A pact between the U.S., Canada and Mexico exempts the vast majority of imports from the new tax. But the changes will still hurt Maine’s people and businesses, according to the state chamber of commerce.
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Lewiston company announces patent for 3D-printable tungsten powder
The patent from Elmet Technologies has applications in defense and aerospace industries.
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Madison’s TimberHP emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with eye on ‘sustainable’ future
The wood fiber insulation manufacturer that brought Madison’s former paper mill back to life had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March.
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Key manufacturing resource in Maine could lose all federal funding
The state’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership is one of 10 nationwide that had its funding cut, then restored temporarily by the Trump administration.
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Scarborough packaging plant to close, lay off 67 workers
RTS Packaging, which manufactures paperboard partitions, will continue to operate until it closes in the next few months, said a spokesman for Sonoco, its corporate parent.
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Maine body movement expert teaches farmworkers how to avoid injury
Freeport-based consultant Cynthia Flores helps farmers and their employees reduce injuries that cost the U.S. about $11.3 billion annually.
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Maine gets $22M to boost development of new wood products
With a decline in employment in the state’s pulp and paper industry, other wood products are being developed to reduce the use of plastics and other fossil fuel-based materials.
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Auburn manufacturer makes bowling lanes out of paper
Panolam is the sole source of synthetic laminate lanes in the country.
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A handful of plucky entrepreneurs are bringing clothing manufacturing back
Steven Kurutz’s lively, well-researched ‘American Flannel’ chronicles a small rebirth in the American clothing industry.
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UMaine’s ‘Factory of the Future’ aims to tackle the housing crisis with 3D printing
Construction is underway on a 50,000-square-foot building in Orono that will house the university’s massive 3D printers and train students to produce houses, boats, wind turbine molds and more.