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  June 28, 2023
  

  Puritan Medical Products announces layoffs affecting more than 200 in Pittsfield

  Based in Guilford, Puritan had become one of the top two swab manufacturers in the world, but orders have decreased dramatically as the COVID-19 pandemic has receded, forcing the company to downsize.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  December 29, 2020
  

  Puritan donates $20,000 to Piscataquis Regional Food Center

  The company is also offering a $5,000 matching donation from employees.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.