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The Maine State Chamber of
Commerce tops our list of Maine's
largest chambers of commerce.
30 Key promotion at Sea Bags
A long-time Sea
Bags employee,
Carrie Fletcher, is
now in charge of
sail acquisition,
among other tasks.
26 Committed to biofuels
Maine Standard
Biofuels, a producer
of alternative fuels,
looks to boost its
market share as gas
prices drop.
22 Labor pains
Some Greater
Portland companies
are finding novel
ways to attract and
retain talent.
Bar Harbor BioTech
aims to make a
name for itself
B y L o r i V a L i g r a
B
ar Harbor BioTechnology Inc., the
private spinoff from e Jackson
Laboratory, started strong and fast out
of the gate in 2006, moving quickly to
accrue nine individual and institutional
investors (two of whom provided a
multimillion dollar Series A financing),
plus two Maine Technology Institute
awards totaling $770,000 to fund its
gene analysis tool development. But a
confluence of factors soon stunted its
expansion in a high-growth part of the
genetics market. e company regrouped
last summer, changing top management
and splitting off one of its businesses.
Fred Harris, president of Bath Iron
Works, maintains that the shipyard
needs to become more competitive
on cost to win future contracts.
P h o t o / t i m G r e e n way
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BIW shipyard looks to
cut costs to win major
Coast Guard contract
B y J a m e s m c c a r t h y
January 26, 2015
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