Adopted Benchmarks

Adopt-a-Benchmark Program

Benchmarks Adopted to Date

1. Per Capita Personal Income
   • Blue Hill Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
2. Gross State Product
3. Employment
   • Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems
   • Finance Authority of Maine
   • WBRC Architects-Engineers
4. Multiple Job Holdings
5. Research and Development Expenditures
   • Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems
   • Maine Technology Institute
   • AEWC - University of Maine
   • WBRC Architects-Engineers
6. International Exports
   • Maine International Trade Center
7. High Speed Internet Access
   • Blue Hill Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
8. New Business Starts
   • Spurwink
   • Maine Small Business Development Centers, USM School of Business
9. Manufacturing Productivity
   
   • National Semiconductor
10. Higher Degree Attainment
    • Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems
    • Finance Authority of Maine
    • Maine College Transitions
    • Maine Community Foundation
    • Maine Higher Education Council
    • University of Maine
    • University of Maine - Hutchinson Center
    • York County Community College
11. Cost of Doing Business
12. Cost of Health Care
• Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems
13. Cost of Energy
• Burgess Advertising
• National Semiconductor
• WBRC Architects-Engineers
14. State and Local Tax Burden
15. Transportation Infrastructure
16. On-the-job Injuries and Illnesses (Reported)
    • Spurwink
    • WBRC Architects-Engineers
17. Affordable Housing
    • Community Concepts
    • Northeast Bank
18. Poverty
    • Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems
19. Gender Income Disparity
20. Chronic Disease
    • Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems
    • Greater Waterville PATCH
21. Health Insurance Coverage
    • Franklin Community Health Network
22. Conservation Lands
    • Portland Water District
23. Sustainable Forest Lands
24. Population of Service Center Communities