STARC Systems
MTI helped us with both funding and connections. MTI is really putting a stake in the ground around innovation.
–Bruce Bickford, Co-Founder & COO
Innovative building materials manufacturer in Brunswick
STARC Systems is a fast-growing, innovative building materials manufacturer in Brunswick. MTI has been part of the STARC Systems story from the beginning. In fact, the two co-founders met at an MTI event. Now in a high-growth phase, STARC has hired more employees, increased the quality of its highly competitive benefits package and is bringing Maine-made building products to the national and international stage.
The most recent award from MTI allowed STARC to purchase more machinery to increase capacity and add an additional manufacturing shift. This directly led to hiring staff for these high-quality manufacturing jobs. Like MTI, STARC is committed to quality jobs in the state and provides a competitive benefits package for their employees and seeks to improve it each year. STARC expects to employ 25 people for its manufacturing team by the end of 2019.
$500k
development loan
10
Additional manufacturing jobs
60%
Growth year-over-year
$3.5M
Amount of add-on outside investment
