BANGOR DAILY NEWS • January 15, 2026
A wood products manufacturer in Burnham is set to shut down April 14, according to a spokesperson. Pride Manufacturing Co. is the world’s largest manufacturer of golf tees and cigar tips, according to the website for its parent company, Tennessee-based PrideSports. It also started making Lincoln Logs, the classic wooden building toy, in 2014. The shutdown comes at a time when forest industry employment in the state is on the decline, despite a rise in wood product manufacturing sales. The Waldo County manufacturer employs 115 people.