Cianchette, whose memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, was one of four brothers who formed the company that has constructed many of Maine’s major buildings and bridges.
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New Madison welding center caters to students looking to learn a trade in need of workers
A welding lab was unveiled Tuesday at the Somerset Career & Technical Center at Madison Area Memorial High School.
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Maine contractors fear labor agreement will shut them out of offshore wind work
A pending commitment by wind energy developers to use only union labor has caught some of the state’s top construction firms off guard.
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Puritan, Cianbro to build second COVID-19 swab factory in Pittsfield
About 200 jobs will be created as a result of $51.2 million in CARES Act funding that will enable Puritan Medical Products of Guilford to develop a second facility in Pittsfield, expanding production of medical-testing swabs.
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$75.5 million effort in Pittsfield will double coronavirus test swab production
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Cianbro Corp. Chairman Peter Vigue and officials of Puritan Medical Products Co. announced that they are building a new factory to produce about 20 million more swabs and create 150 jobs.
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Agreement settles case against Cianbro Corp. chairman charged in cannon blast
Charges were filed last fall against Peter G. Vigue, 72, of Pittsfield after he fired a small cannon at a Maine Maritime Academy football game and injured a referee.
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Court date for Cianbro chairman charged in cannon blast continued
Peter Vigue was scheduled to appear in court Tuesday to be arraigned on charges after allegedly firing a cannon at a Maine Maritime football game that injured a referee.
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Cianbro chairman indicted in connection with cannon blast that hurt referee
Peter Vigue, 72, faces multiple criminal charges stemming from the traditional firing of a cannon at a Maine Maritime Academy football game in September.
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Cianbro wins $157 million Navy contract for Kittery shipyard project
The Pittsfield company will be paid $157 million for dry dock improvements at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
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Employers flock to 80-year-old apprenticeship program amid workforce crunch
Rapidly growing participation in the state-administered program is raising concerns that it will become overwhelmed.