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MDF is a non-partisan, statewide driver of sustainable economic growth in Maine. We connect people, decision-makers, and communities though trusted research, leadership development, and creative partnerships to stimulate new ideas, solve problems, and improve lives
2024 Measures of Growth Report Highlights 30 Years of Economic Change in Maine
The Report provides a comprehensive snapshot of how the state’s economy is performing relative to our long-term goals, other states, and the nation
Join us Nov. 22 in Bangor for the Realize Maine Showcase.
Learn from young professionals across the state who are making Maine a magnet for workers under 40 and their families.
Celebrate with us as five key MDF programs mark milestone anniversaries in 2024.
12 Dec
2024 Light Up Leadership Alumni Holiday Gathering
Time for some laughter and good cheer! Join your fellow ICL and Leadership Maine alums for an informal evening of joy, laughter, and connection as we celebrate all the ways you have led – big and small – over the past year. Reconnect with ICL & Leadership Maine classmates, other alums, and make new acquaintances who share your love of Maine and your passion for leading. We’ve begun recruiting for the next classes, so bring your leadership-curious friends and colleagues, too! We’ll order some pizza for all to enjoy. The event will be in a semi-enclosed heated pavilion, so please dress accordingly.
18 Dec
Leadership in Action Breakfast: Leading Emerging Sectors
7:30 – 10 a.m. We will hear from trailblazers in the emerging sectors of Maine’s Space program, artificial intelligence (AI), green businesses/products, blue (ocean) economy, and the forest economy. We will then break out into smaller groups to take deeper dives into how you can engage in these growing sectors, and apply the approaches these leaders are using to your sector/community.
MDF’s Maine Downtown Center Holds 25th Anniversary Conference and Annual Awards Celebration
Biddeford and Saco — November 6-7, 2024 Maine Development Foundation’s (MDF’s) Maine Downtown Center (MDC) held its 25th Anniversary Conference…“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
Join us December 18 for “Leading in Emerging Sectors” breakfast event & learn from Maine trailblazers in AI, space, green products, ocean & forest industries.
Champion circle members
