EDCM Annual Summer Meeting & Lobster Bake
Sebasco Harbor Resort – June 27, 2025
Strengthening Maine’s Foundation: Strategy, Downtowns and Trade
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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
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Wade Merritt, President and State Director of International Trade
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Eric Weidman, Maine DECD, Domestic Trade Program
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Business Engaged in Domestic Trade - TBD
11:15 Maine Downtown Success Stories
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Anne Ball, Director, Maine Downtown Center Program
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Angie Presby, Director of Saco Main Street
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Amy Grommes Pulaski, Grommes Pulaski Consulting
12:00 Closing Remarks
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12:30 Networking & Lobster Bake
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