 1 2 1 Reached 100% employee-owned in 2004 2 In November 2025, acquired E.L. Vining & Son Inc., with an additional 39 employees 3 Reached 100% employee-owned in 2007 4 Additional locations at 82 Hanover St. in Portland, 21 Stanwood St. in Brunswick and a prefabrication facility at 518 Gardiner Road in Wiscasset 5 Formerly known as J.S. McCarthy Printers 6 Data from 2024 survey 7 Reached 100% employee-owned in 2017 8 Tim Rich, president of business development and Travis Whitehead, president of operations 9 Data from 2023 survey This list was compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher and published in the October 6, 2025, issue of Mainebiz. N O T E S : On Dec. 1, 2025, Systems Engineering's ownership model changed; the Portland company, with 156 employees as of August 2025, is no longer an ESOP. Unable to confirm data by press time for Patten's Katahdin Trust Co. or Portland's Bull Moose Music. S O U R C E : Each ESOP via survey. 21 Mainely Tubs 415 Payne Road , Scarborough 04074 883-6357 • mainelytubs.com 101 100 % Jared Levin 1978 2016 22 Allen Insurance and Financial 34 Elm St. , Camden 04843 800-439-4311 • allenif.com 95 100 % J. Michael Pierce 1866 1989 7 22 Knowles Industrial Services Corp. 295 New Portland Road , Gorham 04038 854-1900 • knowlesindustrial.com 95 100 % Dan Maloney Lisa Maloney 8 1924 2017 24 PAF Transportation 75 Postal Service Way , Scarborough 04074 800-775-4091 • paftrans.com 90 100 % Alan Reed 1950 2011 25 Ranger Construction Corp. 1 Savage St. , Fairfield 04937 680-9320 • ranger-contracting.com 85 100 % Bill Sanborn 2011 2022 26 Landry/French Construction 160 Pleasant Hill Road , Scarborough 04074 730-5566 • landryfrench.com 84 100 % Kevin French 2010 2016 27 Casco Bay Food and Beverage 9 Saratoga St. , Lewiston 04240 945-5688 • cascobayfb.com 80 6 100 % Ted Morton 2008 2024 27 Port Harbor Marine 1 Spring Point Drive , South Portland 04106 767-3254 • portharbormarine.com 80 9 100 % Marc Soucy Michael Soucy 1974 2018 29 Howell Laboratories Inc. 188 Harrison Road , Bridgton 04009 647-3327 • howelllabs.com 78 100 % Joseph McDonnell 1964 1995 30 Brooklin Boat Yard 44 Center Harbor Road , Brooklin 04616 359-2236 • brooklinboatyard.com 65 100 % Brian Larkin Eric Blake 1960 2018 30 Kennebec Technologies 150 Church Hill Road , Augusta 04330 626-0188 • kennebec.com 65 100 % Barry Doyle 1972 2016 32 Maine Commercial Tire Inc. 55 Freedom Park , Hermon 04401 848-5540 • mctire.com 64 100 % Jame McCurdy James Lynch 1990 2016 SOURCE: Each ESOP via survey. NOTES: On Dec. 1, 2025, Systems Engineering's ownership model changed; the Portland company, with 156 employees as of August 2025, is no longer an ESOP. Unable to confirm data by press time for Patten's Katahdin Trust Co. or Portland's Bull Moose Music. 1 Reached 100% employee-owned in 2004 2 In November 2025, acquired E.L. Vining & Son Inc., with an additional 39 employees 3 Reached 100% employee-owned in 2007 4 Additional locations at 82 Hanover St. in Portland, 21 Stanwood St. in Brunswick and a prefabrication facility at 518 Gardiner Road in Wiscasset 5 Formerly known as J.S. McCarthy Printers 6 Data from 2024 survey 7 Reached 100% employee-owned in 2017 8 Tim Rich, president of business development and Travis Whitehead, president of operations 9 Data from 2023 survey - This list was compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher and published in the October 6, 2025, issue of Mainebiz. Maine's largest ESOPs Ranked by number of Maine employees No. of Maine employees % ESOP-owned Top executive Year founded ESOP founded 1 Cianbro 101 Cianbro Square , Pittsfield 