From Lewiston, Maine the Sun Journal reports that KBS Building Solutions, a leader in the modular home industry, has shut down its Waterford plant and laid off 25 workers in a move that is being called temporary. According to the report, the company will move 20 people from the Waterford plant to its Paris, Maine headquarters to work with its existing 155-member work force on several major Massachusetts commercial housing ventures. The article indicates the commercial building market in Maine has dried up and that winter heating costs were a factor in the decision. A spokesman says the company is still doing strong commercial business in southern New England.
