Agenda

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8:30        Registration, Continental Breakfast and Networking

 

9:00        Welcome and Program Overview

Renee Doble,  City of Brewer - Board President, EDCM

 

9:10        Keynote Speaker

Michael Duguay, Commissioner, Department of Economic & Community Development (DECD)

 

9:45        Maine Economic Development Strategy Progress

Phoenix McLaughlin, Director of Strategy Implementation, DECD

 

10:15      Networking Break

 

10:30      Status of Domestic Trade 

• Wade Merritt, President and State Director of International Trade

• Eric Weidman, Maine DECD, Domestic Trade Program

• Business Engaged in Domestic Trade - TBD

 

11:15   Maine Downtown Success Stories

• Anne Ball, Director, Maine Downtown Center Program

• Angie Presby, Director of Saco Main Street

• Amy Grommes Pulaski, Grommes Pulaski Consulting

 

12:00   Closing Remarks  

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12:30   Networking & Lobster Bake

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