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2 unusual facts about Port of Portland


MAX Red Line

When the Portland International Airport was suffering from heavy road traffic coming from increased passenger service, and the Port of Portland was running out of land for new parking lots, the Port approached TriMet about bringing MAX to the airport, following through on a plan that dated to highway construction in the 1970s which had left room for such a connection.

Vigor Industrial

In 1995, Vigor Industrial owner, Frank Foti founded Cascade General operating on leased space from the Port of Portland shipyard.



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Cumberland County, Maine

The county is the economic and industrial center of the state, having the resources of the Port of Portland, the Maine Mall, and having corporate headquarters of major companies such as Fairchild Semiconductor, IDEXX Laboratories, Unum, and TD Bank.