Portland has changed and you can really smell the difference

A generation ago the city's signature smells included J.J. Nissen Bakery, Jordan's Meats and the soon-to-close B&M Baked Beans plant. Today the city's aroma includes whiffs of coffee roasting, food trucks, breweries and oil tanks.

20 years gone, Bates Manufacturing is still weaving a legacy

Twenty years after the looms stopped at Lewiston's Bates Mill No. 5, a peek at what Bates Manufacturing left behind and how its reputation — and iconic bedspreads — live on.

Biden orders review of U.S. supply chains for vital goods

The president aims to boost manufacturing jobs by strengthening the domestic supply of advanced batteries, pharmaceuticals, critical minerals and semiconductors.

Biden plans to sign order for government to buy more U.S. goods

The United States has shed roughly 540,000 factory jobs since last February as the coronavirus pandemic hurled the world's largest economy into recession.

Maine fabrics manufacturer accuses Belarus of ‘dumping’ in U.S. market

The head of Auburn Manufacturing Inc. says her prices are being undercut by the European country's cheaper products.

Swab maker for COVID-19 testing prepares to open new plant in Pittsfield

Puritan Medical Products says the plant could nearly double the company's output and should be open by July 1.

New Balance joins mask makers

MaineHealth asks state’s manufacturers to produce medical equipment, supplies

Several have said they may be able to produce masks, face shields, gloves and other equipment to help in the coronavirus fight.

Developers emphasize industrial, office use in ‘Plan B’ for Falmouth plaza redevelopment

The alternative project would forgo a hotel and multi-level parking garage in favor of manufacturing and warehouse space.

Robert MacDonald