2016 Washington County Food Summit
Date: March 12th Time: 8:30 AM- 4:00 PM Location: Washington Academy, Fine Arts Building, East Machias Cost: Free, $5 donation appreciated. Farmers, fishermen, harvesters and food enthusiasts are invited to attend the second biennial Washington County Food Summit...
Workshop: Introduction to SBA’s HUBZone in Washington County
Date: Wednesday, March 9th Time: 8:30 - 10:00 AM Location: 53 Prescott Drive, Machias Companies in Washington County looking to expand their business with federal opportunities are urged to attend a free informational session. Maine Procurement Technical Assistance...
Survey Gathering Information About Connections Between Local Food Production and Markets
On the heels of SCEC's Local Markets Viability Project, we are now partnering with the Northern Maine Development Commission looking for ways to increase connections between local production, market development and distribution. If you are looking to tap into new...
Business Basics
Date: Saturdays, October 17th and 24th Time: 1:00 PM- 5:00 PM Location: Lubec Town Hall All Washington County residents are welcome to attend Business Basics, an eight hour class. Presented by New Ventures Maine (formerly Women, Work, and Community) and the Women’s...
SCEC Annual Meeting
Sunrise County Economic Council 2015 Annual Meeting Please join us, our friends, partners and supporters at SCEC’s 2015 Annual Meeting! Building a Better Future for Washington County … Investing in Our Workforce St. Croix Tissue as a model Guest Speaker: Keith Bisson,...
Find out what’s new at SCEC!
A lot has been happening at SCEC, check out the Newsletter for Summer 2015.
County TIF Grant Gives Trucker a Roaring Start
Sunrise County Economic Council helped local business owners Jeff and Sandy Herrick of Herrick Trucking LLC, Edmunds Twp., purchase a new 2015 Kenworth truck. “Here we go again, thirty-six states and hardly ever home!” said Jeff, who has already logged over 40,000...
Check out our spring newsletter! newsletter-spring2015
Independent Contract Harvester Training
2015 Washington County Leadership Institute’s Class Graduates
The Washington County Leadership Institute (WCLI), a program of the Sunrise County Economic Council (SCEC), will be graduating on May 6th in Cherryfield. The WCLI provides Washington County citizens with skills, insights and professional networks to become more...