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V O L . X X I I N O. X X I X 24 BO O K O F L I S T S 2 0 17 C O R P O R AT E Maine's largest family-owned businesses Ranked by number of Maine employees Maine employees/ Maine locations Generations currently active Type of business Person(s) in charge Year founded 1 R.H. Reny Inc. 731 Route 1, Newcastle 04553 563-3177, www.renys.com 550 18 2nd & 3rd Retail stores with 17 store locations and one office-warehouse complex in Maine John Reny 1949 2 Lee Auto Malls 777 Center St., Auburn 04210 784-5441, www.leeauto.com 500 20 3rd & 4th New and used car dealership operations Donald Lee 1936 3 Hancock Lumber 4 Edes Falls Road, Casco 04015 627-4201, hancocklumber.com 467 1 13 6th Timberland company, three Eastern White Pine sawmills, a network of retail lumberyards and home design showrooms Kevin Hancock 1848 4 Puritan Medical Products Co. 31 School St., P.O. Box 149, Guilford 04443 876-3311, puritanmedproducts.com 443 2 3rd & 4th Manufacturer of healthcare, critical environment and medical products Timothy Templet 1919 5 Cross Insurance P.O. Box 1388, 491 Main St., Bangor 04402 800-999-7345, crossinsurance.com 338 19 1st, 2nd & 3rd Retail insurance including marketing, selling and negotiating property and casualty, life and health, bond and employee benefits for commercial, government, individuals and family Royce Cross 1954 6 Geiger 70 Mt. Hope Ave., Lewiston 04240 888-953-9340, geiger.com 225 1 4th & 5th Promotional products distributor and publisher of the Farmers' Almanac Gene Geiger 1878 7 Sea Coast Management Co. 20 Blueberry Lane, Falmouth 04105 781-4460, www.oceanviewrc.com 198 2 4 3 1st & 2nd Retirement community operator and developer John Wasileski 1986 8 On Target Utility Services 617 Water St., Gardiner 04345 800-598-0628, ontargetservices.com 139 2 1st & 2nd Underground utility locating and utility construction services throughout New England John Fallona 1994 (purchased 2004) 9 Agren 40 Minot Ave., Auburn 04210 800-555-0235, agrenappliance.com 83 5 1st & 2nd Appliances, home furnishings and electronics Jason Agren 1969 10 Direct Mail of Maine 44 Manson Libby Road, Scarborough 04070 730-7003, thinkdmm.com 83 1 2nd Transactional print, digital print-on-demand, direct mail production, e-delivery solutions and fulfillment distribution services John Cloutier 1983 11 Volk Packaging Corp. 11 Morin St., Biddeford 04005 800-341-0208, www.volkboxes.com 78 1 2nd & 3rd Manufacturer and designer of corrugated box and specialty packaging Douglas Volk Derek Volk 1967 12 Chalmers Insurance Group 100 Main St., Bridgton 04009 800-360-3000, chalmersinsurancegroup.com 64 7 3rd & 4th Full-service, independent insurance agency, representing over 20 property and casualty insurance companies Steve Cote 1857 13 Gifford's Ice Cream 25 Hathaway St., Skowhegan 04976 800-950-2604, giffordsicecream.com 40 4 6 4th & 5th Ice cream maker selling 1.9 million gallons annually Lindsay Skilling 1980 5 1 Includes 25 part-time and six seasonal employees. 2 183 employees at Oceanview at Falmouth and 15 employees at Highland Green in Topsham. 3 Address shown is for Oceanview at Falmouth. A second community, Highland Green, is located at 7 Evergreen Circle, Topsham. Two additional offices house business and development staff. 4 More than 100 Maine employees when the five ice cream stands are open from March to October. 