04967 487-3311 • cianbro.com 800 100 % Peter "Andi" Vigue 1949 1979 1 2 Sargent 3 Godfrey Drive , Orono 04473 827-4435 • sargent.us 358 2 100 % Eric Ritchie 1926 2013 3 ProSearch 70 Center St. , Portland 04101 775-7600 • prosearchmaine.com 345 100 % Ed McKersie 1994 2017 4 Moody's Coworker Owned Inc. 200 Narragansett St. , Gorham 04038 839-2500 • moodyscollision.com 285 54 % Danielle Moody Shawn Moody 1977 2003 5 ReVision Energy 758 Westbrook St. , South Portland 04106 221-6342 • revisionenergy.com 277 100 % Daniel Clapp Fortunat Mueller 2003 2017 6 Johnson & Jordan Inc. 18 Mussey Road , Scarborough 04074 883-8345 • johnsonandjordan.com 275 100 % Christopher Jordan 1991 2016 7 Johnny's Selected Seeds 955 Benton Ave. , Winslow 04901 861-3900 • johnnyseeds.com 267 100 % David Mehlhorn 1974 2006 8 Food City Holdings Inc. 65 East Ave. , Lewiston 04240 784-7020 • foodcitymkt.com 250 100 % Zak Sclar 1985 2019 9 Reed & Reed Inc. P.O. Box 370 , Woolwich 04579 443-9747 • reed-reed.com 225 100 % Jackson A. Parker 1928 2016 10 ABM Mechanical 33 Dowd Road, Unit 1 , Bangor 04401 992-9250 • abmmechanical.com 180 100 % Albert W. Allen 1995 2016 11 Dennis Food Service 101 Mecaw Road , Hampden 04444 947-0321 • dennisfoodservice.com 179 100 % Rick Robertson 1908 2015 12 Daigle Oil Co. P.O. Box 328 , Fort Kent 04743 834-5027 • daigleoil.com 154 100 % Carter Vaillancourt Doug Taggett 1955 2015 13 Sebago Technics 75 John Roberts Road, Suite 4A , South Portland 04106 200-2100 • sebagotechnics.com 135 100 % Mark Adams 1981 1998 3 14 Knickerbocker Group 4 3 Builders Square , Boothbay 04537 633-3818 • knickerbockergroup.com 127 100 % Danielle Betts 1978 2017 15 Lanco Integrated 12 Thomas Drive , Westbrook 04092 773-2060 • lancointegrated.com 125 100 % Bob Kuniega David Walden 1984 2008 16 Day's Jewelers 21 College Ave., Suite 1 , Waterville 04901 800-439-3297 • daysjewelers.com 120 100 % Joseph Corey 1914 2021 17 Haley Ward Inc. One Merchants Plaza, Suite 701 , Bangor 04401 989-4824 • haleyward.com 109 100 % Denis St. Peter Travis Noyes 1978 2020 18 J.S. McCarthy Packaging & Print 5 15 Darin Drive , Augusta 04330 622-6241 • jsmccarthy.com 107 100 % Jon Tardiff 1947 2019 19 Gaftek Inc. 160 Perry Road , Bangor 04401 217-6515 • gaftek.com 102 6 100 % Amy Gaff Burnie Gaff 1997 2017 19 Wright-Ryan Construction 10 Danforth St. , Portland 04101 773-3625 • wright-ryan.com 102 100 % Alan Sparn John Ryan 1984 2016 21 Mainely Tubs 415 Payne Road , Scarborough 04074 883-6357 • mainelytubs.com 101 100 % Jared Levin 1978 2016 22 Allen Insurance and Financial 34 Elm St. , Camden 04843 800-439-4311 • allenif.com 95 100 % J. Michael Pierce 1866 1989 7 22 Knowles Industrial Services Corp. 295 New Portland Road , Gorham 04038 854-1900 • knowlesindustrial.com 95 100 % Dan Maloney Lisa Maloney 8 1924 2017 24 PAF Transportation 75 Postal Service Way , Scarborough 04074 800-775-4091 • paftrans.com 90 100 % Alan Reed 1950 2011 25 Ranger Construction Corp. 1 Savage St. , Fairfield 04937 680-9320 • ranger-contracting.com 85 100 % Bill Sanborn 2011 2022 26 Landry/French Construction 160 Pleasant Hill Road , Scarborough 04074 730-5566 • landryfrench.com 84 100 % Kevin French 2010 2016 27 Casco Bay Food and Beverage 9 Saratoga St. , Lewiston 04240 945-5688 • cascobayfb.com 80 6 100 % Ted Morton 2008 2024 27 Port Harbor Marine Move forward with confidence. Contact Rudman Winchell today. r u d m a n w i n c h e l l . c o m BANGOR 84 Harlow St. (207) 947.4501 ELLSWORTH 140 High St. (207) 374.5833 Life moves fast, and your legal needs should keep up. 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