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Aroostook County CIRCUIT

DIAGNOSTIC: Geography: Aroostook County

ACTIVE RELAYS: 11 | REG. TERMINALS: 41 [ LAUNCH CIRCUIT MAP ]
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INTEL Status Alert: Soucy's Electrical (Fort Kent)...
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While listed in older directories, intelligence confirms that Lloyd Gagnon, associated with Soucy’s Electrical, passed away in September 2022. Furthermore, the phone number is currently linked to a Federal Firearms License (FFL) holder. This entity is considered inactive for electrical contracting.
INTEL Aroostook County Electrical Employment Landscape (Executive Briefing)...
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INTEL Economic & Demographic Dossier: Aroostook County, Maine (Strategic Abs...
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INTEL Strategic Finding: The Aroostook "Train-to-Hire" Ecosystem...
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INTEL Key Finding: The "Dual-Speed Economy"...
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INTEL Key Finding: Loring Commerce Centre (LCC) as Growth Nexus...
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INTEL Key Finding: Labor Importation and Housing Crisis...
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INTEL Key Finding: The Transmission Bottleneck (Local vs. Export Load)...
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INTEL Module 1: Population & Demographics...
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INTEL Database: Population & Demographics (Table 1)...
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INTEL Module 2: Real Estate & Construction...
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INTEL Database: Real Estate & Construction (Table 2)...
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INTEL Module 3: Economic Base & Legacy Anchors...
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INTEL Database: Legacy & Anchor Employers (Table 3)...
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INTEL Module 4: Emerging Sectors & High-Growth Projects...
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INTEL Database: Emerging Market Projects (Table 4)...
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INTEL Database: Primary Electrical Contractors (Aggregated)...
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INTEL Database: Secondary In-House Employers (Aggregated)...
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INTEL Economic & Demographic Dossier: Aroostook County, Maine...
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Analysis of verifiable economic, demographic, and industrial data for Aroostook County, Maine, reveals a sharp dichotomy, best described as a 'dual-speed economy.'
INTEL Aroostook County Electrical Employment Market: Contractor and Faciliti...
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This report presents the findings of a comprehensive Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) operation to identify and profile all entities that hire electricians within Aroostook County, Maine.
INTEL Module 1: Population & Demographics (Contraction & Labor Gap)...
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The county is in a state of slight but persistent demographic contraction, with a 2024 population estimate of 66,776, down -0.49% since 2020. It experienced the 'largest decline' (-0.56%) of any Maine county from 2023-2024.
INTEL Module 2: Real Estate & Construction (The 'Housing Bottleneck')...
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The real estate market shows positive velocity (+12.94% YoY median sales price) but is constrained by a structural housing *deficit*.
INTEL Module 3: Economic & Industrial Base (Stable Anchors & New Non-Tech Gr...
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This module maps the 'first speed' legacy economy, anchored by stable employers in Healthcare (Aroostook Medical Center, Cary Medical Center) and Forestry (Twin Rivers Paper, Irving Forest Products).
INTEL Module 4: Emerging High-Demand Sectors (The Loring-Limestone Nexus)...
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This module contains the most significant findings. It maps a 'Local Load' boom (power consumers) and an 'Export Load' challenge (power generators).
INTEL Loring LiquidCool Data Center...
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This is Maine's *first AI data center*, announced in October 2025. It has a long-term lease for 115,000 sq ft at the Loring Commerce Centre (LCC) and is expected to be operational by mid-2026.
INTEL DG Fuels SAF Plant...
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A **$4 BILLION** proposal to build a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility at Loring Commerce Centre.
INTEL Green 4 Maine Innovation Hub...
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This is the *master developer* creating the 'Green 4 Maine Campus and Innovation Hub' on 450 acres of the Loring Commerce Centre. They are the entity leasing to the AI data center.
INTEL Aero Intelligence...
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A 'global aerospace company' that moved into the 'colossal arch hanger' at Loring Commerce Centre in **September 2025**.
INTEL The 'Export Load' Bottleneck (Aroostook Renewable Gateway)...
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This Imago maps the critical bottleneck for all large-scale *power generation* projects. The 'Aroostook Renewable Gateway,' a massive transmission line, was **canceled in December 2023**.
