By Ernie Clark, BDN Staff • July 9, 2019 1:00 am Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil have been the brightest of stars during an otherwise frustrating first half of the 2019 baseball season...
EAST MILLINOCKET – Eastern Maine Community College is pleased to announce the expansion of its associate’s degree in Nursing to the Katahdin Region. The program will be offered at the...
By Aislinn Sarnacki, BDN Staff • August 21, 2019 6:00 am Updated: September 13, 2019 1:49 pm Miles of new trails specifically designed for mountain biking have opened in the...
By Staff, Mainebiz • August 26, 2019 Maine’s community colleges open today and next week with new academic degree and certificate programs, new short-term job training opportunities and refurbished and...
By Staff, Mainebiz • August 28, 2019 A University of Maine-led project to track changes in the state’s vast forest ecosystem has been awarded up to $6 million in federal...
By Staff, Mainebiz • August 29, 2019 Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory announced this week a grant to study genetic factors that cause chronic stress. James Coffman, a developmental biologist...
Stuart Hedstrom, Piscataquis Observer • August 30, 2019 DOVER-FOXCROFT — Residents of the region looking to improve their lives through various academic and career programs can do so through the...
By Abigail Curtis • September 5, 2019 BELFAST, Maine — Developer Paul Naron is a lot closer to building a marina, restaurant and more on the Belfast waterfront after city...
By Mainebiz Staff • September 10, 2019 GO Lab Inc., the Belfast building products manufacturer that last month closed on its purchase of the shuttered Madison Paper Industries mill, has...
By FAME • September 10, 2019 DECD, FAME, MRDA, MTI, CEI, EMDC, Somerset Economic Development Corp., and Town of Madison collaborate to fund start-up at former Madison Mill in Somerset...
Statewide – Eastern Maine Development Corporation’s Maine PTAC (Procurement Technical Assistance Center) program is celebrating the success of their clients, offering networking opportunities, and welcoming businesses to free workshops and...
Staff, Piscataquis Observer • August 15, 2019 One year after announcing new President & CEO, Lee Umphrey, EMDC continues to evolve with a brand refresh and new website at www.emdc.org....
Eastern Maine – One year after announcing new President & CEO, Lee Umphrey, EMDC continues to evolve with a brand refresh and new website. This is EMDC’s first website redesign...
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) – Unemployment rates are gradually reducing across the state, but there are many in need of jobs. Job searching can be intimidating, but staff at the Tri-County...
When Portland’s Arcadia designworks drew plans for Millinocket public pool bath house more than a decade ago, it started a business connection with the town that has culminated in the...
The Bangor City Council has agreed to provide $250,000 in loans to Soft Touch Tissue & Paper, a new manufacturing business that’s opening on outer Hammond Street with the goal of producing...
A developer seeks to avoid paying 70 percent of the new property taxes it expects to owe the town of Bucksport when it builds what looks to be the state’s...
Lots of different events and festivals in Bangor have come and gone over the years — the KahBang Festival, the World’s Largest Garage Sale and the YMCA Spring Fair, to...
Maine Calling broadcasts from the North Light Gallery in Millinocket for an update on the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. New trails are currently under construction, road signs are...
EAST MILLINOCKET, Maine (WABI) – Focusing on resources to help economic growth in the Katahdin Region was the goal of an event in East Millinocket Friday. We were there to...
Maine Calling broadcasts from the North Light Gallery in Millinocket for an update on the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. New trails are currently under construction, road signs are...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine and Angus King, I-Maine announced a total of $3,242,078 for rural economic and community development throughout Maine. This funding is being awarded...
Talk about inspiring! Our Tell Me More Tour stop in Millinocket was less about the event’s attendees telling us what specific stories Maine Public News should be covering and was...
When it comes to starting a business, Maine gets strong marks in a state ranking released Tuesday by personal finance website WalletHub. Maine came in at No. 13 in the...
Piscataquis County – Theresa Mudgett, Career Pathways Manager in Dover-Foxcroft, has retired after 31 years of providing Workforce Development services. Theresa began her career in Workforce Development in 1988 with...
