Mobilize Northern Maine

Mobilize Northern Maine is a:

• new, collaborative, bottom-up approach to community and economic development that will help northern Maine grow and prosper now and in years to come;

• fresh approach to community and economic development that builds on indigenous strengths and authentic assets of northern Maine's people, places, and businesses;

• process that identifies and develops strategies to leverage northern Maine's unique assets, which may be skills, businesses, activities or special places that have market relevance in the global economy, but may not have been previously recognized.

Learn more about Mobilize Northern Maine’s process:

"Mobilize Maine - The Beginning" (PDF 1.3M)

"Mobilize Northern Maine - 2011" (PDF 477K)

Who

Aroostook Partnership for Progress (APP) and the Northern Maine Development Commission (NMDC) provide the leadership and resources to develop Mobilize Northern Maine. APP and NMDC are working with consultants from ViTAL Economy as well as regional community and industry leaders.

Aroostook Partnership for Progress (APP) – is a regional public-private organization that works with its partners to market Aroostook County nationally and internationally, conduct regional research, and coordinate efforts to influence business and government issues that impact economic growth and development. (Note: I underlined APP and NMDC to link to your websites)

Northern Maine Development Commission (NMDC) – is a membership organization comprised of participating communities and counties in the Northern Maine Economic Development District. NMDC provides help to communities and individuals in the areas of community planning, transportation planning, environmental planning, economic development, tourism, business planning and business finance. NMDC also assists communities in accessing state and federal funds from the Community Development Block Grant program (CDBG) and the Economic Development Administration (EDA) and is also responsible for developing and updating of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for EDA.

Mobilize Northern Maine Leadership Team

Chris Anderson	F.A. Peabody Company
Jon McLaughlin	Southern Aroostook Development Corp
Robert Clark	Northern Maine Development Commission
Tim Crowley	Northern Maine Community College
Richard Daigle	Daigle Oil
Calvin Deschene	United Insurance Group
Kris Doody	Cary Medical Center
Steve Gagnon	KeyBank
Sylvia Getman	The Aroostook Medical Center
William Hess	University of Maine at Fort Kent
Lois Smith	Maine Public Service
Mark Wilcox	Dead River Company
Ray Mersereau	Town of Mars Hill
Jon Prescott	Katahdin Trust Company
Larry Shaw	MMG Insurance
Dr. Don Zillman	University of Maine at Presque Isle

Click here for Background Materials about Mobilize Northern Maine.