Cold River Vodka
Freeport, Maine
“Everybody loved our idea, but nobody would really help us out. FAME did.”
Chris Dowe, Managing Partner and Master Distiller
Hartt Transportation
Bangor, Maine
“We funded a new group of equipment and moved a bunch of our business to Auburn. It’s like the second coming of Hartt Transportation.”
Joanna Bradeen, CFO
J.S. McCarthy Printers
Augusta, Maine
“When we put J.S. McCarthy together, it was a venture where a smaller company was buying a larger company, which made it difficult to find financing. Without FAME, we probably would not have the company we have today.”
Rick Tardiff, former President & CEO
Pleasant River Lumber
Dover-Foxcroft, Maine
“If it was not for FAME, we might not be here today. FAME is the right tool for the right job, because they’re flexible and they’re there when you need them.”
Moe Bisson, Consultant
Smith’s Farm
Presque Isle, Maine
“It’s provided a platform for us and our bank to work together and really build a solid agricultural enterprise here in Aroostook County.”
Jason Barnes, Controller
Tex Tech Industries
North Monmouth, ME
“FAME was able to step up when traditional bank lending wasn’t available to us. They make it easier to do business in Maine.”
John Stankiewicz, COO/CFO
