FORT KENT, Maine -- Four of eight Irving Oil Corp. Mainway Convenience Stores in Aroostook County, Maine, will be changing names soon, as soon as a name has been selected by the new owners, reported the Bangor Daily News.
A four-person corporation has purchased Irving outlets at Madawaska, Van Buren, Fort Fairfield and Bridgewater. The deal was sealed September 27, said the report, but the price was not disclosed.
The corporation will maintain the nearly 40 full-time and part-time jobs at the four locations, Steve Daigle, general [image-nocss] manager of PPJS LLC, told the newspaper.
PPJS LLC includes Daigle, Paul Berube and two other partners. The company name was developed from the first initial of the names of the four partners.
People won't see many things changing, Daigle said. We will still sell Irving products, but the Mainway name will be removed. There will be improvements at some of the locations, but we don't yet know what those will be. We are still working on and accepting a new marketing name, a street name, for the locations.
The sale or lease of Irving-owned c-stores in Aroostook County had been talked about for much of the last year, according to the report. The Daily News had previously reported that managers of the sites would be offered leases, and that the leases would be offered generally if they refused. Daigle, however, said Tuesday that their company purchased the four locations outright.
The red, white and blue establishments will remain as they are, for the most part, the report said. Daigle indicated, however, that some changes could be made to increase street appeal of the sites. This will be good for everyone concerned, including customers and employees. We hope to keep all the same staffs that were at the locations before the sale, he said.
We will have the same services and offerings, he added.Members help make our journalism possible. Become a CSP member today and unlock exclusive benefits, including unlimited access to all of our content. Sign up here.