Firm that started in Advanced Structures and Composites Center wins grant, BDN reports
The Bangor Daily News reported Brewer composite manufacturer Compotech Inc. was awarded a $5,000 grant for early-stage companies in the latest round of Maine Technology Institute awards. The company, which got its start in the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center in 2011, makes composite materials primarily for defense applications such as armor, building protection, and blast and ballistic systems, according to the article. RM Beaumont Corp., a Topsham-based engineering firm that also got started with the help of UMaine, received about $15,000 in a business accelerator grant, matched with about $225,000 of other money, the article states.