AUGUSTA ( AP) — The owner of a specialty seafood company in Maine has been named the state’s Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Michael Cote and his partner formed Look’s Gourmet Food Co. in 2003 in the eastern Maine town of Whiting. The company produces specialty seafood products including chowders, bisques, sauces and seafood meats.

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