Business Resources: “5 Key Steps to Starting a Successful Small Business”
"5 Key Steps to Starting a Successful Small Business" Starting a small business can be an exciting and rewarding experience. However, it can also be a challenging and overwhelming process if you don't have a solid plan in place. To help you get started, we've compiled...
Downeast Acadia Regional Tourism Releases: “Seafood & Ocean Adventures Guide.”
If you're from Maine's Downeast and Acadia region, you are already aware that there are many, many things to be proud of in our little corner of the Bold Coast. If you're from away, then there are many things for you to come to know, and love: the history, the people,...
Maine Connectivity Authority Announces $4 Million of Awards to 26 Communities, Regional and Tribal Groups
On Friday, December 2, the Maine Connectivity Authority (MCA) announced 26 awards totaling more than $4 million in funding and support to community, regional and tribal organizations through the Regional & Tribal Broadband...
Youth Retention in Maine Survey
Can fast, reliable and affordable internet keep our youth and young adults from leaving Washington County? Retaining younger populations to live, work, and raise their families in Washington County is critical; they are our future workforce and our future leaders. Watch what we learned about the connection between internet access and retaining youth in Washington County.
Sunrise County Economic Council receives MDF’s “Champion of Rural Economic Development Award.”
On September 23rd, 2022, The Maine Development Foundation held its 44th annual Annual Meeting & Champion Awards, in Portland, ME where they celebrated leaders, businesses, and organizations whose efforts have benefited entire communities, inspired economic...
Downeast Acadia Regional Tourism leads 7th Annual Tourism Symposium in Eastport, Maine.
On October 13th, 2022. Downeast Acadia Regional Tourism held its 7th Annual Tourism Symposium themed “On the Creative Edge” – Arts, Culture, and Collaboration in Eastport and Way DownEast. Members of the community gathered at the Eastport Arts Center in Eastport,...
SCEC Takes a Regional Lead through the Community Resilience Partnership
Working to help our region’s communities reduce emissions and prepare for the effects of climate change, Sunrise County Economic Council is now the home of a Community Resilience Partnership (CRP) Coordinator. SCEC’s Community Resilience Coordinator will support...
The Gracie Fund – Application Deadline extended September 15th, 2022.
College Loan Repayment Awards Available to Washington County Students Washington County residents who have completed post-secondary education within the last five years and are building a professional and personal life in Washington County are eligible to apply for...
Family Futures Downeast Accepting Applications for Cohort 7
How can Family Futures Downeast (FFD) Help You?FFD can assist you in completing your WCCC or UMM applicationFFD can assist you with completing your financial aid paperworkFFD provides college preparation classes and tutoringFFD provides quality early childhood...
National Heritage Area Proposal Passed by Energy Committee
In the first week of May, the Energy and Natural Resources Committee gave broad bipartisan support to Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and Representative Jared Golden’s (D-Maine) legislation to designate Downeast Maine as a National Heritage Area! The legislation,...