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Eric Vogell Turned His Summer Business into a Successful Construction Career

May 17, 2018 by Hope Perkins

Eric Vogell Turned His Summer Business into a Successful Construction Career

The business that Eric Vogell has grown into a large Maine contracting company started out as a summer job for he and some friends. While students at UMaine, Vogell and two of his friends decided that painting houses would be a fun and lucrative job for the summer between their junior and senior Read More

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Cianbro Sees Bright Future For Students Who Choose Trades

March 29, 2018 by Hope Perkins

Cianbro Sees Bright Future For Students Who Choose Trades

One of the largest construction companies in the United States is based right here in Maine. Cianbro opened its doors in the Somerset County town of Pittsfield in 1949 and has grown by leaps and bounds since then. Now, the company has a presence in 41 states throughout the country and employs 4,000 Read More

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Ben Guiliani Chose Maine and Found a Rewarding Career in Construction

September 25, 2017 by Hope Perkins

Ben Guiliani Chose Maine and Found a Rewarding Career in Construction

At the age of 31, Ben Guiliani holds three titles at Elite Drywall, a growing Maine construction company. He’s Senior Estimator, Project Manager and Business Development Officer. If that’s not enough, he’s also a co-founder and president of a second business, Eastern Demolition and Concrete Cutting. Read More

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Why Former NFLer Kendrick Ballantyne Chose a Career in Construction

August 22, 2017 by Hope Perkins

Why Former NFLer Kendrick Ballantyne Chose a Career in Construction

What would make you give up a potential NFL career to move home to Maine and start a construction business? For Kendrick Ballantyne, owner of Optimum Construction, it was opportunity....the opportunity to build his own business in an industry he enjoyed and in a place that he loved. Meet Read More

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