State offers support services to furloughed workers at Puritan Medical Products in Pittsfield

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Published
March 9, 2023

State offers support services to furloughed workers at Puritan Medical Products in Pittsfield

State and local officials are looking to assist the 251 employees furloughed by Puritan after the company saw a decrease in demand for the medical swabs it produces.
Published
April 14, 2021

Maine-based Puritan to open COVID-19 swab factory in Tennessee

The project will result in 625 jobs over the next five years in that state.
Published
April 9, 2021

Puritan evacuates Pittsfield factory Thursday due to carbon monoxide

The factory was evacuated Thursday night and workers were sent home. On Friday, the problem was discovered to be a malfunctioning heater leaking carbon monoxide.
Published
December 29, 2020

Puritan donates $20,000 to Piscataquis Regional Food Center

The company is also offering a $5,000 matching donation from employees.
Published
October 12, 2020

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.
Published
August 14, 2020

Guilford company gets $51 million contract to expand production of nasal swabs

Puritan Medical Products is one of the world's only manufacturers of nasal swabs used in COVID-19 testing.
Published
June 9, 2020

Maine Voices: Individual rights do not trump state public health protections

The president's Maine visit shows how his ‘open up' rhetoric encourages people to flout pandemic control regulations.
Published
June 4, 2020

Bill Nemitz: An open letter from Maine to the president who isn’t

Donald Trump's looming visit to Piscataquis County, another in a long line of ego trips, cannot be over soon enough.
Published
April 30, 2020

$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.