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Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy

EMDC’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) identifies goals and objectives for the Eastern Maine region that guide economic growth and regional resiliency. EMDC is designated by the U.S. Economic Development Agency to update the plan every 5 years. The result is a living document that is data-rich, and thoughtfully created with diverse public and private stakeholder input.

Acknowledgements

CEDS Committee

Scott Adkins – County Administrator, Hancock County, EMDC Board Member
Sven Bartholomew – Senior Vice President, Camden National Bank, EMDC Board Member
Edmond Bearor – Attorney, Rudman Winchell & EMDC Board Member
John Belding – Director, University of Maine Advanced Manufacturing Center
Martha Bentley – Director, Economic Development Coordination & Small Business Ombudsman, Maine Department of Economic and Community Development
Rob Brown – Director, Business Ownership Solutions Program, Cooperative Development Institute
Rich Campbell – President, Campbell Environmental Group, EMDC Board Member
David Cole – David Cole Consulting. Former Maine DOT Commissioner
Denice Conary – Chief Financial Officer, Penquis
Dr. Steven Cunningham – Professor of Management and Economics, Husson University, EMDC Board Member
Kelly Cotiaux – Staff, U.S. Senator Susan Collins
Dr. Andrew Crawley – Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Maine
Sara Devlin – Director, Bangor Area Comprehensive Transportation System
Michael Donahue – President, Northern Light Beacon Health, EMDC Board Member
David Dunning – Vice President of Marketing & Human Resources, S.W. Cole Engineering, Inc.
Judith East – Executive Director, Land Use Planning Commission
Michael Elliott – Manager of Finance & Business Development, Northern Light Beacon Health
Tanya Emery – Director of Community and Economic Development, City of Bangor
Wayne Erkkinen – County Commissioner, Piscataquis County, EMDC Board Member
James Gillway – Town Manager, Town of Searsport, EMDC Board Member
Molly Ginn – Center Director, Career Systems Development Corporation
Jill Goldthwait – Government Relations, The Jackson Laboratory
Jon Gulliver – Director of Investor & Community Relations, NMDC
Susan Hammond – Executive Director, Four Directions Development Corporation, EMDC Board Member
Jay Hardy – Economic Development Director, Town of Lincoln
Barbara Hayslett – District Director, U.S. Congressman Jared Golden
Lisa Larson – President, Eastern Maine Community College, EMDC Board Member
Jeff Letourneau – Executive Director, Networkmaine
D’arcy Main-Boyington – Director of Economic Development, City of Brewer
Charlotte Mace – Director, Maine Office of Business Development, Maine Department of Economic and Community Development
Susan Mackey Andrews – Co-Facilitator, Maine Resilience Building Network
Jessica Masse – Partner, Designlab
Ann McAlhany – Business Advisor, Maine Small Business Development Center
Susanne Miller – Director, Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management, Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Donna Moreland – Destination Development Specialist, Maine Office of Tourism, Maine Department of Economic and Community Development
Robert Nadeau – Community Programs Director, USDA Rural Development, Maine State Office
Deb Neuman – President & CEO, Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce
Carolann Ouellette – Director, Maine Office of Outdoor Recreation, Maine Department of Economic and Community Development
Niles Parker – Executive Director, Maine Discovery Museum
Ryan Pelletier – County Administrator, Aroostook County
Jim Pineau – Senior Area Manager, U.S. Small Business Administration
Jonathan Poole – Large Business Development Manager, Maine Department of Economic and Community Development
Janna Richards – Economic Development Director, City of Ellsworth
EJ Roach – Director of Community and Economic Development, City of Old Town
Richard Rotella – Community & Economic Development Director, Town of Bucksport
Debora Rountree – Associate Academic Dean, Eastern Maine Community College
Joanna Russell – Executive Director, Northeastern Workforce Development Board
Amy Ryder – Economic Development Director, Town of Hampden
Laura Sanborn – County Commissioner, Penobscot County, EMDC Board Member
John Shea – Executive Director, Piscataquis County Economic Development Council
William Shorey – County Commissioner, Waldo County
Linda Silka – Senior Fellow, Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions
Edie Smith – Political Consultant and State Director, U.S. Senator Angus King
Aimee Thibodeau – Marketing & Business Development Manager, Bangor International Airport
Beverly Uhlenhake – Broker, Epstein Commercial Real Estate
Lucy Van Hook – Director of Community Development, Our Katahdin
Tony Vail – General Manager, Cross Center Insurance
Brian Wilson – Business and Cooperative Programs Director, USDA Rural Development, Maine State Office
Carol Woodcock – State Office Representative, U.S. Senator Susan Collins
Lawson Wulsin – Executive Director, A Climate to Thrive

CEDS Task Force

Rich Campbell – President, Campbell Environmental Group
David Cole – David Cole Consulting, Former Maine DOT Commissioner
Dr. Steven Cunningham – Professor of Management and Economics, Husson University
Sara Devlin – Director, Bangor Area Comprehensive Transportation System
Susan Hammond – Executive Director, Four Directions Development Corporation, EMDC Board Member
Jay Hardy – Economic Development Director, Town of Lincoln
D’arcy Main-Boyington – Director of Economic Development, City of Brewer
Susan Mackey Andrews – Co-Facilitator, Maine Resilience Building Network
Susanne Miller – Director, Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management, Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Carolann Ouellette – Director, Maine Office of Outdoor Recreation, Maine Department of Economic and Community Development
Niles Parker – Executive Director, Maine Discovery Museum
Jim Pineau – Senior Area Manager, U.S. Small Business Administration
Richard Rotella – Community & Economic Development Director, Town of Bucksport
Lucy Van Hook – Director of Community Development, Our Katahdin

Keynote Speakers

Heather Johnson – Commissioner, Department of Economic and Community Development
Hannah Pingree – Director, Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future
The Honorable Angus S. King – U.S. Senator

Artist Contributions

Samantha Bullard – Fine Artist, “A Year in Maine” 2019
George Danby – Editorial Cartoonist, Bangor Daily News
Patty Griffin – Grammy Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter, “Where I Come From” 2019
Jeff Kirlin – Photographer, Thing of the Moment
Kristin Harmon – Photographs contributed by EMDC

Interview Participants

Rich Campbell – President, Campbell Environmental Group
Tony Caruso – Airport Director, Bangor International Airport
David Cole – David Cole Consulting, Former Maine DOT Commissioner
Dr. Habib Dagher – Executive Director, Bath Iron Works Professor of Structural Engineering, University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composites Center
Claire Eaton – Director, Natural Resource Markets & Economic Development, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
James Gillway – Town Manager, Town of Searsport, EMDC Board Member
Carolann Ouellette – Director, Maine Office of Outdoor Recreation, Maine Department of Economic and Community Development
Amanda Rector – State Economist, Department of Administrative and Financial Services
Richard Rotella – Community & Economic Development Director, Town of Bucksport
Lucas St. Clair – Board Member, Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters, Executive Director, Elliotsville Foundation, Inc.
Aimee Thibodeau – Marketing & Business Development Manager, Bangor International Airport
Emma Wendt – Community Development Officer – Climate Specialist, Island Institute