Staff, Piscataquis Observer • September 20, 2019 Theresa Mudgett, career pathways manager in Dover-Foxcroft, has retired after 31 years of providing Workforce Development services. Mudgett began her career in Workforce...
Bangor – Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC) is pleased to welcome Loan Officer/Credit Analyst, Tom Stewart, to their lending department. Tom brings over 20 years of industry experience to their...
Eastern Maine Development Corp. in Bangor hired Tom Stewart as loan officer and credit analyst. Stewart has 20 years of industry experience. Mainebiz
The Bangor Daily News People around the Pine Street State often have differing views about who qualifies as a “Mainer.” By some standards, it’s not even enough to have been...
Eastern Maine Development Corporation is pleased to recognize partners who join them in promoting economic vibrancy through collaboration and delivery of hands-on services at their Annual Community Awards Ceremony on...
By Mainebiz The Maine Community Foundation on Wednesday announced more than $100,000 in grant awards to Monson, Portland and seven other beneficiaries, for initiatives aimed at boosting high-speed internet services statewide....
By Fox ABC Maine BANGOR – Eastern Maine Development Corp. honored local business leaders Thursday at Husson University. Four different awards were presented to EMDC partners who development corporation officials...
By Ernie Clark, BDN Staff • December 6, 2019 1:00 am As the temperature chills down to reflect the coming of winter in the Katahdin region, interest in a sporting...
Mainebiz Eastern Maine Development Corp. in Bangor said it was one of 66 organizations nationwide recognized with a “2019 Impact Award” from the National Association of Development Organizations.
By Maureen Milliken The Millinocket Marathon started out as an idea by a guy who lived halfway across the state in 2015. After reading an article about the town’s dire...
Eastern Maine Development Corporation is currently requesting proposals for the snow removal, sanding and ice melt services for the winter months of 2019-2020 (November 2019– April 2020). General Conditions The...
By Aislinn Sarnacki, BDN Staff • October 30, 2019 4:00 pm Written specifically for kids to read and use, “Ten Days in the North Woods: A Kids’ Hiking Guide to...
EMDC was one of 66 organizations nationwide recognized with a 2019 Impact Award from the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO). President & CEO, Lee Umphrey, was honored to accept...
Who: Ana-Marie Garcia, Data Dissemination Specialist with the Customer Liaison and Marketing Services Office at the Census Bureau in New York What: U.S Census Data Academy When: Monday, September 23rd,...
By Charles Eichacker, BDN Staff • September 25, 2019 A North Carolina company that makes a composite wood material used in construction plans to invest $31 million into opening a...
By BDN, September 25, 2019 DOVER- FOXCROFT – Theresa Mudgett, Career Pathways manager in Dover-Foxcroft, has retired after 31 years of providing workforce development services. Theresa began her career in...
OLD TOWN, Maine (WABI) – Old Town will hold a rapid response meeting tomorrow for businesses and employees affected by last weekend’s fire on Main Street. The Maine Department of...
The Quoddy Tides by Lora Whelan A long‑vacant storefront in the Machias downtown, the former Nash building, is on the path to becoming the Machias Valley Center for Entrepreneurship. The...
By Mainebiz USA Energy Group, majority owner of Penobscot Energy Recovery Co., has created a new company that plans to build a $15 million plant at the waste-to-energy plant’s Orrington site...
Who: Eastern Maine Development Corporation, Bangor Housing, Bangor CareerCenter, Maine Department of Labor What: Resource and Career Fair When: Friday, October 25th, 6:30pm to 8:00 p.m. Where: Bangor Housing Community...
By Nick Sambides Jr., BDN Staff BUCKSPORT, Maine — Every time he drives over the Route 1 bridge between Bucksport and Verona Island, Danny Wentworth sees the main smokestack to...
By Megan Gray Portland Press A travel site has ranked Maine as one of the top regions in the world to visit, in part because the state will celebrate its...
Cindy Campbell, Q106.5 | October 29, 2019 Eastern Maine Development Corporation and Young People in Recovery will host a career readiness workshop tonight in Brewer. Finding the right career path...
