Eastern Maine Development Corporation Reimagines Employment Preparation for Young People through Innovative “Learn and Earn” Opportunity during the Pandemic Eastern Maine – Through new and continued partnerships with community organizations,...
The Town of East Millinocket has announced that it has successfully negotiated and purchased the former Great Northern Paper Company mill site from Katahdin KI 50, LLC (a subsidiary of...
East Millinocket closed on a deal on Tuesday to purchase the former Great Northern Paper Co. LLC mill site, for generations the home of the town’s single largest employer, on...
A unanimous vote by the Central Western Maine Workforce Development Board (CWMWDB) will provide funding for Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC) to offer workforce services to people and businesses in...
Eastern Maine Development Corp. of Bangor has been awarded $1.5 million to provide workforce development services for people and businesses in Androscoggin, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford and Somerset counties. The Central...
A unanimous vote by the Central Western Maine Workforce Development Board (CWMWDB)will provide funding for Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC) to offer workforce services to people and businesses in Androscoggin,...
Bangor Daily News Award is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration’s CARES Act Recovery Assistance BANGOR – Municipalities and businesses in Eastern Maine are getting a...
Piscataquis Observer WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine and Angus King, I-Maine announced that the Eastern Maine Development Corporation has been awarded $400,000 to support the redevelopment and...
U.S. Senator Susan Collins & U.S. Senator Angus King Funding will support small businesses throughout eastern Maine that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic Washington D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan...
The award is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration’s CARES Act Recovery Assistance BANGOR, ME – Municipalities and businesses in Eastern Maine are getting a boost...
U.S. EDA WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $400,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Eastern Maine Development Corporation, Bangor,...
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency A large oceanside aquaculture system, a church, and an international maritime training center are among the enterprises preparing to open at the site of a former...
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) – The longest-running art society in the country held a safe and socially distant art exhibit in Bangor. The Juried Art Show is put on by the...
Bangor Daily News, by William Harper Maine CDC recently released data describing COVID-19 infections across the state. As we negotiate this health crisis, understanding data and the implications for our...
Fox ABC Maine BANGOR – The Bangor Art Society is currently hosting its 145th annual juried show. Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC) allowed the group to have the show in its...
News Center Maine The “Connecting with Opportunities Initiative” will provide financial support and individualized support with education, training and finding meaningful employment BANGOR, Maine — Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC)...
Fox ABC Maine BANGOR – A new initiative is being developed to help people impacted by opioid use disorder. Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC) of Bangor is launching an opioid...
Bangor Daily News BANGOR — Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC) President and CEO Lee Umphrey announces the launch of “Maine’s Connecting with Opportunities Initiative,” funded by a $6.2 million federal...
The “Connecting with Opportunities Initiative” Provides Financial Support and Individualized Support with Education, Training and Finding Meaningful Employment BANGOR, ME – Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC) President and CEO Lee...
Townsquare Media Eastern Maine Development Corporation is offering a free workforce academy that hopes to train young Mainers in jobs that will keep them in the state. This is a...
FOX ABC Bangor BANGOR – Eastern Maine Development Corporation will be offering a seven-week academy for young Mainers looking for job opportunities. The “Young Mainer’s Workforce Academy” has been redesigned...
Bangor Daily News BANGOR – Seeking to bolster the workforce and provide additional support for employers, Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC) is implementing a unique approach to the job search...
Puritan Medical Products says the plant could nearly double the company’s output and should be open by July 1. Portland Press Herald A new plant under development in Pittsfield could...
By Molly Mayo, BDN Community Author This year marks the 145th anniversary year of the Bangor Art Society. While many of the group’s art exhibits have changed since 1875, the...
By Charles Eichacker, BDN PITTSFIELD, Maine — Renovations and recruiting have now begun for the Somerset County expansion of a Guilford company that makes the nasal swabs that are critically...
The Piscataquis Observer PITTSFIELD — Renovations and recruiting have now begun for the Somerset County expansion of a Guilford company that makes the nasal swabs that are critically necessary to...
Bangor Daily News EAST MILLINOCKET — Eastern Maine Community College‘s Katahdin Higher Education Center is pleased to announce the offering of a no cost certified nursing assistant (CNA) program in...
