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Certified Development Companies
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Local and Regional Development Corporations (LDC & RDC),
exist to support business development and growth within their
community or region. Types of assistance offered include low cost
financing, such as the SBA 504 Loan Program, site finding and
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ANDROSCOGGIN VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVTS. (AVCOG)
AVCOG supports regional community and economic development in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties through facilitating project funding, forums, technical assistance, and advocacy initiatives.
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Auburn
MAINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION
The Maine Science and Technology Foundation is a private, non-profit state chartered organization dedicated to improving Maine's economy through the practical application of advanced science and...
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Augusta
MAINE MUNICIPAL ASSOCIATION
A non-profit non-partisan organization with a voluntary membership of cities, towns, plantations and organized townships. Provides a unified voice of Maine's municipalities to promote and...
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Augusta
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA)
An independent Federal agency and provides extensive information, counseling, and programs for businesses.
Contact: Maurice L. Dube, District Director
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Augusta
MAINE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
Ellsworth, Maine 04605
An independent, nonprofit economic development corporation with a broad mandate to promote the Maine economy. The foundation's mission is to promote Maine's long-term...
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Augusta
CITY OF BANGOR DEPT. OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Provides an integrated approach to development issues in the City of Bangor including working extensively with City Planning, Code Enforcement, Engineering, Airport, and Legal Department personnel....
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Bangor
PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
The Procurement Technical Assistance Program (PTAP) provides businesses with guidance for responding to opportunities to market products and services to Federal, state and local governments. PTA...
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Bangor
BANGOR REGION DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE
Works to promote business in the Bangor region. Services that are provided include: detailed information on the Bangor area economy - population, production, labor, wages, income, retail sales,...
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Bangor
EASTERN MAINE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Provides a number of services to both businesses and communities in Eastern Maine to strengthen economic and community development. EMDC encourage businesses to expand and relocate to eastern Maine...
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Bangor
MID-COAST COUNCIL FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING
A public-private non-profit development corporation that supports business retention, expansion and attraction to improve the regional economy of Bath, Brunswick, Topsham, Richmond, Bowdoinham and...
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Brunswick
BUCKSPORT OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Bucksport is offers free land to qualifying businesses. Services provided include Various loan, grant, and tax financing programs that offer financing to businesses serving the town of Bucksport,...
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Bucksport
ST. CROIX ECONOMIC ALLIANCE
Group of business people and community leaders from the Eastport-Calais-Baileyville area working together to promote businesses expansion into the area. Services provided include: business...
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Calais
NORTHERN MAINE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
A regional economic development agency whose purpose is to make significant contributions to sustain and improve the quality and standard of living for the region and the people of northern Maine....
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Caribou
PISCATAQUIS COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
Countywide economic development organization developed to foster economic development in Piscataquis County. Services offered include: business counseling, market development, and licensing and...
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Dover-Foxcroft
KATAHDIN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
A nonprofit tri-community (Millinocket, E. Millinocket, & Medway) development group that organizes resources to assist in site selection, education and training of the workforce, and other programs...
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East Millinocket
MAINE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Manages a $99 million charitable endowment, the income from which supports Maine non-profit organizations and public agencies today and in the future. One of the largest foundations and the only...
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Ellsworth
GREATER FRANKLIN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Helps create jobs, raise income levels and diversify the economy.
contact: Joan A. Cook, contact
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Farmington
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES HERITAGE, INC.
Focuses on building knowledge of the history, natural history, and culture of the Maine Mountain Region which includes the four western counties of Oxford, Franklin, Somerset, and Piscataquis. This...
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Farmington
FREEPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Works to promote, in partnership with the Town of Freeport, economic growth and stability for future generations by strengthening and diversifying the economic base.
Contact: Linda M. Hardacker,...
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Freeport
GORHAM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
contact: Tom Ellsworth, President
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Gorham
SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
A non-profit, private organization dedicated to marketing the 22 towns of southern Aroostook County to businesses from outside of the area that are interested in expanding and/or relocating. SADC...
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Houlton
LEWISTON-AUBURN ECONOMIC GROWTH COUNCIL
The central economic development agency serving Lewiston and Auburn. It is a nonprofit public/private partnership that assists emerging and expanding businesses in the Cities of the Androscoggin....
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Lewiston
LIMESTONE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION INC. (LDF)
Acts as a liaison for the Greater Limestone area and the Limestone Chamber of Commerce. The corporation also surveys and researches community development block and infrastructure grants for the...
