MDF NEWS
MDF’s Maine Downtown Center Receives Maine Office of Tourism Marketing and Development Recovery Grant
Hallowell, MAINE — January 16, 2023 — The Maine Downtown Center, a program of Maine Development Foundation (MDF), has been awarded a $331,050 Maine Office of Tourism…
2023 Measures of Growth Report Highlights Maine’s Enduring Assets and Need for Innovative Responses to Persistent Challenges
Hallowell, Maine – November 29, 2023 – The nonpartisan Maine Economic Growth Council today released its 29h annual Measures of Growth Report – a comprehensive…
Registration Open for First-ever Course Aimed at Boosting Forest Product Sector Workforce
Machias, Maine – November 6, 2023 FOR/Maine (Forest Opportunity Roadmap) coalition and Sunrise County Economic Council are pleased to announce registration is open for a new,…
Magnetize Maine forum searches for ways to attract and retain young workers
MDF’s Realize Maine Network and member organization Momentum Aroostook are featured in this article from the Bangor Daily News. The article highlighted the Network’s signature…
SEAMaine Educator Summit allows teachers to learn more about Maine’s aquaculture industry
The SEA Maine (Seafood Economic Accelerator) initiative, which MDF staffs, was featured in this News Center Maine story. Reporter Caroline LeCour takes us onboard a…
MDF Presents Champion Awards to Six Individuals and Organizations for Exemplary Leadership in Helping Mainers Thrive and Prosper
Hallowell, Maine — September 28, 2023 — Maine Development Foundation (MDF), is thrilled to announce our 2023 Champion Award winners. These awards recognize exemplary leadership toward economic improvement and systemic change necessary for each and every Mainer to thrive and…
MDF Featured in Newscenter Maine story “Pilot program to help boost forest product sector’s workforce”
MDF and FOR/Maine (Forest Opportunity Roadmap) Program Director Erica Watson are featured in this Newscenter Maine story on a new online course that will link…
July 2023 MDF Roundup
Read the July 2023 edition of our newsletter, MDF Roundup: News, Updates, Events Updates | July 2023
MDF and Maine Entreprenuers Featured in Wall Street Journal Article
MDF’s Maine Downtown Center Senior Program Director, Anne Ball was among the Maine subject matter experts and business owners quoted in an in-depth Wall Street Jounral article,…
Seafood industry contributes $3.2B a year to the Maine economy, report says
A new report out by the SEA Maine (Seafood Economic Accelerator) initiative, in which MDF is a key partner and staffs, highlights how critical the…