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The employers in northern Maine reflect a diverse economy derived from traditional forest and wood products industries and agri-business. Growth in service businesses and even the technology sector in recent years has fueled job growth in those areas, resulting in several relative newcomers to the area's top employers.
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Northern Maine Employment Sectors (2000 Census Data)
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Occupation
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Number
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Percent
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Management, Professional and Related Occupations
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8,896
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27.4
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Service occupations
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5,599
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17.2
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Sales and office occupations
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7,717
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23.8
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Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
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1,128
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3.5
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Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance Occupations
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3,236
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10.0
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Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations
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5,885
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18.1
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Source: 2000 U.S. Census
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Many of the largest employers in northern Maine are long established businesses centering on the traditional natural resource-based industries of the area, including agriculture (potatoes), and forestry (paper and lumber), with more recent additions from call centers and other service-based businesses.
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Largest Private Employers (March 2000)
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Company
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Location
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Employees
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Fraser Papers Ltd.
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Madawaska
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1,000 - 1,200
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Burrelle'sPress Clippings
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Presque Isle/Houlton
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500 - 1,000
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Cary Medical Center
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Caribou
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500 - 1,000
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McCain's Food Inc.
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Easton
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500 - 1,000
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The Hematology Oncology Ctr
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Presque Isle
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500 - 1,000
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MBNA Marketing Systems
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Presque Isle/Fort Kent
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250 - 500
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Sitel Inc.
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Limestone
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250 - 500
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Columbia Forest Products
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Presque Isle
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100 - 250
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Horizons Health Services
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Fort Fairfield
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100 - 250
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Houlton Regional Hospital
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Houlton
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100 - 250
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Irving Forest Products
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Ashland
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100 - 250
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J.M. Huber Corp
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Easton
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100 - 250
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J Paul Levesque & Sons
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Ashland
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100 - 250
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Kevlaur Industries
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Van Buren
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100 - 250
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Key Bank
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Presque Isle
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100 - 250
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Louisiana-Pacific Corp
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Houlton
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100 - 250
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Maine Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
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Presque Isle
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100 - 250
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Maine Potato Growers
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Presque Isle
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100 - 250
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