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S P R I N G 2 0 2 6 / W O R K F O R M E 31 M a n u f a c t u r i n g Apply in person or online at gendroncorp.com/careers Always hiring reliable team members Proudly Serving Maine Since 1971 | (207) 782-7372 | 18 Gendron Drive, Lewiston GENERAL CONTRACTOR Specializing in Commercial Building and Concrete Structures, Sitework and Utilities Excavation Highway / Road / Paving AGGREGATE SALES Gravel, Stone, Rip Rap, Sand Landscape Products Locations in Lewiston, Auburn and Sabattus MANUFACTURING TECHNICIAN TRAINING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GENERAL DYNAMICS BIW at Central Maine Community College Workforce & Professional Development • Lapoint 107 cmccworkforcedevelopment@mainecc.edu • (207) 755 - 5280 Central Maine Community College does not discriminate and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. For more information, please call 207-755-5396 or email CMCCHR@mainecc.edu. *Applicants who are not US Citizens and are from prohibited countries as designated in the US International Traffic in Arms Regulations may be disqualified from working at GDBIW. For a current list of prohibited countries please visit the following website: ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-id?node=22:1.0.1.13.63&rgn=div5#se22.1.126_11. Experience why "Bath Built is Best Built" and train for a career in ship fitting, pipefitting, or other trades at BIW! • FREE Training for Maine Residents • Attendance Incentive • 3-week training • Monday – Friday (8a-4:30p) • In-person at CMCC • Job Interview with General • Dynamics for Qualified Applicants Upon successful completion of the program SCAN TO LEARN MORE • At least 18 years of age • U.S. Citizenship and authorization to work in the U.S. • HS Diploma, GED, or HiSet • No trade experience required • Additional hiring restrictions may apply PREREQUISITES says John Butera, state director of USDA Rural Development Maine. The financing is earmarked for construction, renovation, equip- ment purchase, refinancing debt, inventory and working capital costs associated with converting an existing sawmill and wood manu- facturing facility into a plywood underlayment facility in Bingham. The facility is anticipated to produce 2.5 million sheets of ply- wood underlayment in the first full year of stabilized operations. The funding, which includes two loans of $5.9 million and $6 mil- lion through the Timber Produc- tion and Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program, will be supple- mented with owner and investor equity of $2.2 million. New law could help manufacturers Maine lawmakers have advanced LD 191, "An Act to Support Maine Businesses by Establishing a Pass- through Entity Tax and Tax Cred- it," by incorporating it into the Supplemental Budget, LD 2212. The legislation establishes an optional pass-through entity tax, a framework for eligible partner- ships and S corporations, according to the Manufacturers Association of Maine, which backed the law. The policy gives eligible pass- through entities access to a tax planning tool already available in most other states and helps strengthen Maine's competitive- ness for employers operating across state lines. For manufacturers, it's ex- pected to allow more capital to be directed toward hiring, training and investment in equipment. "By adopting this policy, Maine strengthens its competi- tiveness and supports employers investing in our state's future," says John Lewis, executive direc- tor of the Manufacturers Associa- tion of Maine. n This free training program has proven itself to be extremely effective at giving people the foundational skills they need to take on challenging and rewarding careers in shipbuilding. — Tom Stevens, Bath Iron Works F I L E P H O T O / T I M G R E E N W A Y Shipfitters in the final stages of their training at the BIW Training Academy at Brunswick Landing. Soon the shipfitters will move to the shipyard in Bath to begin their career building ships.