Mainebiz

V O L . X X I I I N O. X X X 18 BO O K O F L I S T S 2 0 1 8 C O R P O R AT E | P R I VAT E Maine's largest woman-owned businesses Ranked by number of Maine employees ALTERNATE RANKING: OLDEST WOMAN-OWNED COS. Maine employees Maine offices Type of business Woman owner(s) percent woman- owned Year founded 1 SaviLinx 74 Orion St., Brunswick 04011 607-4433, savilinx.com 232 1 1 Outsourced business processes, technical support and customer services Heather Blease 81% 2013 2 Auburn Manufacturing Inc. P.O. Box 220, Mechanic Falls 04256 402-3825, auburnmfg.com 44 2 Energy-saving, heat-resistant textile products to protect against fire and extreme heat Kathie Leonard 100% 1979 3 Rinck Advertising Inc. 113 Lisbon St., Lewiston 04240 755-9470, rinckadvertising.com 40 1 Full-service marketing and advertising agency Laura Rinck 51% 2001 4 Green with Envy Salon 2 25 Mechanic St., Camden 04843 236-3689, greenenvysalon.com 35 35 Green salon offering Aveda products and hair, skin and nail services Marlene Cohn 100% 2011 5 Dean & Allyn Inc. 116 Lewiston Road, Gray 04039 657-5646, deanandallyn.net 33 1 Sprinkler system design, installa- tion and inspections; 24/7 fire- protection services, maintenance, installation, testing and more Peggy Stewart 60% 1995 6 Ganneston Construction Corp. 3025 N. Belfast Ave., Augusta 04332 621-8505, gannestonconstruction.com 29 1 General contractor, construction manager and design builder for the renovation, historical preservation and new construction of buildings Stacey Morrison 100% 1963 7 Allied Engineering Inc. 160 Veranda St., Portland 04103 221-2260, allied-eng.com 19 1 Engineering and building design Catherine Faucher 58% 1958 8 KMA Human Resources Consulting 251 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth 04105 781-6460, kmaconsultingllc.com 15 1 Assistance in compliance with state and federal laws, employee relations, hiring and retaining talent, training, employee relations, policy development, benefits management and more Kim Anania 100% 2007 9 Management Research Group 3 14 York St., Suite 301, Portland 04101 775-2173, mrg.com 14 1 Assessments and research studies used globally by organi- zations and individuals Patricia Naddaff 80% 1983 10 iBec Creative 100 Fore St., Suite C, Portland 04101 221-0790, ibeccreative.com 12 1 Digital agency specializing in website development, design and data-driven digital marketing for e-commerce companies Becky McKinnell 100% 2006 11 Credere Associates LLC 776 Main St., Westbrook 04092 828-1272, crederellc.com 11 11 Environmental and geotechnical engineering consulting, brown- field-redevelopment assessment and cleanup, hazardous material surveys and more Theresa Patten 55% 2007 12 Broadreach Public Relations 19 Commercial St., Portland 04101 619-7350, broadreachpr.com 10 1 Family-owned, public relations and business consulting services Linda Varrell 91% 2007 13 New England Earthworks Inc. P.O. Box 1415, Windham 04062 400-5944, newenglandearthworks.com 10 1 Excavation, foundations, utility in- stallation, site-work, hardscaping and commercial snow plowing Jennifer Mathieu 2015 Year founded 1 Allied Engineering Inc. 1958 2 Ganneston Construction Corp. 1963 3 Rosengren Landscaping 1977 4 Auburn Manufacturing Inc. 1979 5 Management Research Group 1983 6 Ann Kearsley Design 1983 7 Burgess Advertising & Marketing 1988 8 Tidestone Solutions 1988 9 Words@Work 1993 10 Ruth's Reusable Resources 1994 11 Dean & Allyn Inc. 1995 12 Oak Pond Brewing Co. 1996 13 Black Bear Ladder Inc. 2000 1 Announced plans to hire 115 seasonal employees at its Brunswick headquarters for a large government contract, Oct. 13, 2017. 2 Opened new salons in Belfast, fall 2016, and Portland, spring 2017, in addition to locations in Augusta, Camden and Rockland. 3 European office in Dublin, Ireland. This list was compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher and published in the Sept. 4, 2017, issue of Mainebiz. S O U R C E : Each company via survey and MaineDOT Office of Civil Rights Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program

• Cover