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March 2023 MDF Roundup
News, Programming, and Event Updates | March 2023
Funding opportunities for Area Youth Sports building discussed with Congressional staff
MDF’s Erica Watson, Program Director for Education & Workforce Development, is among the leaders featured in this article from the Lewiston Sun Journal on innovative,…
New act for forest products: Manufacturers find new uses for Maine’s vast forest resource
MDF’s Program Director for the FOR/Maine (Forest Opportunity Roadmap) initiative, Bri Bowman, and other leaders Maine’s forest economy initiative are featured in this Mainebiz article.…
Economic Indicator in Focus: Racial Income Equity
In honor of Black History Month, Maine State Museum shared the story of Eliza Griffin, an entrepreneur who lived on Malaga Island off Phippsburg in…
Houlton joins project to boost small business innovation
MDF’s Anne Ball, Senior Program Director for Maine Downtown Center is featured in this Bangor Daily News article on the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem initiative. Houlton and…
2022 Measures of Growth Report Highlights Maine’s Enduring Assets and the Need for Innovative Responses to Workforce Challenges
Hallowell, Maine – November 16, 2022 – The nonpartisan Maine Economic Growth Council today released its 28h annual Measures of Growth Report, a comprehensive snapshot…
Maine Downtown Center Selects Hallowell and Old Town for Downtown Revitalization Roadmap Process
HALLOWELL, Maine — September 19, 2022 — MDF’s Maine Downtown Center (MDC) is pleased to select the towns of Hallowell and Old Town to participate in…
Heart of Biddeford Earns National 2022 Great American Main Street Award
CHICAGO, IL (May 16, 2022) – Main Street America announced today that Heart of Biddeford in Biddeford, Maine has received the prestigious Great American Main…
Walking tour in Hallowell one of 20 organized ‘Jane’s Walks’ across Maine
MDF’s Maine Downtown Center and several other partner organizations across the state helped organize 20 volunteer-led walking community conversations as part of the May 7…
Community Spotlight: Skowhegan Center for Entrepreneurship
Main Street Skowhegan, one of MDF”s Maine Downtown center nationally recognized Main Street Maine communities, was featured in the latest edition of the National Main…