Maine farm equipment company plans expansion to Ellsworth

Maine farm equipment company plans expansion to Ellsworth

A midcoast retailer that sells and leases tractors, small backhoes, mowers and other farm equipment is looking to open a new store in Ellsworth. Union Farm Equipment, based in the town of Union, has submitted a building permit application to city officials to develop a property on Route 1 next to the Hancock town line. The proposal is to construct a store with a rental and service center that’s roughly 12,000 square feet in size on a 13-acre lot…