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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
Happy Holidays from the MDF family to yours!
Thank you to our members, alumni, donors, community leaders, and partner organizations for making 2024 such a wonderful year of progress. We look forward to our work together in 2025!
Celebrate with us as five key MDF programs mark milestone anniversaries in 2024.
28 Jan
2025 New Affiliate & Municipal Community Information Session
Join us for the 2025 MDC Affiliate & Municipal Community Application Information Session on January 28, 2025 from 4:00-5:00PM. This session will be an overview of the affiliate/municipal program structure, benefits of being an affiliated community, and how to apply to be an affiliate or municipal program.
26 Feb
2025 Light Up Leadership Alumni New Year Gathering
Time for some laughter and good cheer in the new year! 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.
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
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