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V O L . X X X I I N O. X X V N OV E M B E R 2 , 2 0 2 6 34 T H E L I S T C O M P I L E D B Y S T E P H A N I E M E A G H E R C O M P I L E D B Y S T E P H A N I E M E A G H E R Family-owned businesses are built on trust, relationships, and a commitment to the future. Verrill is proud to support the businesses that strengthen Maine's communities and economy, helping them navigate what's next while honoring what they've built. V E R R I L L - L A W . C O M Built for Today. Guided by Generations. Largest family-owned businesses Ranked by number of Maine employees Largest family-owned businesses Ranked by number of Maine employees Business Maine employees/ Maine locations/ generations active Type of business Head(s) of company/ year founded 1 L.L.Bean 15 Casco St., Freeport 04033 800-832-1889 • llbean.com 3,463 8 4th, 5th Iconic outdoor lifestyle brand and multichannel retailer of outdoor- lifestyle apparel and footwear Greg Elder 1 1912 2 Hammond Lumber Co. 2 Hammond Drive, Belgrade 04917 495-3303 • hammondlumber.com 1,200 34 2nd, 3rd, 4th Building materials retailer with window & door showrooms, design centers for kitchen & bath and home planning; manufacturer of eastern white pine Mike Hammond 1953 3 C.N. Brown Co. 1 CN Brown Way, South Paris 04281 743-4200 • cnbrown.com 802 2 86 2 3rd Convenience stores, gasoline, heating oil, propane, diesel, kerosene and electricity provider Jeff Jones Ken Cannell 1948 4 Hancock Lumber 1267 Poland Spring Road, Casco 04015 627-4201 • hancocklumber.com 664 16 5th, 6th, 7th Pine manufacturer and building materials supplier Paul Wainman Kevin Hancock 1848 5 R.H. Reny Inc. 731 Route 1, Newcastle 04553 563-3177 • renys.com 554 20 3rd Retail stores Adam Reny Faustine Reny John Reny 1949 6 Puritan Medical Products Co. 31 School St., P.O. Box 149, Guilford 04443 876-3311 • puritanmedproducts.com 456 4 4th Swabs and single-use specimen collection devices for healthcare, diagnostics, forensics, controlled environments and environmental sciences Robert Shultz 1919 7 Cross Insurance 491 Main St., Bangor 04401 947-7345 • crossagency.com 451 14 2nd, 3rd, 4th Retail insurance including marketing, selling and negotiating property and casualty, life and health, bond and employee benefits Jonathan Cross 1954 8 Lee Auto Malls 777 Center St., Auburn 04210 784-5441 • leeauto.com 394 13 3rd, 4th Automotive dealerships offering new and pre-owned vehicle sales, service and parts, reconditioning and collision repair John Isaacson 1936 9 Hussey Seating Co. 38 Dyer St. Extention, North Berwick 03906 676-2271 • husseyseating.com 325 2 7th Manufacturer of spectator seating solutions for sports and entertainment, education and performing arts Brian Deveaux 1835 10 Diversified 2 Portland Square, Suite 200, Portland 04101 842-5500 • divcom.com 300 1 3rd Global events and digital media for business communities Theodore Wirth Liz Plizga 1949 10 Geiger 70 Mt. Hope Ave., Lewiston 04240 755-2000 • geiger.com 300 1 5th Promotional products distributor, branded merchandise & apparel, corporate web stores Jo-an Lantz David Geiger 1878 12 OceanView at Falmouth, Highland Green, Cumberland Crossing by OceanView 20 Blueberry Lane, Falmouth 04105 781-4460 • oceanviewrc.com 200 3 1st Retirement living communities for independent residents with educational, social, fitness, wellness programs and care continuum, including assisted living and memory care Diane Kibbin John Wasileski 1982 13 Agren 11 Adamian Drive, Auburn 04210 330-3812 • agrenappliance.com 170 2 7 2 2nd Appliance and mattress retailer with full delivery and service departments Jason Agren 1969 14 Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding Inc. 84 Knox St., Thomaston 04861 354-6904 • lymanmorse.com 170 3 3rd Boat boatbuilding, yacht service, metal fabrication, yacht brokerage, marina and technologies Drew Lyman 1978 Source: Each business via survey. Note: Gardiner's Pine State Trading Co. is no longer family-owned; KEG 1 LLC took a controlling equity stake in June 2026, to form Keg 1 Pine State. Unable to confirm data by press time for Foxcroft's Pleasant River Lumber Co. Inc. N/A = not available. See the full list of 115 family-owned businesses at mainebiz.biz/data/family-own/. 1 Succeeded Stephen Smith in spring 2026 2 From 2025 survey - This list was compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher and published in the Nov. 2, 2026, issue of Mainebiz. See full versions of lists with company profiles at mainebiz.biz/datacenter @ 1 Succeeded Stephen Smith in spring 2026 2 From 2025 survey N O T E : Gardiner's Pine State Trading Co. is no longer family-owned; KEG 1 LLC took a control- ling equity stake in June 2026, to form Keg 1 Pine State. Unable to confirm data by press time for Foxcroft's Pleasant River Lumber Co. Inc. N/A = not available. See the full list of 115 family-owned businesses at mainebiz.biz/data/family-own/. S O U R C E : Each business via survey.