The Downeast Food System Partnership (DFSP) is a new 2-year program created by GrowSmart Maine, Healthy Acadia, and Sunrise County Economic Council in collaboration with the Hancock County Planning Commission. The goal of the DFSP is to improve food production and...
On September 13, 60 Washington and Hancock County community members across 43 partners, including business leaders, nonprofits, foundations, and municipal organizations, gathered for Community Pathways & Practices for Bounce-Forward Resilience, a micro-summit with...
Like many small, rural communities in Maine, the communities of Jonesport and Beals are in need of accurate local-level data and information to help guide local decision-making. However, many widely used data sources are either inaccurate or unavailable at the local...
First-ever Accredited Course for Forest Products Sector Careers is Back for Fall 2024 Machias, ME – The Business of Maine’s Forest Products Sector course is back and will begin again on October 1 with a free 10-week asynchronous course and workshop series. This...
Water Street, Eastport, Maine Machias, ME – Sunrise County Economic Council (SCEC) has been awarded a $541,000 Congressionally Directed Spending Award through the U.S. Small Business Administration to expand its small business services and programs in Washington...
by Lura Jackson, The Quoddy Tides (originally published August 9, 2024 ) Earning a living in a rural county is not easy regardless of what state you’re in, but if you’re in Maine and you’re a woman it’s even harder still. Washington County has...
New Membership Level Launched! Introducing the Corporate Level Floating Membership 24/7 open co-working access with 3 passes for your organization, to be used at your discretion. Corporate Members receive free/reduced cost access to events and professional development...
by Amanda Smith, Coastal Opportunities Advisor at MaineStreet Business Building The majority of working waterfront folks that I know envision working in their careers for the rest of their lives. Due to much of this work being physically demanding and repetitive, it’s...
Students and staff from Family Futures Downeast celebrated 2024 graduates this past weekend at the The University of Maine Machias. Seven FFD students received a Certificate in Family Studies The 15-credit Certificate in Family Studies is “designed to give...
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $541,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for Sunrise County Economic Council (SCEC) in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Financial Services and...
