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PublishedFebruary 17, 2023
Ken Cianchette, Cianbro co-founder who had ‘an impact on tens of thousands,’ dies at 98
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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PublishedOctober 19, 2021
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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PublishedApril 25, 2021
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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PublishedOctober 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.
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PublishedApril 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.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2020
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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PublishedJanuary 6, 2020
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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PublishedDecember 5, 2019
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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PublishedNovember 21, 2019
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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PublishedAugust 24, 2019
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.
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