Stories about Cianbro
Bangor arena construction on track, project manager says
BANGOR, Maine — Jon DiCentes hears a lot of comments from people about the ongoing construction of the Cross Insurance Center, even when people have no idea who he is or what he does. And the talk rarely fails to bring a smile to the face of the project manager ...
Cianbro grows capacity, reach with acquisition of Mass. steel plant
PITTSFIELD, Maine — Cianbro has acquired a steel fabrication facility in Massachusetts that will significantly increase its capacity, expand its services and allow the company to pursue bigger projects. Pittsfield-based Cianbro Fabrication and Coating Corp. purchased a 40,000-square-foot fabrication and coating facility from Pittsburgh-based L.B. Foster Co. for an undisclosed ...
Cianbro, Maine schools sign workforce education agreement
FAIRFIELD, Maine — Cianbro, the Pittsfield-based construction company, on Tuesday signed agreements with three Maine schools that will allow its employees to earn academic credit for completing employer-provided training courses. Cianbro signed separate agreements with Kennebec Valley Community College in Fairfield, St. Joseph’s College of Maine and the University of ...
Is a private toll highway rural Maine’s road to prosperity?
PITTSFIELD, Maine — When it comes to the east-west highway he has touted for more than a decade, Peter Vigue talks more in the terms of a missionary than a businessman. It becomes clear in a two-plus-hour interview at his Pittsfield office that the proposed highway is not merely another ...
LePage names nine Maine communities ‘business-friendly’
AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage unveiled Maine’s first officially designated “business-friendly” communities Wednesday morning, giving the title to nine towns and cities around the state. Nineteen communities had been nominated for the new program but only Augusta, Bath, Biddeford, Brewer, Bucksport, Guilford, Lincoln, Saco and Sanford made the cut. ...
Peter Vigue to promote east-west highway to Lincoln Chamber
LINCOLN, Maine — Cianbro Chairman and CEO Peter Vigue will tell Lincoln Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce members Friday why he thinks a privately funded east-west highway connecting two Canadian provinces through Maine should be built. Vigue will be the Chamber’s special guest speaker during its annual awards dinner Friday ...
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Arena project on schedule as auditorium hosts tournament week
BANGOR, Maine — Jon DiCentes’ office is only about 200 yards from the Bangor Auditorium’s main entrance, but he hasn’t taken in a single basketball game this week. The senior project manager for Cianbro hasn’t had time to enjoy the electric atmosphere inside the 58-year-old structure during tournament week because ...
Framework for Bangor arena rising
BANGOR, Maine — While the unseasonably warm late fall weather made conditions more comfortable for those working on the arena and events center construction site off Main Street, it wasn’t as much of a plus as many would think. “It becomes annoying when it’s warmer,” said 37-year-old Jon DiCentes, a ...
Older workers crucial to Maine economy
NORTHPORT, Maine — Job seeker David Rudolph is educated, with several degrees under his belt. He’s experienced, having worked in various positions ranging from chief of security at the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland to longtime owner of a bridal shop in Dexter. He’s also 79 years old. And that ...
U.S. energy official, researchers visit offshore wind site
MONHEGAN ISLAND, Maine — The group walked up winding dirt streets, past gray clapboard homes and studios, by an artist painting a roadside scene, to a white trailer at the top of a hill that had radar sensors whirring in circles, scanning the skies. Idyllic Monhegan Island, an out-of-the-way artist ...
For many older Maine workers retirement is not an option
The state’s rapidly aging work force is posing serious challenges — as well as opportunities — for employers as they confront a steep decline in the number of younger Mainers ready to punch the clock. Meanwhile, older workers — experienced and healthier than ever — are facing their own challenges ...
Cianbro acquires major Texas contractor
Cianbro announced this morning that it has acquired Starcon International Inc., a Texas-based company that has 1,500 employees throughout the United States. According to a company statement, the acquisition will “launch one of the East Coast’s largest diversified general contractors into the $12 billion refining and petrochemical service business, with ...
Former Bangor YMCA building sold to new dental technology school
Bangor man charged with murder, escape from psychiatric hospital found not competent to stand trial
‘Knife war’ led to fatal stabbing at Bangor apartments in April, witness says
University of Maine hockey job has been offered to former assistant Red Gendron
After 27 years, a father continues to search for his daughter, presumed dead
Why is DHHS always asking for more money?
Maine GOP disappoints on Medicaid
The scramble to fill the 2nd District seat if Mike Michaud runs for governor
Governor Veto
Goodwin steps down as Brewer High School boys basketball coach
Bucksport’s Cassidy Adams strikes out 19 in single game
Live Updates: UMaine baseball vs. Binghamton in America East championship round
Lawrence, Connolly help UMaine advance to America East baseball title game
Maine Democrats stooped to the governor’s level with TV complaint
Maine’s beer industry continues to brew double-digit growth
‘All That’ actress Amanda Bynes arrested after allegedly tossing bong out apartment window on 36th floor
KahBang organizers announce film and visual arts lineup for festival