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Limestone
LINCOLN LAKES REGION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
By facilitating effective use of resources and information from local and state agencies in response to requests for assistance, the Board of Directors, with the hands-on efforts of the full-time...
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Lincoln
SUNRISE COUNTY ECONOMIC COUNCIL
Assists local businesses that need financial or technical resources to help them succeed and add jobs to the area, and also works with local organizations involved in economic development,...
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Machias
MECHANIC FALLS DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
A private, non-profit economic and community development agency. Its mission is to attract and retain business in Mechanic Falls and to improve the community's appearance, infrastructure and...
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Mechanic Falls
MILLINOCKET AREA GROWTH AND INVESTMENT COUNCIL (MAGIC)
The Millinocket Area Growth and Investment Council (MAGIC), a nonprofit tricommunity economic development organization, has mobilized resources to assist in site selection and has helped develop...
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Millinocket
LAKE REGION DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
A full-service economic development organization supporting the towns of Bridgton, Casco, Harrison, Naples, Raymond and Windham. Business assistance and advocacy is free and confidential for all...
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Naples
FIRSTPARK
A business, technology, and office center located on 285 acres in the Kennebec Valley of Central Maine on I-95. As a new hub for business operations, FirstPark offers access to a quality labor...
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Oakland
RESOURCE HUB
A collaborative economic development initiative that supports and cultivates the growth of the Greater Portland business community by providing a one-stop location for business assistance and...
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Portland
MAINE AND COMPANY
Ellsworth, Maine 04605
A private organization that assists businesses looking for a new location. Site selection services are offered at no cost.
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Portland
SOUTHERN MAINE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (SMEDD)
Provides businesses in York and Cumberland Counties with business information, financing programs, procurement assistance, research, and technical assistance.
contact: Neil Allen, Economic...
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Portland
MAINE BUSINESSES FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
An association of businesses committed to creating a new business climate that recognizes that long-term, sustainable profitability is directly linked to acting in a socially responsible, ethical...
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Portland
AROOSTOOK BAND OF MICMACS
A Federally recognized indian tribe that provides numerous health, education, housing, and social service programs to Micmac Indians and other Native Americans in Aroostook County. The Economic...
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Presque Isle
RANGELEY REGION ECONOMIC GROWTH ORGANIZATION
Providing avenues for businesses to obtain financing, assistance in the permit process, and offers direction to other sources of information for business development in the Rangeley Region.
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Rangeley
RIVER VALLEY GROWTH COUNCIL (RVTC)
Promotes new employment opportunities through industrial and Commercial Diversification. RVGC covers the towns of: Andover, Byron, Canton, Carthage, Dixfield, Hanover, Mexico, Peru, Roxbury and...
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Rumford
BIDDEFORD-SACO AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP.
A non-profit partnership between the Cities of Biddeford and Saco, and the Biddeford-Saco Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Services offered include: Business counseling, business information,...
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Saco
SCARBOROUGH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
SEDCO is a non-profit development corporation providing site location, business & economic development, and government liaison services for individuals and business seeking either to create a new...
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Scarborough
SKOWHEGAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Provides various loan programs to businesses up to $200,000, tax increment financing, business counseling, and market assistance to businesses in Skowhegan.
contact: Jeff Hewett, Director
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Skowhegan
GROWTH COUNCIL OF OXFORD HILLS
Focuses on: business retention, expansion, attraction and incubation; community improvements including infrastructure, downtown revitalization and community facilities; and, career skills,...
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South Paris
ENTERPRISEMAINE
EnterpriseMaine is a family of community-based non-profit organizations and for profit subsidiaries dedicated to creating economic opportunity and enhancing the quality of life in rural western...
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South Paris
CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENTERPRISE
Functions as a business incubator to promote entrepreneurial growth and create high quality jobs by helping new and young firms become competitive in environmental technologies. The Center for...
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South Portland
FREEDOM GROUP
Operates Freedom Park, an industrial and commercial incubator in Hermon, Maine. Freedom Park houses over 70 businesses in 54 buildings and also offers sites ranging from .5 to 9.48 acres for...
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Winterport
LINCOLN COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
A service delivery organization for business assistance in Lincoln County. LCEDO provides access to a full menu of assistance services through its affiliations with the Lincoln County...
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Wiscasset
COASTAL ENTERPRISES, INC. (CEI)
Brings financial and human resources to Maine businesses through partnerships with banks, public and private agencies, and community organizations. CEI offers loans at market rates up to $500,000,...
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Wiscasset
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