"While it is human nature to search for THE answer to our economic challenges, we must transform our thinking away from the search for the silver bullet and instead seek the silver buckshot - that myriad of smaller yet meaningful policies and programs that, when taken together, transform Maine and lift us to that next plateau." Former State Economist and current President of the Maine Development Foundation, Laurie Lachance, who has been analyzing and forecasting Maine's economic performance for 25 years, presents the findings of MDF's research for the Brookings Institute. The presentation has been updated since 2006 and has been given to Bangor Region Development Alliance, Winthrop Rotary Club, Central Maine Community College Opening Session, Business Research and Economic Development Committee, York County Community College Eggs and Issues, Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce, Doyle & Nelson, Association of Government Accountants, Bowdoin College Alumni, and many others since 2006.