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Little-known design,
device maker
Enercon to triple
presence in Gray
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ou won't see its name on any of the
medical devices it makes, nor on
its specialty LED lighting, unmanned
military vehicle controls or solar-use
measurement systems, but Gray-based
product design, development and device
manufacturer Enercon Technologies
is quietly making its mark on many
high-tech products sold in Maine and
throughout the world.
Business is so good, in fact, that
the company got approval in August
from the town to expand its current
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Bernstein Shur tops our list of Maine's
largest law firms.
29 Conventions on the menu
A new leader in the
hospitality industry is
advocating for a new
convention center in
downtown Portland.
24 Legal help for immigrants
Maine companies
are increasingly
dependent on
immigrants and one
nonprofit is helping
cut the red tape.
13 Inside the Notebook
Senior Writer
James McCarthy
talks about how
islanders become
'entrepreneurs
by necessity.'
Filling
the
skills
gap
Eliot Cutler, CEO of the Maine Center for
Graduate Professional Studies, and University
of Maine School of Law Dean Danielle Conway
in the school's library in Portland.
UMaine System's bold $150M
graduate center plan addresses
need for high-skill workers
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