FOCUSMAINE PUBLISHES 2018-2024 IMPACT REPORT
Read MoreExcerpt, courtesy of MaineBiz: FocusMaine, a private-sector-led initiative founded in 2014 to create jobs in Maine, plans to beef up its leadership. Kimberly Hamilton, president of the organization, said in a news release that FocusMaine has hired Toby Ahrens, who previously worked at the Los Angeles-based Larta Institute,…
Excerpt, courtesy of Press Herald: At a time when the total number of Maine businesses is declining, one segment of the economy is rising like a well-proofed loaf of bread – specialty food and beverage businesses. The number of food and beverage manufacturing companies in Maine grew 35…
FocusMaine President, Kim Hamilton, appears as a panelist on Greenlight Maine, Season 5, Episode 7 This week’s contestants had the judges wringing their hands and wracking their brains over who should move on. When you tune in to watch Jen Fulmer of Boots2Roots and Margo Walsh of Maine…
Summer is here and FocusMaine’s work is heating up! We hope you’re as inspired as we are by the extraordinary people and organizations working together to grow great careers and competitive industries across our state. Read our full August 2019 Newsletter: FocusMaine newsletter August 2019
The Maine Center for Entrepreneurs (MCE) and FocusMaine celebrated the first anniversary of the Cultivator Program and the first 10 member companies in March 2019. MCE’s Cultivator program supports the growth of Maine food, beverage and agriculture companies over a 12-month period by providing hands-on strategic assessments, tailored professional resources, and interactive…
Just one year after launching FocusMaine’s ten-year plan, we are measurably advancing our ambitious goal: to create 20,000 new, high-quality jobs in Maine’s food and biopharma sectors. Download the full report: 2018 Focus Maine Annual Report
Maine Is Scaling Up its Local Grain Economy
Maine has an opportunity to be a global player in aquaculture
June 2018 Newsletter
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