Gold Star Awards

Adopt-a-Benchmark Program

The Growth Council gives Gold Star Awards to organizations that adopt a benchmark and, through their work, significantly advance the goals set in Measures of Growth for that benchmark. Organizations receiving Gold Star Awards are awarded a certificate of achievement at Maine Development Foundation's Annual Meeting and publicly recognized for their role in advancing long-term economic growth and a high quality of life in Maine for Maine citizens.

Gold Star Recipients:

AEWC - University of Maine

• Research and Development Expenditures

Bath Iron Works

• Cost of Health Care
• Chronic Disease
• Health Insurance Coverage

Blue Hill Peninsula Chamber of Commerce

• Per Capita Personal Income
• High Speed Internet Subscribers

Burgess Advertising and Marketing

• Cost of Energy

College for ME - Androscoggin

• Higher Degree Attainment

Community Concepts Website

• Affordable Housing

Cumberland County Government

• State and Local Tax Burden

Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems

• Chronic Disease
• Cost of Health Care
• Employment
• Higher Degree Attainment
• Poverty
• Research and Development Expenditures

Finance Authority of Maine

• Employment
• Higher Degree Attainment

Franklin Community Health Network

• Health Insurance Coverage

Greater Waterville PATCH

• Chronic Disease

Maine Community Foundation

• Higher Degree Attainment

Maine Higher Education Council

• Higher Degree Attainment

Maine Small Business Development Centers, USM School of Business

• New Business Starts

Maine Technology Institute

• Research and Development Expenditures

National Semiconductor

• Manufacturing Productivity

Northeast Bank

• Affordable Housing

Portland Water District

• Conservation Lands

Spurwink Services

• On the Job Injuries and Illnesses
• New Business Starts

University of Maine Hutchinson Center

• Higher Degree Attainment

WBRC Architects-Engineers

• Per Capita Personal Income
• Employment
• On the Job Injuries and Illnesses
• Research and Development Expenditures
• New Business Starts
• Sustainable Forest Lands

York County Community College

• Higher Degree Attainment