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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
Join us for our 2024 Maine Downtown Center Conference & Annual Awards
Feel the power of Maine’s unique downtowns! Join us Nov. 6-7 for this inspiring statewide gathering of Main Street organizations, downtown volunteers, business and property owners, community residents, and economic and community development professionals!
MDF’s Maine Downtown Center Wins $750,000 National Park Service Grant to Support Historic Preservation in Rural Downtowns
For the third time in five years MDC won this very competitive funding. It will provide grants for historic preservation projects t0 foster economic development in rural downtowns.
Celebrate with us as five key MDF programs mark milestone anniversaries in 2024.
23 Oct
Leadership in Action Breakfast: Projects of Passion – Volunteering & Mentoring in Community
7:30 – 10:00 a.m. A panel of alums & other leaders of volunteer organizations will share their passion for and/or their organization’s needs for volunteering and mentoring. We will explore the impact impact it has in their communities, on younger generations, and in their own lives. We will then hold space to meet in small groups & one-on-one with participants who are interested in becoming volunteers and/or mentors.
06 Nov
2024 Maine Downtown Conference and Annual Awards
Maine Downtown Center is headed to Biddeford & Saco for the first Maine Downtown Conference since 2016! Join us in these two incredible downtowns on November 6th and 7th for educational opportunities and a statewide gathering of Main Street organizations, downtown volunteers, business and property owners, community residents, economic and community development professionals, municipal staff and elected officials, and more. As part of this conference, we will include the MDC Annual Awards Celebration, highlighting outstanding projects, organizations, and individuals in our downtown communities.
MDF’s Maine Downtown Center Announces Annual Awards for Standout Community Projects and Individuals
Hallowell, MAINE — October 1, 2024 — The Maine Downtown Center (MDC), a program of Maine Development Foundation (MDF), is…“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
Feel the power of Maine’s historic main street communities! Join us Nov. 6-7 for our Maine Downtown Center Conference
Champion circle members
