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Join us Nov. 14 in Bath for MDC Annual Awards Celebration
Come celebrate the achievements and accomplishments of our downtown communities. Awards will be given for the Downtown Small Business of the Year, Project of the Year, and MDF-presented William F. King Jr. Downtown Champion Award.


MDF’s Maine Downtown Center & Senior Program Director Anne Ball are featured in News Center Maine “207” Segment
Hear all about the deep and broad impact of MDF’s Maine Downtown Center over the 26 years it has been working with communities across the state to innovate, diversify, and become economic engines where people want to visit and LIVE.
Hear why Alumni of MDF’s ICL (Institute for Civic Leadership) describe how the program experience and the Alumni Network are career-and-life changing. Applications & nominations are being accepted for the next 2025-2026 Class!
MDC Training: The Four Point Approach
The event will be held virtually via Teams.
2025 MDC Annual Awards Celebration
Come celebrate the achievements and accomplishments of our downtown communities. Awards will be given for the Downtown Small Business of the Year, Project of the Year, and MDF-presented William F. King Jr. Downtown Champion Award. This year’s event will feature guest speakers, Margaret Hathaway and Karl Schatz of Community Plate.
MDF Alumni Connector Newsletter – July 2025 Edition
Click here to read the July 2025 edition of MDF’s Alumni Connector newsletter. This edition includes updates on what the…“MDF is a special creature of state law, enabled to integrate private sector thinking and experience with state government planning and data. There is no other entity like it.”
Kay Rand, Former Chief of Staff, Governor Angus King
Celebrate our 2025 Maine Downtown Center Annual Award Winners! Nov. 14 in Bath