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MDF CEO Yellow Light Breen Featured on Fast Forward Maine Podcast
MDF CEO Yellow Light Breen talks with Fast Forward Maine podcast hosts Rich Brooks, President of Flyte New Media, and Yury Nabokov, Omnichannel Experience Manager…
Adam Burk Joins Maine Development Foundation Team
HALLOWELL, Maine – December 3, 2019 – Maine Development Foundation (MDF) is thrilled to announce that Adam Burk has joined our team as a Program Director.…
Helping diverse students thrive is an economic imperative for Maine
How is Maine meeting the unique challenges students from diverse backgrounds? “These learners represent a tremendous opportunity to grow Maine’s economy and future workforce, and…
Three Maine Communities Awarded Loans For Key Downtown Renovation Projects
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Hallowell, Me – October 9, 2019 – MDF’s Maine Downtown Center (MDC) is pleased to announce it will partner with the Main…
MDF’s Maine Downtown Center Awarded $750,000 National Park Service Grant to Support Historic Preservation in Rural Downtowns
HALLOWELL, Maine – September 19, 2019 The Maine Development Foundation’s Maine Downtown Center (MDC) program will administer $750,000 in funding over the next two years…
Town of Millinocket One of Three Communities Nationwide Selected for Prestigious Community Design Program
The Town of Millinocket is one of three communities nationwide selected to take part in a multi-day design workshop put on by the Citizen’s Institute…
10 leaders for Maine’s economic future
MDF’s President and CEO, Yellow Light Breen, recognized by Mainebiz as one of 10 Mainers driving economic improvement. Read the full article.
How these Maine downtowns turned themselves around after decades of decline
Bucksport and other members of MDF’s Maine Downtown Center program are featured in this in-depth look at how communities are revitalizing their downtowns and expanding…
MDF Champion Circle Member, Saint Joseph’s College of Maine, Launches Maine’s First Online Coding Bootcamp Certificate Program
By 2020, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates there will be over 1.4 Million coding-related jobs and only 400,000 graduates to fill them. And coding…
Rosie Vanadestine Joins Maine Development Foundation Team
HALLOWELL, Maine – July 11, 2019 – The Maine Development Foundation (MDF) is pleased to announce that Rosie Vanadestine has joined our team as Program…