INTEL The Aroostook 'Train-to-Hire' Ecosystem...
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A clear, closed-loop labor ecosystem was identified. The primary **Source** of new electrical talent is the 'Electrical Construction & Maintenance' program at **Northern Maine Community College (NMCC)**. The primary **Demand** for this talent comes from large industrial manufacturers, with **Penobscot McCrum** and **McCain Foods** confirmed as actively hiring for 'Maintenance Technician' and 'Instrumentation Technician' roles.
INTEL Geographic & Economic Employment Hubs...
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Electrical employment is not evenly distributed; it is concentrated in three main economic hubs:
INTEL Database: Electrical Contractors (Primary Targets)...
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This is the parent Imago for the structured database of all 12 identified primary targets (electrical contractors) in Aroostook County, ME. All individual contractor Imagoes are causally linked to this artifact.
INTEL Database: Major In-House Employers (Secondary Targets)...
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This is the parent Imago for the structured database of all identified secondary targets (large-scale institutions with in-house electrical staff) in Aroostook County, ME. All individual institution Imagoes are causally linked to this artifact.
INTEL Database: High-Value Hiring Lead & Point-of-Contact (POC) Matrix...
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This is the parent Imago for the synthesized, high-value matrix of named individuals and direct-contact emails. It represents the most direct path for recruitment, talent acquisition, or business development. All individual Entity Imagoes containing these POCs are linked to this artifact as 'MEMBER_OF'.
INTEL Thomas Barnes, Faculty (Electrical Construction & Maintenance)...
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This is arguably the single most valuable POC for long-term talent strategy. Thomas Barnes is the faculty lead for the 'Electrical Construction & Maintenance' program at NMCC.

Active Terminals (41)

Cary Medical Center
Tier 1 GRAVITY: 16
BASE Caribou
LEAD Benjamin Willey
SCALE 250+ Emp.
COMMS (207) 498-3111
Daigle Oil Company
Tier 1 GRAVITY: 16
BASE Fort Kent
LEAD Chad Marquis
SCALE 100+ Emp.
COMMS (207) 834-5027
Houlton Regional Hospital
Tier 1 GRAVITY: 16
BASE Houlton
LEAD Jeff Zewe
SCALE 405 Emp.
COMMS (207) 532-3289
LaJoie Electric & Control Service, Inc.
Tier 1 GRAVITY: 16
BASE Presque Isle
LEAD Peter LaJoie
SCALE 10+ Emp.
COMMS (207) 762-0670
Northern Maine Medical Center (NMMC)
Tier 1 GRAVITY: 16
BASE Fort Kent
LEAD Matthew Morrin
SCALE 200+ Emp.
COMMS (207) 834-3155
Northern Light A.R. Gould Hospital
Tier 1 GRAVITY: 16
BASE Presque Isle
LEAD Michael Grimmer
SCALE 500+ Emp.
COMMS (207) 768-4000
RL Todd & Son Inc.
Tier 1 GRAVITY: 16
BASE Caribou
LEAD Tim Todd
SCALE 20 Emp.
COMMS (207) 496-1671
Twin Rivers Paper Company
Tier 1 GRAVITY: 16
BASE Madawaska
SCALE 495 Emp.
COMMS 1 (800) 920-9988
Van Buren Light & Power District
Tier 1 GRAVITY: 16
BASE Van Buren
LEAD Bill Schofield
SCALE 5-15 Emp.
COMMS (207) 868-3321
Versant Power
Tier 1 GRAVITY: 16
BASE Caribou
LEAD Corporate Careers Portal
SCALE N/A Emp.
COMMS (207) 760-2340
McCain Foods
Tier 1 GRAVITY: 12
BASE Easton
LEAD Corporate Careers Portal
SCALE 500+ Emp.
Penobscot McCrum, LLC
Tier 1 GRAVITY: 12
BASE Washburn
SCALE 100+ Emp.
DG Fuels SAF Plant
Tier 1 GRAVITY: 3
BASE Limestone
Green 4 Maine
Tier 1 GRAVITY: 3
BASE Limestone
Loring LiquidCool Data Center
Tier 1 GRAVITY: 3
BASE Limestone
Carlisle Electric Inc.
