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V O L . X X X I I N O. X V I I A U G U S T 1 0 , 2 0 2 6 30 T H E L I S T C O M P I L E D B Y H E I D E M A R T I N C O M P I L E D B Y H E I D E M A R T I N VERRILL-LAW.COM Supporting Women Leaders for Generations Home to Maine's first female law firm managing partner in 1992, Verrill proudly congratulates the women recognized in this issue, and all the women leaders helping move Maine forward. 1 From 2025 survey 2 Formerly the Swanson Group N O T E : Falmouth's KMA Human Resource Consulting was acquired by Boston-based SkillCloud HCM Solutions in March 2026. S O U R C E : Each company via survey. Maine's largest woman-owned businesses Ranked by number of Maine employees Maine's largest woman-owned businesses Ranked by number of Maine employees Company Maine employees/ Maine offices Total employees/ total offices Type of business Woman owner(s)/ percent ownership/ year founded 1 Hancock Lumber 1267 Poland Spring Road, Casco 04015 627-4201 • hancocklumber.com 664 18 746 20 Pine manufacturer and building materials supplier Abby Doherty Alison Hancock Carol Hancock Sydney Hillman 70 % 1848 2 MERT Enterprises 233 Bomarc Road, Bangor 04401 942-4585 • mertenterprises.org 145 1 145 1 Supportive living for adults with intellectual disabilities and autism Mary Rush 100 % 1992 3 SaviLinx 74 Orion St., Brunswick 04011 607-4433 • savilinx.com 80 1 1 500 1 3 Contact center and business process outsourcing (BPO) Heather D. Blease 95 % 2013 4 Auburn Manufacturing Inc. 34 Walker Road, Mechanic Falls 04256 402-3838 • auburnmfg.com 61 2 61 2 Manufacturer of textiles to protect against fire and extreme heat Kathie Leonard 100 % 1979 5 MaineWorks LLC 494 Forest Ave., Portland 04101 415-3585 • maineworks.us 55 3 60 4 Social staffing for industrial construction Margo Walsh 100 % 2011 6 Standard Waterproofing Inc. 1020 Augusta Road, Winslow 04901 872-5552 • standard-waterproofing.com 50 1 50 1 Construction specialty subcontractor Theresa Thompson 94 % 1984 7 Champoux Insurance Group 150 East Ave., Lewiston 04240 783-2246 • maineinsuranceonline.com 36 5 36 5 Independent insurance agency Diane Champoux 87 % 1954 8 H.E. Callahan Construction Co. 2664 Turner Road, Auburn 04212 784-6927 • hecallahan.com 35 1 1 35 1 1 General construction, design build, construction and property management Christine Kendall 100 % 1948 8 Hay Runner 99 Federal St., Portland 04101 605-2055 • hayrunner.com 35 2 35 2 Real estate, architecture & design, general contracting & construction services Shannon Richards 100 % 2019 10 Reform Physical Therapy 190 Pleasant St., Brunswick 04011 844-8053 • reform-pt.com 33 7 33 7 One-on-one physical therapy for individuals in pain, injured or recovering from surgery Jill Partridge 100 % 2016 11 Dean & Allyn Inc. 116 Lewiston Road, Gray 04039 657-5646 • deanandallyn.com 31 1 31 1 Family-owned and operated professional fire protection sprinkler contractor Peggy Stewart Marissa Stewart Katherine Stewart 65 % 1995 12 Rinck Advertising Inc. 113 Lisbon St., Lewiston 04240 755-9470 • rinckadvertising.com 30 1 39 1 Full-service marketing and advertising agency Laura Rinck 51 % 2001 13 TSG Your Trusted Accountant 2 838 Main St., Westbrook 04092 370-3490 • yourtrustedaccountant.com 29 1 34 2 Tax firm serving small businesses and general consumers Tabitha Swanson 100 % 2011 SOURCE: Each company via survey. NOTE: Falmouth's KMA Human Resource Consulting was acquired by Boston-based SkillCloud HCM Solutions in March 2026. 1 From 2025 survey 2 Formerly the Swanson Group - This list was compiled by Heide Martin and published in the Aug. 10, 2026, issue of Mainebiz. Access this list and more at mainebiz.biz/data @