Community Author: Debora Rountree EAST MILLINOCKET — Eastern Maine Community College‘s Katahdin Higher Education Center in East Millinocket is pleased to announce the offering of a certified nursing assistant (CNA)...
The hard-won resolution of a $1.5 million tax lien on the former Great Northern Paper mill site in Millinocket now opens the door to development of the site and leverages...
By Mainebiz Kennebec Valley Community College and Washington County Community College are finalists selected from a pool of nearly 1,000 public two-year colleges competing for the prestigious 2021 Aspen Prize, which recognizes...
By Laurie Schreiber The Dennysville Snowmobile & ATV Club has proposed the development of a trail into the town of Lubec, saying the local economy can greatly benefit from Washington...
BANGOR – In its expanding role as a catalyst for thoughtful economic planning, workforce expansion and community vibrancy, Eastern Maine Development Corporation (www.EMDC.org) brought 65 elected officials, economic experts and...
By Emily Burnham, BDN Staff • January 27, 2020 1:00 am After purchasing and renovating 14 single- and multi-family homes in the Bangor area, local property developers Kortnie and Nick...
Grant Awarded to EMDC to provide technical assistance to businesses in the City of Eastport & Raye’s Mustard Mill Eastport, Maine – Raye’s Mustard Mill Museum of Eastport received significant...
Who: State Representative Lois Reckitt, sponsor of Maine’s ERA legislation; City of Bangor Mayor, Clare Davitt; Eastern Maine Development Corporation President & CEO, Lee Umphrey What: Forum for Maine’s ERA...
Bangor – Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC), Four Directions Development Corporation (FDDC), MaineStream Finance, New Ventures Maine, SCORE, Maine Small Business Development Corporation (SBDC), and Scratchpad Accelerator have joined together...
Eastern Maine – Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC) is pleased to announce that Russell Begin will join the organization as Chief Financial Officer on November 19th. The non-profit has also...
Fox ABC Maine BANGOR- The Eastern Maine Development Corporation held an event to discuss Maine’s Equal Rights Amendment. State Representative Lois Reckitt, the bills sponsor, and Bangor City Council Chair,...
Wide-ranging Roundtable Addresses More Than a Dozen Key Issues, Including Regional Cooperation, Technology Infrastructure, Investments in Roads and Bridges, and Climate Change BANGOR, ME – In its expanding role as...
By Fox ABC Bangor BANGOR – Local officials from around the region met with Gov. Janet Mills Wednesday to discuss the issues impacting their cities and towns. “The governor is...
KATAHDIN REGION – It might be just a sign, but economic officials believe new postings leading to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument are really a sign of what’s still...
The Maine Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth, Blue Hill Memorial Hospital, Eastern Maine Development Corporation, and the Maine Career Centers are joining together to host a Medical Clinical Assistant Certification...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kristin Harmon kharmon@emdc.org • (207) 942-6389 Eastern Maine – Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC) is launching a new Youth Work Experience Program for individuals who reside...
“Three years ago, EMDC and others came together to research, study, and analyze complimentary new timber uses for economic growth,” Aube said in the news release. “CLT is one of...
An on-the-job training program is giving people who’ve been laid off a chance earn while they learn. Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC) has funding available for On-the-Job Training (OJT) for...
Eastern Maine Development Corporation is looking for your feedback. They will be hosting five listening sessions throughout the region. The sessions are open to the public. They are asking for...
Eastern Maine Development Corporation and the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) planning committee are encouraging community members to join them for five listening sessions throughout our region, beginning on March...
ELLSWORTH — Ellsworth was the only municipality in Hancock County selected as one of Maine’s 32 Opportunity Zones by Governor Paul LePage, according to an announcement made Monday by the...
Deb Neuman and Michael Aube join George Hale and Ric Tyler to discuss EMDC’s upcoming event, Trends & Technology Reshaping Eastern Maine. The event is led by Strategic Foresight Consultant...
Bangor, ME – Following an extensive national search, the Board of Directors of Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC) voted unanimously on July 26, 2018 to hire Lee Umphrey as EMDC’s...
