AUGUSTA — The Maine Development Foundation will host its 38th annual meeting from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today at the Holiday Inn By the Bay in Portland. This year, the event will feature two keynote speakers, Carlton Owen, president and CEO of the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities, and Carolyn Lukensmeyer, executive director […]
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Bangor Savings executive to lead Maine Development Foundation
Bangor Savings Bank executive and Holden resident Yellow Light Breen has been named the next head of the Maine Development Foundation, created by state government in 1978 to boost Maine’s economy. The foundation announced Tuesday that its board of directors selected Breen to succeed Harold Clossey, who retired for health reasons in May, as its […]
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Morrison to speak on ‘Talent Turnover’
GRAY — Chip Morrison, former president of the Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce, will be the speaker at the Maine Development Foundation’s Leadership Unplugged Spring 2015 series. Leadership Unplugged is designed to be a series of conversations with Maine leaders about issues of economic importance. It provides opportunities for leaders from all over Maine and […]
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Fifth quarterly report analyzing economic indicators released by MDF
AUGUSTA — The Maine Development Foundation and the University of Maine’s School of Economics recently released the fifth quarterly report analyzing critical economic indicators in Maine. Previous reports have addressed Maine’s comparatively low output per worker, per capita personal income, the fiscal benefits of higher education, and land conservation in Maine. The current report addresses […]
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MDF welcomes new intern
AUGUSTA — The Maine Development Foundation welcomes Elyse Doyle of Gray to the team as an intern. Doyle brings excellent skills in economic analysis and additional exciting energy to our team. She is working toward her master of arts in economics degree at the University of Maine’s School of Economics, which has collaborated with MDF […]
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Maine business leaders: State needs to amp up efforts, attract 65,000 workers by 2020
AUBURN — Repeatedly calling it ambitious but essential, business leaders unveiled a report Tuesday morning showing how they hope to lure 65,000 more workers into Maine jobs by 2020. If nothing is done, the state is on track to lose 20,000 workers by the end of the decade, said Dana Connors, president of the Maine […]
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State chamber to present report on growing Maine’s workforce today in Auburn
AUBURN — The Maine State Chamber of Commerce and the Maine Development Foundation are holding an event in Auburn to discuss how to grow the state’s workforce. The organizations are gathering Tuesday morning at Procter & Gamble in Auburn to release the fourth edition in its “Making Maine Work” series.” This one focuses on the […]
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Maine workers rank among least productive according to report
AUGUSTA — The productivity of Maine workers ranks among the worst in the nation, a function of the state’s rural nature rather than the quality of its workforce, according to a new report released Thursday morning. The report, Productivity in Maine, was produced by the Maine Development Foundation and the University of Maine School of Economics. […]