5 The family sold the milk portion of the business and went strictly back to making Gifford's Ice Cream. Unable to confirm data for Gardiner's Pine State Trading Co. This list was compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher and Heide Martin and previously unpublished in Mainebiz. SOURCE: Each company via survey and Institute for Family-owned Business Maine's largest family-owned businesses Ranked by number of Maine employees Maine employees/ Maine locations Generations currently active Type of business Person(s) in charge Year founded 1 R.H. Reny Inc. 731 Route 1, Newcastle 04553 563-3177, www.renys.com 550 18 2nd & 3rd Retail stores with 17 store locations and one office-warehouse complex in Maine John Reny 1949 2 Lee Auto Malls 777 Center St., Auburn 04210 784-5441, www.leeauto.com 500 20 3rd & 4th New and used car dealership operations Donald Lee 1936 3 Hancock Lumber 4 Edes Falls Road, Casco 04015 627-4201, hancocklumber.com 467 1 13 6th Timberland company, three Eastern White Pine sawmills, a network of retail lumberyards and home design showrooms Kevin Hancock 1848 4 Puritan Medical Products Co. 31 School St., P.O. Box 149, Guilford 04443 876-3311, puritanmedproducts.com 443 2 3rd & 4th Manufacturer of healthcare, critical environment and medical products Timothy Templet 1919 5 Cross Insurance P.O. Box 1388, 491 Main St., Bangor 04402 800-999-7345, crossinsurance.com 338 19 1st, 2nd & 3rd Retail insurance including marketing, selling and negotiating property and casualty, life and health, bond and employee benefits for commercial, government, individuals and family Royce Cross 1954 6 Geiger 70 Mt. Hope Ave., Lewiston 04240 888-953-9340, geiger.com 225 1 4th & 5th Promotional products distributor and publisher of the Farmers' Almanac Gene Geiger 1878 7 Sea Coast Management Co. 20 Blueberry Lane, Falmouth 04105 781-4460, www.oceanviewrc.com 198 2 4 3 1st & 2nd Retirement community operator and developer John Wasileski 1986 8 On Target Utility Services 617 Water St., Gardiner 04345 800-598-0628, ontargetservices.com 139 2 1st & 2nd Underground utility locating and utility construction services throughout New England John Fallona 1994 (purchased 2004) 9 Agren 40 Minot Ave., Auburn 04210 800-555-0235, agrenappliance.com 83 5 1st & 2nd Appliances, home furnishings and electronics Jason Agren 1969 10 Direct Mail of Maine 44 Manson Libby Road, Scarborough 04070 730-7003, thinkdmm.com 83 1 2nd Transactional print, digital print-on-demand, direct mail production, e-delivery solutions and fulfillment distribution services John Cloutier 1983 11 Volk Packaging Corp. 11 Morin St., Biddeford 04005 800-341-0208, www.volkboxes.com 78 1 2nd & 3rd Manufacturer and designer of corrugated box and specialty packaging Douglas Volk Derek Volk 1967 12 Chalmers Insurance Group 100 Main St., Bridgton 04009 800-360-3000, chalmersinsurancegroup.com 64 7 3rd & 4th Full-service, independent insurance agency, representing over 20 property and casualty insurance companies Steve Cote 1857 13 Gifford's Ice Cream 25 Hathaway St., Skowhegan 04976 800-950-2604, giffordsicecream.com 40 4 6 4th & 5th Ice cream maker selling 1.9 million gallons annually Lindsay Skilling 1980 5 1 Includes 25 part-time and six seasonal employees. 2 183 employees at Oceanview at Falmouth and 15 employees at Highland Green in Topsham. 3 Address shown is for Oceanview at Falmouth. A second community, Highland Green, is located at 7 Evergreen Circle, Topsham. Two additional offices house business and development staff. 4 More than 100 Maine employees when the five ice cream stands are open from March to October. 