Editing Westbrook, Maine (section)

==Economy==

Now primarily a suburb of the larger city of [[Portland, Maine|Portland]], Westbrook itself has a growing business base and developing core downtown district. [[IDEXX Laboratories|IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.]], a major multi-national corporation, is headquartered in Westbrook.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bridgers|first=Leslie|title=Idexx gets OK for $30 million building|url=http://www.pressherald.com/news/idexx-gets-ok-for-_30-million-building_2011-09-07.html|access-date=September 26, 2011|newspaper=Portland Press Herald|date=September 7, 2011}}</ref> In addition to the downtown area, many of the city's businesses are located within two industrial parks (the Col. Westbrook Industrial Park and Five Star Industrial Park), as well as in the area surrounding [[Maine Turnpike]] Exit 48.

The city is home to [[Sappi|Sappi Ltd.'s]] Westbrook Paper  Mill and R&D Center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.warrenreleasepapers.sappi.com/about/history-of-warren-release|title=150+ Years of Paper Making Excellence|year=2010|work=Warrenreleasepapers.sappi.com|publisher=Sappi Ltd.|access-date=November 8, 2011}}</ref> The mill, formerly the [[S. D. Warren Paper Mill]], was once the city's largest employer and taxpayer, employing over 3,000 people and representing over 50% of the city's tax base. However, foreign competition and the age of the mill have drastically reduced its workforce and production. Today the mill has found a niche in the marketplace, becoming one of the nation's top manufacturers of release papers and employing about 300 people. Idexx Laboratories has since surpassed the mill as the city's largest taxpayer. Westbrook was also the home of the first [[Wolverine World Wide|Sebago-Moc]] shoe factory.

Westbrook is home to the TV station [[WMTW (TV)|WMTW]], southern Maine's [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate. The station has its studios off County Road.

The faith-based [[Mercy Hospital (Portland, Maine)|Mercy Hospital]] of Portland operates Mercy Westbrook,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mercyhospital.org/content/MercyWestbrook.htm|title=Mercy Westbrook|work=Mercyhospital.org|publisher=Mercy Hospital|access-date=November 8, 2011}}</ref> a small community hospital with a minor emergency room and inpatient treatment facilities. [[Spring Harbor Hospital]], southern Maine's only private psychiatric treatment and recovery center, is also located within the city.

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