Tier 2 GRAVITY: 16
BASE Presque Isle
LEAD Hiring Manager
SCALE 1-5 Emp.
COMMS (207) 227-2157
County Electric, Inc.
Tier 2 GRAVITY: 16
BASE Caribou
LEAD Marc LaJoie
SCALE 10-50 Emp.
COMMS (207) 498-8231
Huber Engineered Woods, LLC
Tier 2 GRAVITY: 16
BASE Easton
SCALE N/A Emp.
COMMS 1 (800) 933-9220
Morin Electric, Inc.
Tier 2 GRAVITY: 16
BASE Madawaska
LEAD Jeff Morin
SCALE 2-5 Emp.
COMMS (207) 728-7987
Underwood Electric (UEI)
Tier 2 GRAVITY: 16
BASE Mapleton
LEAD Wayne Kiser
SCALE N/A Emp.
COMMS (207) 764-0040
Columbia Forest Products
Tier 2 GRAVITY: 12
BASE Presque Isle
LEAD Corporate Careers Portal
SCALE N/A Emp.
Aroostook Technologies, Inc.
Tier 2 GRAVITY: 7
BASE Presque Isle
SCALE 10 Emp.
COMMS (207) 762-1260
MRC Electric
Tier 3 GRAVITY: 16
BASE Sherman
LEAD Matt Carr
SCALE 1-2 Emp.
COMMS (207) 746-8644
Nightingale Electric
Tier 3 GRAVITY: 12
BASE Houlton
LEAD Brian W. Nightingale
SCALE 1 Emp.
J & J Cedar Mill Inc.
Tier 3 GRAVITY: 10
BASE Aroostook County, ME
SCALE N/A Emp.
FOCUS Industrial, Forest Products
Northeast Packaging Company
Tier 3 GRAVITY: 10
BASE Presque Isle
SCALE N/A Emp.
FOCUS Industrial, Manufacturing
Deschaine's Electric
Tier 3 GRAVITY: 8
BASE Madawaska
LEAD Todd Deschaine
SCALE 1-2 Emp.
COMMS (207) 728-4536
Maine Solar and Wind
Tier 3 GRAVITY: 8
BASE Fort Kent
LEAD Dale Roy
SCALE 1-3 Emp.
COMMS (207) 540-6669
Picard Electric & Security
Tier 3 GRAVITY: 8
BASE Caribou
LEAD Mario M. Picard
SCALE 1 Emp.
COMMS (207) 999-9717
Tech Electric, Inc.
Tier 3 GRAVITY: 8
BASE Caribou
LEAD Tim L. Jones
SCALE 1-5 Emp.
COMMS (207) 496-1171
Newman Electric
Tier 3 GRAVITY: 4
BASE Houlton
LEAD Jim
SCALE 1-3 Emp.
Dufour Electric
Tier 3 GRAVITY: 3
BASE Presque Isle
SCALE 1 Emp.
Lajoie & Son's Electric
Tier 3 GRAVITY: 2
BASE Van Buren
SCALE N/A Emp.
Irving Forest Products
Tier 3
BASE Aroostook
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
Tier 3
BASE Aroostook
MMG Insurance Company
Tier 3
BASE Aroostook
King Pine Wind
Tier 3
BASE Aroostook
Northern Maine Community College
Education GRAVITY: 16
BASE Presque Isle
LEAD Thomas Barnes (Faculty) / Stephen Brazier (Facilities)
SCALE N/A Emp.
COMMS (207) 768-2700
University of Maine at Presque Isle
Education GRAVITY: 14
BASE 181 Main Street, Presque Isle, ME 04769
COMMS (207) 768-9400
FOCUS Education, Facilities Maintenance
University of Maine at Fort Kent
Education GRAVITY: 14
BASE 23 University Drive, Fort Kent, ME 04743
COMMS 1 (888) 879-8635
FOCUS Education, Facilities Maintenance
Region Two School of Applied Technology
Education GRAVITY: 14
BASE Houlton
FOCUS Secondary CTE electrician training
INTEL Secondary CTE electrical program.