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V O L . X X I I I N O. X X X 10 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 employee-owned businesses Ranked by number of Maine employees ALTERNATE RANKING: 2016 REVENUE Maine employees / percent employee- owned Description Top executive Year founded ESOP founded 1 The Cianbro Cos. 101 Cianbro Square, P.O. Box 1000, Pittsfield 04967 487-3311, cianbro.com 972 100% Construction services, self-performing civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, fabrication and coating Peter G. Vigue 1949 1979 1 2 Sargent Corp. 378 Bennoch Road, Stillwater 04489 827-4435, sargent-corp.com 375 100% Construction Herbert R. Sargent 1926 2013 3 Reed & Reed Inc. 275 River Road, Woolwich 04579 443-9747, reed-reed.com 225 100% Heavy civil construction Jackson A. Parker 1928 2016 4 Johnson & Jordan Inc. 18 Mussey Road, Scarborough 04074 883-8345, johnsonandjordan.net 212 100% Mechanical contractor Chris Jordan 1991 2016 5 Lanco Integrated 12 Thomas Drive, Westbrook 04092 773-2060, lanco.net 200 100% Design and manufacture of custom automated assembly equipment Edward Karabec 1984 2008 6 Daigle Oil Co. P.O. Box 328, Fort Kent 04743 834-5027, daigleoil.com 185 100% Energy and home-comfort company specializing in heating, cooling and alternative energy products Rick Daigle 1955 2015 7 Johnny's Selected Seeds 955 Benton Ave., Winslow 04901 861-3900, johnnyseeds.com 174 2 100% Seed producer and merchant providing customers with products, information, research and service Pete Posk 1974 2006 8 Moody's Coworker Owned 200 Narragansett St., Gorham 04038 839-2500, moodyscollision.com 170 34% Collision repairer Shawn Moody / Thad Moody 1977 2003 9 Systems Engineering Inc. 120 Exchange St., Portland 04101 888-624-6737, syseng.com 140 100% IT strategy and managed services provider serving over 500 legal, health care, financial services and government clients nationwide Craig Tribuno 1988 2007 10 Dennis Paper & Food Service 3 101 Mecaw Road, Hampden 04444 947-0321, dennisexpress.com 130 100% Food services distributor Ron Dennis 1908 2015 11 Wright-Pierce 99 Main St., Topsham 04086 725-8721, wright-pierce.com 110 100% Water, wastewater and infrastructure engineering John Braccio 1947 1990 4 12 ReVision Energy 142 Presumpscot St., Portland 04103 221-6342, revisionenergy.com 100 100% Solar systems, battery storage, electric vehicle charging stations, heat pumps and microgrids Phil Coupe 2003 2017 13 AMI 30 Summer St., Winthrop 04364 377-9377, amiems.com 85 100% Contract manufacturer of circuit board and electronic assemblies Kim Vandermeulen 1989 2009 Clark Insurance 2385 Congress St., Portland 04102 774-6257, clarkinsurance.com 85 100% Independent insurance agency Jeff Shaw 1931 1992 5 PAF Transportation 75 Postal Service Way, Scarborough 04074 800-775-4091, paftrans.com 85 100% Regional volume LTL and local trucking service Alan Reed 1950 2011 2016 revenue (millions) 1 The Cianbro Cos. $755 2 Reed & Reed Inc. $125 3 Sargent Corp. $99 4 Dennis Paper & Food Service $85 5 Lanco Integrated $70 6 Landry/French Construction Co. $66 7 Johnny's Selected Seeds $43 8 Wright-Pierce $32 9 Systems Engineering Inc. $30 to $40 10 Knickerbocker Group $25 to $50 11 Steel-Pro Inc. $13 12 DACsales $13 13 Mainely Tubs $11 14 Ethos $9 15 Woodex Bearing Co. Inc. $6 1 Reached 100% employee-owned in 2004. 2 An additional 85 part-time and seasonal employees. 3 Data from October 2016. 4 Wright-Pierce is an S-Corp. 5 Reached 100% employee-owned in 2017. This list was compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher and updated since originally published in the March 20, 2017, issue of Mainebiz. N O T E S : Portland's Pro Search Inc. became an ESOP in 2017; its temporary and contract employees are eligible to participate in the ESOP on a vesting schedule. N/A = not available. S O U R C E : Each company via survey, The ESOP Association and Maine Employee Ownership Network