5 The family sold the milk portion of the business and went strictly back to making Gifford's Ice Cream. Unable to confirm data for Gardiner's Pine State Trading Co. This list was compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher and Heide Martin and previously unpublished in Mainebiz. SOURCE: Each company via survey and Institute for Family-owned Business Maine's largest family-owned businesses Ranked by number of Maine employees Maine employees/ Maine locations Generations currently active Type of business Person(s) in charge Year founded 1 R.H. Reny Inc. 731 Route 1, Newcastle 04553 563-3177, www.renys.com 550 18 2nd & 3rd Retail stores with 17 store locations and one office-warehouse complex in Maine John Reny 1949 2 Lee Auto Malls 777 Center St., Auburn 04210 784-5441, www.leeauto.com 500 20 3rd & 4th New and used car dealership operations Donald Lee 1936 3 Hancock Lumber 4 Edes Falls Road, Casco 04015 627-4201, hancocklumber.com 467 1 13 6th Timberland company, three Eastern White Pine sawmills, a network of retail lumberyards and home design showrooms Kevin Hancock 1848 4 Puritan Medical Products Co. 31 School St., P.O. Box 149, Guilford 04443 876-3311, puritanmedproducts.com 443 2 3rd & 4th Manufacturer of healthcare, critical environment and medical products Timothy Templet 1919 5 Cross Insurance P.O. Box 1388, 491 Main St., Bangor 04402 800-999-7345, crossinsurance.com 338 19 1st, 2nd & 3rd Retail insurance including marketing, selling and negotiating property and casualty, life and health, bond and employee benefits for commercial, government, individuals and family Royce Cross 1954 6 Geiger 70 Mt. Hope Ave., Lewiston 04240 888-953-9340, geiger.com 225 1 4th & 5th Promotional products distributor and publisher of the Farmers' Almanac Gene Geiger 1878 7 Sea Coast Management Co. 20 Blueberry Lane, Falmouth 04105 781-4460, www.oceanviewrc.com 198 2 4 3 1st & 2nd Retirement community operator and developer John Wasileski 1986 8 On Target Utility Services 617 Water St., Gardiner 04345 800-598-0628, ontargetservices.com 139 2 1st & 2nd Underground utility locating and utility construction services throughout New England John Fallona 1994 (purchased 2004) 9 Agren 40 Minot Ave., Auburn 04210 800-555-0235, agrenappliance.com 83 5 1st & 2nd Appliances, home furnishings and electronics Jason Agren 1969 10 Direct Mail of Maine 44 Manson Libby Road, Scarborough 04070 730-7003, thinkdmm.com 83 1 2nd Transactional print, digital print-on-demand, direct mail production, e-delivery solutions and fulfillment distribution services John Cloutier 1983 11 Volk Packaging Corp. 11 Morin St., Biddeford 04005 800-341-0208, www.volkboxes.com 78 1 2nd & 3rd Manufacturer and designer of corrugated box and specialty packaging Douglas Volk Derek Volk 1967 12 Chalmers Insurance Group 100 Main St., Bridgton 04009 800-360-3000, chalmersinsurancegroup.com 64 7 3rd & 4th Full-service, independent insurance agency, representing over 20 property and casualty insurance companies Steve Cote 1857 13 Gifford's Ice Cream 25 Hathaway St., Skowhegan 04976 800-950-2604, giffordsicecream.com 40 4 6 4th & 5th Ice cream maker selling 1.9 million gallons annually Lindsay Skilling 1980 5 1 Includes 25 part-time and six seasonal employees. 2 183 employees at Oceanview at Falmouth and 15 employees at Highland Green in Topsham. 3 Address shown is for Oceanview at Falmouth. A second community, Highland Green, is located at 7 Evergreen Circle, Topsham. Two additional offices house business and development staff. 4 More than 100 Maine employees when the five ice cream stands are open from March to October. 5 The family sold the milk portion of the business and went strictly back to making Gifford's Ice Cream. Unable to confirm data for Gardiner's Pine State Trading Co. This list was compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher and Heide Martin and previously unpublished in Mainebiz. SOURCE: Each company via survey and Institute for Family-owned Business N E W L I S T