Puritan Medical Products is hiring at their new location in Pittsfield, Maine. Join them in saving the world, one swab at a time. Click the job titles below to view...
Lori Valigra, Bangor Daily News Gov. Janet Mills said Wednesday that she is convening a committee that will meet over the rest of 2020 to oversee the state’s recovery from...
From the Office of Governor Janet T. Mills Business leaders, education officials, non-profits, labor and tribal representatives, economic development experts, and elected officials to shape economic recovery Governor Janet Mills...
The Piscataquis Observer DOVER-FOXCROFT — During the second week of April, a snow storm dumped over a foot of heavy, wet snow on Piscataquis County, bringing down limbs and trees...
Mainebiz Guilford medical device manufacturer Puritan Medical Products will up its swab production for COVID-19 testing to nearly 40 million a month with an expansion into a Pittsfield building owned...
The Piscataquis Observer The federal government is providing $75.5 million to the Guilford medical products company that is expanding production of the testing swabs that are critically needed to detect...
Bangor Daily News Today is Thursday. There have now been 1,056 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus spread across all of Maine’s counties, according to the Maine Center for Disease...
By Charles Eichacker, Bangor Daily News Click here for the latest coronavirus news, which the BDN has made free for the public. You can support our critical reporting on the...
By Bangor Daily News Virtual workshops position job seekers for success by boosting their understanding of services, career options, job search strategies and more BANGOR – In a time of...
Virtual Workshops Position Job Seekers for Success by Boosting Their Understanding of Services, Career Options, Job Search Strategies and More BANGOR, ME – In a time of economic uncertainty, Eastern...
By Bob Keyes, Portland Press Herald The University of Maine Museum of Art will get a new name and more space to exhibit artwork because of a $1.3 million gift...
Bangor Daily News | By Emily Burnham A $1.3 million gift from two longtime University of Maine educators and administrators will see the University of Maine Museum of Art in...
The University of Maine The University of Maine has formed an innovation team to help evaluate and develop solutions to the shortages of supplies and challenges faced by Maine’s health...
#TeamEMDC is practicing social distancing and working from home. Our #WorkingFromHome series follows team members that continue to assist and support, businesses, communities and workers from home.
Communities around the country are working hard to adapt to the changing economic landscape of these uncertain times. In the tree-covered northeast, the Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC) has been...
FOX ABC Maine Maine’s battle against the opioid crisis has received some financial help. The Eastern Maine Development Corp. has assisted in securing a National Health Emergency Dislocated Worker Grant...
Efforts to eliminate cash bail are being considered in the legislative and judicial branches as Maine examines ways to reform its criminal justice system Pine Tree Watch Doug Dunbar traces...
Bangor Daily News The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded Maine $6.2 million to pay for job training and other services aimed at getting almost 700 people affected by the...
Mainebiz Up to $6.28 million in federal funds awarded this week will go toward building employment and expanding life-changing services in areas of Maine affected by the opioid crisis. With...
Congressman Jared Golden held a roundtable in Bangor to identify ways that the SBDCs can bring its free services to more small businesses. NEWS CENTER Maine BANGOR, Maine — A...
WABI Talking to small business owners about resources available to them was the topic of discussion at a roundtable meeting in Bangor Wednesday. Congressman Jared Golden was there. It took...
Portland Press Herald Maine has received $6.3 million to help train substance abuse treatment workers and prepare addiction sufferers for the job market. The two-year award from the U.S. Department...
U.S. DOL Grant to Strengthen Maine Workforce Development Efforts, Helping People Impacted and Mitigating the Crisis by Bolstering Health Care Occupations BANGOR, ME – Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC) President...
MAINE – The Maine Department of Labor is pleased to announce that the State has been awarded a grant of up to $6,281,891 by the U.S. Department of Labor to...
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...
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...
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....
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,...
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...
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,...
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 – 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...
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...
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 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...
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 Corp. in Bangor hired Tom Stewart as loan officer and credit analyst. Stewart has 20 years of industry experience. Mainebiz
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 • 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, 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 ready...
Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC) and Katahdin Region partners are opening promising career pathways for newly trained health care workers, and expanding the pool of in-demand skilled employees for this...
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...
BANGOR, Maine — It’s an age-old problem — when applying for jobs, many people often see a work experience requirement. But not all young people have the necessary experience. This...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
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