TOP FIRM CREATION TOWNS/CITIES
IN WESTERN MAINE*
(with 25 or more new firms
added from 1979-1999)
Rank
Town/City
Net New Firms 1979-1999
Number of Firms 1979
Number of Firms 1999
1.
Auburn
249
591
840
2.
Farmington
118
191
309
3.
Oxford
71
47
118
4.
Bethel
69
79
148
5.
Turner
64
53
117
6.
Lisbon
54
125
179
7.
Rangely
47
62
109
8.
Norway
44
138
182
9.
Mechanic Falls
41
34
75
10.
Greene
40
39
79
11.
Durham
36
13
49
12.
Sabattus
36
29
65
13.
Poland
31
58
89
14.
Lewiston
27
1,093
1,120
15.
Fryeburg
26
88
114
16.
South Paris
25
129
154

Source: Maine Department of Labor, Division of Labor Market Information Services, Covered Employment, Wage and Contributions Reports, ES-202 Program.

*Western Maine includes towns in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford Counties.

Note: The number of firms in the tri-county area grew by 1,282 between 1979 and 1999:
(Androscoggin +649 from 2,186 to 2,835; Franklin +258 from 639 to 897; and Oxford +375 from 1,113 to 1,488)

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