Maine Employer Prepares to Eliminate More Than 200 Positions
As the COVID-19 pandemic fades away into the rearview mirror, so does the need for mass-manufacturing of COVID-19 test swabs.
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As the COVID-19 pandemic fades away into the rearview mirror, so does the need for mass-manufacturing of COVID-19 test swabs.
As the COVID-19 pandemic fades away into the rearview mirror, so does the need for mass-manufacturing of COVID-19 test swabs.
Based in Guilford, Puritan had become one of the top two swab manufacturers in the world, but orders have decreased dramatically as the COVID-19 pandemic has receded, forcing the company to downsize.
Puritan Medical Products told the state about its layoffs on Wednesday
Those layoffs come as Puritan Medical Products faces plummeting demands for testing swabs.