Article: Caribou, Fort Kent companies receive Pine Tree Zone status

CARIBOU - Maine's commissioner for economic development was in Caribou and Fort Kent on Wednesday to congratulate two area businesses on receiving certification as Pine Tree companies.

Jack Cashman, commissioner for the state's Department of Economic and Community Development, visited Stainless Food Service Equipment Inc. in Caribou and St. John Valley Trailers Inc. in Fort Kent to recognize the projected facility and employment growth that the Pine Tree status is helping the companies achieve.

"Part of our effort is to bring more prosperity to rural areas in Maine where we've had a difficult time attracting investment," Cashman said Wednesday.

The Pine Tree program provides tax incentives ...

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