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Companies listed by year founded
University of Maine, founded 1865 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Wyman's of Maine, founded 1874 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, founded 1884. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Maine Academy of Natural Sciences at
Good Will-Hinckley, founded 1889 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Maine Eye Center, founded 1907 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Farm Credit of Maine, founded 1916 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Mercy Health System of Maine, founded 1918. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Maine State Credit Union, founded 1935 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Maine, founded 1938 . . . . . . . 130
Pratt-Abbott Drycleaners, founded 1944 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Washington County Community College, founded 1969 . . . . . . . . . . 134
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, founded 1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
IDEXX Laboratories, founded 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Acadia Insurance, founded 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
The MEMIC Group, founded 1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Mainebiz, founded 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Casco Bay Steel Structures Inc., founded 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Linda Bean's Perfect Maine®, founded 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority, founded 2007 . . . . . . . . 152
Profiles in Excellence
T
he profiles to follow represent a dynamic and vital group in Maine's econo-
my. They bring prosperity as well as civic, social and human connections to
our state.
Each organization has a story to tell, and it is here that those stories are shared;
in their own words. Arranged by the date of founding, these profiles chronicle the
strong commitment business and industry have exhibited – and continue to contrib-
ute – toward the well-being and quality of life here in Maine.
