MDF NEWS
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…
Maine Downtown Center Selects Houlton for Downtown Revitalization Roadmap Program
HALLOWELL, Maine — July 10, 2019 — The Maine Downtown Center (MDC), a program of Maine Development Foundation (MDF), is pleased to select the Town…
MDF News Roundup – June 2019
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Downtown Deal
Revitalizing core areas seen as challenge that must be met. Read the article in Maine Town & City.
FOR/Maine (Forest Opportunity Roadmap) Featured on “207” Newsmagazine Show
The newsmagazine show “207” dedicated 7 minutes to an in-depth look at how FOR/Maine (Forest Opportunity Roadmap), a broad coalition in which MDF is a…
2019 Measures of Growth Report Finds Maine Continues to Lead the Nation in Environment and Safety, but Persistently Struggles with Other Business, Community and Workforce Indicators
AUGUSTA, Maine – April 24, 2019 – The Maine Economic Growth Council today released its 25th annual Measures of Growth Report, a snapshot of where…
Group seeks to ally with national organization to revitalize downtown
ELLSWORTH — In an ongoing effort to revitalize downtown, a group of volunteers is setting out to become part of a program that supports similar renewal…
Not Always Easy, but Downtown Development Continues Apace
From Norway to Bath to Augusta, downtown revitalization is recognized as paramount to a community’s economic self-image and historic identity. Read the article in the…