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...
Eastern Maine Development Corporation’s (EMDC) lending program is getting a boost from a new loan officer with over 17 years of experience. EMDC is pleased to welcome Kim Smith, who...
Anna Stockman, community planner, has joined Eastern Maine Development Corporation’s (EMDC) Community & Business Services Team. Stockman is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, and has a bachelors...
BANGOR — During the past few weeks, Eastern Maine Development Corporation officials delivered $19 million to more than 430 businesses and nonprofit groups in Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis and Waldo counties. It...
Maine’s Economic Recovery Grant Program, funded by the federal CARES Act, announced awards of up to $100,000 to businesses across the state Hancock, Penobscot, Piscataquis and Waldo Counties – Through...
BANGOR — Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC) has received a 2020 Impact Award from the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) for the state’s Connecting with Opportunities Initiative. EMDC partnered...
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...
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...
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...
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 Corp. has announced the addition of Kim Smith as a loan officer. Smith, who has 17 years of experience in the field, most recently served as branch manager...
Eastern Maine Development Corp. in Bangor hired Anna Stockman as community planner with its community and business services team, Kim Smith as loan officer with its business lending team and...
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 Laurie Schreiber, MaineBiz • July 2, 2019 Micki Sumpter, who has been involved since 1997 in Ellsworth’s economic development, is turning her attention to the town of Mount Desert. Sumpter served...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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…
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…
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 Finance Authority of Maine, assists businesses involved in advanced manufacturing, information systems, biological and natural resource technologies, as well as businesses…
EMDC to host virtual Information session for interested businesses, nonprofits and partners 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3 via Zoom Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC) has been awarded $2.6 million...
Enhanced services will connect more businesses with EMDC’s $2.8 million U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Revolving Loan Fund program funded by the CARES Act Statewide – Eastern Maine Development Corporation’s...
Instead of an in person auction, it will be broadcast live on their Facebook page. BANGOR, Maine (WABI) – The Bangor Art Society’s annual art auction will look a little...
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...
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...
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...
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...
This Story Map features projects awarded through NADO’s 2020 Aliceann Wohlbruck NADO Impact Awards and the Excellence in Regional Transportation Awards. The Impact Awards program honors NADO members for their...
A new state program is opening doors to education, training and employment — giving greater stability and added purpose to life. By Lee Umphrey and Doug Dunbar Hope, optimism and...
COVID-19 has upended our lives. We’ve been confronted by unpleasant realities and faced with unexpected challenges. In our communities, long-standing social problems have grown worse. Suicides are on the rise....
Congratulations to the 2020 NADO Photo Contest winners and runners-up! This year, nearly 120 images were submitted from members across the country that demonstrated what makes their regions great places to...
Best Practices in Resilience Planning to Support Economic Recovery Thursday, October 22, 2020 1:45pm to 3:00pm Many EDDs are currently in the process of spending their EDA CARES Act funding...
USDA Rural Development is investing $295,520 in Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program funds in economic development organizations across Maine to provide training and technical assistance to rural small businesses. The funding...
A person who has desperately needed hope knows like no other the power of visible recovery and the hope that is generated from knowing you’re not alone, there is a...
WASHINGTON — Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission in Saco is one of the organizations receiving funds that will provide critical gap financing to small businesses and entrepreneurs adversely affected by...
Connecting with Opportunities Initiative only Project Recognized in New England; New Statewide Workshops to Promote Initiative Begin November 18th WASHINGTON, DC and BANGOR, ME – Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC)...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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 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...
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)...
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...
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...
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 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...
Through a partnership with the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), EMDC is distributing $19 million in COVID-19 relief to businesses and nonprofits in Eastern Maine. In their...
Applications are Open December 4th from 9:00am-2:00pmTourism, Hospitality & Retail Recovery Grant ProgramUp to $20,000 each for eligible applicants About the Grant Created by Governor Janet T. Mills and Maine...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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 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...
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...
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