Eastern Maine – Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC) is hiring an Economic Development Director to serve the Katahdin Region. The position will be the catalyst to Katahdin region economic development...
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) – Eastern Maine Development Corporation is hiring an Economic Development Director that will serve the Katahdin Region. The idea came when members of the community brought it...
A Massachussetts-based financial service business is expanding to the Katahdin region, and will add up to 30 jobs by the end of next year. Medway native Doug Snowman, CEO and...
By Renee Cordes After another year of record passenger volume, Bangor International Airport is speeding up the timetable for its next master plan. It saw 605,992 domestic passengers last year, up slightly from 602,676 in 2018,...
By Maureen Milliken When Matt O’Malia and Josh Henry began discussing developing wood fiber insulation a few years ago, it seemed like a way to meet increasing need while decreasing...
By Jessica Masse, Opinion guest column • January 30, 2020 11:00 am When Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, visited our business in the spring of 2017, he told us he...
As Maine celebrates 200 years of statehood, one of her most spectacular and cherished regions is alive, vibrant and reinvigorated–with an exciting and hopeful vision for the future. Working together,...
Bangor Daily News Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC) is delighted to share that Miranda Pelkey and Gaja Thiagarajan have joined the team. They started their new roles in late January....
Maine Campus On Monday, Feb. 3, the University of Maine hosted guest lecturers Lee Umphrey, Vicki Rusbult and Will Harper from the Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC). The lecture worked...
A new manufacturing business will soon open in Bangor with the goal of producing tissues, napkins and other paper products. The startup business, Soft Touch Tissue & Paper, will initially...
By Lindsay Putnam and Nick Sambides Jr., BDN Staff • June 27, 2019 6:00 am Nearly five years after the Verso Paper mill in Bucksport closed and a scrap metal recycling company bought it, the...
By Lauren Abbate, BDN Staff • June 28, 2019 1:00 am The idea behind Blue Barren Distillery came three years ago the same way a lot of great ideas come about: over a...
Fast Forward Maine Have you ever wanted to go after government contracts, but were unsure where to start? Federal, state, and municipal projects come up all the time, at all...
This program, sponsored by the U.S. Economic Development Administration, was funded to assist the Maine fishing industry. Its objective is to help maintain and develop a sustainable fishing industry and…
This program, sponsored by the U.S. Economic Development Administration, assists existing or start-up businesses with special financing needs. Its objective is to create job opportunities and stimulate…
News Center Maine, December 18, 2018 Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC) announced Tuesday in Bangor the creation of a new job to help the Katahdin Region. Penobscot County Commissioner Peter...
By Courtney Cortright, WABI BANGOR, Maine (WABI) – Some lawmakers in Augusta are working once again on establishing a State Equal Rights Amendment. State Representative Lois Reckitt of South Portland...
By Laurie Schreiber, Mainebiz Bucksport’s downtown is springing to life with new businesses and events catering to locals and an increasing number of visitors, reflecting activity at the former Verso Corp. mill...
By Renee Cordes Husson University in Bangor expects to break ground on a new building for its College of Business this April after raising $38 million in cash and pledges...
Eastern Maine – Katahdin region native Michael Elliott has been selected by Eastern Maine Development as the Katahdin Region Economic Development Director. In this newly created role, he will help...
By Mainebiz Staff The Jackson Laboratory, headquartered in Bar Harbor, was awarded $2,791,196 in federal funds for three separate research projects. The funding was allocated through the National Science Foundation...
More focus on the northern towns of the Katahdin region, more places to eat and better infrastructure are some of the thing Mike Elliott hopes will happen soon. For the...
This program, sponsored by the Finance Authority of Maine, assists businesses involved in advanced manufacturing, information systems, biological and natural resource technologies, as well as businesses…
Planning an expansion? You can benefit from attractive, fixed asset financing through the SBA 504 Loan Program. With 504, you get long-term fixed rate financing at a reasonable interest rate,...
This program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development Division, assists healthy growing businesses with special financing needs. Its objective is to create job opportunities…
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