Kyle Murdock, founder of Sea Hag Seafood, a lobster processing facility in St. George, is among five recipients of the 2013 Yoshiyama Young Entrepreneurs award.
The prize, awarded by the Hitachi Foundation, comes with a $40,000 grant and access to the nonprofit philanthropic foundation’s peer advisory network and its investors’ circle.
“I commend Mr. Murdock for bringing much-needed jobs to a community in need, especially since he has done so in a way that promotes sustainability of the fishery,” Gov. Paul LePage said in a statement announcing the award. “I congratulate him for receiving this tremendous recognition and thank him and his employees for the outstanding contributions they make each day to Maine and its economy.”
U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King also praised Murdock in a joint statement.
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