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• Waterville Creates project to get grant from arts endowment
• Waterville-based Dirigo Labs crowns winner of inaugural $25k pitch-off
• PR: bluShift Aerospace Announced Winner of Dirigo Labs Inaugural Pitch Competition Prize of $25,000
• July ’22 Speaker Series: SledTRX: Digitizing Snowmobile Trails to Increase Connectivity Across Maine
• Maine Economic Research Institute announces leadership
• PR: Dirigo Labs To Host Pitch Competition for Inaugural Cohort of 12 Startups
• PR: Dirigo Labs Secures $25,000 Pitch Competition Prize from Skowhegan Savings Bank
• Thomas College launches partner program with 2 Maine employers
• Thomas College launches partner program with 2 Maine employers
• 5 Questions with Chris MacKenzie
• PR: Maine Venture Fund Partners with Central Maine Growth Council and Dirigo Labs
• June ’22 Speaker Series: STARC Systems: Manufacturing Innovative Temporary Containment Systems to Improve Occupied Renovations
• Acting president of KVCC named as the college’s permanent leader
• PR: Central Maine Growth Council Hires Gabe Gauvin as Economic Development Specialist
• New grant supports startup of Waterville startup accelerator Dirigo Labs
• People & Places: Dirigo Labs hires new projects and innovation network coordinator.
• PR: Bill and Joan Alfond Foundation Awards Funding to Dirigo Labs to Support Business Accelerator, Innovation Ecosystem 
• Building a workforce: Construction firms ramp up workforce development to recruit next generation
• 5 Questions with Chuck Donnelly
• Dirigo Labs Hires Jake Conterato as Projects and Innovation Network Coordinator
• Waterville board gets look at $12.9 million plans for new Hall School
• Children’s Discovery Museum launches campaign to finish $1.6M build-out in Waterville
• Children’s Discovery Museum launches campaign to finish $1.6M build-out in Waterville
• Take it slow, drivers: Work crews abound as downtown Waterville road work continues
• Take it slow, drivers: Work crews abound as downtown Waterville road work continues
• May ’22 Speaker Series: RockStep Solutions: Streamlining in vivo Study Management for Biotechs, Pharma, CROs, and Academia
• Northern Light Health names new president of Waterville hospital, care center
• Thomas College students take top honors in international business contest
• European pastry, local jam and honey to be offered at new Waterville cafe and market
• Aroma Joe’s coffee and sandwich shop to open on Bay Street in Winslow
• 5 Questions with Amy VanHaren
• Children create giant cardboard box city, program computers at Waterville museum
• $18 million art center, a cornerstone of downtown Waterville’s rebirth, takes shape
• Startup accelerator Dirigo Labs opens in central Maine
• 25th Maine International Film Festival scheduled for July in Waterville, Skowhegan
• Waterville’s first assistant city manager settles in at City Hall
• Fairfield moves forward with water expansion project as PFAS testing expands in Maine
• Waterville accelerator picks lineup of 12 startups
• Waterville program looks to boost startups, entrepreneurial efforts in central Maine
• April ’22 Speaker Series: pumpspotting: Providing Professional Support to Working Mothers
• PR: Dirigo Labs Launches Inaugural Cohort, Spotlighting Emerging Technologies, Manufacturing, and Sustainable Aerospace
• PR: Town of Fairfield to Hold Public Hearing to Review PFAS Report and Public Drinking Water Expansion Options on Wednesday, March 23
• 5 Questions with Sascha Deri
• Waterville Creates to host Youth Art Month exhibit
• $3M gift to Colby College will expand aid to cover books, mousepads, winter scarves
• PR: Dirigo Labs Announces Selection as AWS Activate Provider
• Rare statue of Abraham Lincoln given to Colby College Museum of Art
• March ’22 Speaker Series: bluShift Aerospace: Revolutionizing Space Travel Sustainably
• New Life for the Wyeth Legacy Five Miles Out to Sea
• Waterville accelerator program opens applications for first cohort
• PR: Dirigo Labs, Maine’s Newest Accelerator Program, Opens Inaugural Cohort and Mentor Applications to Support Maine-Based Entrepreneurs
• 5 Questions with Jeffrey Beno
• February ’22 Speaker Series: Content Migration: Digital Transformation within Cloud and High Performance Computing
• Colby College fundraising campaign reaches $650 million milestone
• 2022 Forecast: Johnny’s Selected Seeds plants optimism for economic growth
• 2022 Forecast: Waterville startup hub Dirigo Labs to showcase central Maine’s appeal
• NYC-based developer looks to spend more than $20 million to renovate former Lockwood Mill in Waterville
• 5 Questions with Trevor Ruggiero
• Tech startups, including a company co-founded by a Waterville man, benefits from rising interest in outdoor activities
• January ’22 Tech Talk: Looma: Implementing Design Services for Life Science Applications
• PR: Dirigo Labs Hires Emalee Couture as Growth Manager
• Rope tow installation signals return of Alpine skiing to Quarry Road Trails
• Colby College computer science department studying eye movement
• 5 Questions with Amanda Stent
• Abandoned rail line to be converted into 32-mile recreational trail through central Maine
• Ware-Butler Building Supply donates $100,000 toward construction of Waterville ice arena
• Restaurant and tavern to launch next month in Fairfield
• Startup community growing in Waterville, central Maine
• Colby College, Other Maine Locals Help Revive Hard-Hit Former Mill Town
• Winslow-based trailer company expands with Midwest acquisition
• Waterville broker Don Plourde named central Maine’s developer of the year
• Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter receives largest private donation in its history
• PR: Don Plourde Named CMGC’s 2021 Developer of the Year
• December ’21 Tech Talk: Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence: Understanding the Future of Machine Learning
• With one park completed, Oakland turns attention to more recreational space
• PR: Katie Brann Named CMGC’s 2021 Emerging Leader of the Year
• Fairfield holds groundbreaking ceremony for long-planned Fire Training Facility
• 5 Questions with Brian Rahill
• Colby College announces program aimed at budding entrepreneurs
• Maine college invests in once-struggling mill town, hoping rising tide will lift both
• Central Maine Growth Council’s Annual Meeting
• November ’21 Tech Talk: CourseStorm: Making Education More Accessible
• Colby College launches Halloran Lab for Entrepreneurship
• KVCC receives grant to enhance remote learning capacity
• PR: Winslow Town Manager Invites Community Members, Residents to Coffee and Conversation Discussion Series
• Colby College receives $7 million gift for Maine students in need of financial aid
• What’s behind Waterville’s emergence as Maine’s latest startup hub?
• Next: Economic development expert Garvan Donegan is building growth in central Maine
• 5 Questions with Kerry Gallivan
• New collaborative space among Colby’s additions to Waterville arts scene
• New arts center in downtown Waterville named after Colby president
• Colby celebrates groundbreaking for Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts
• October ’21 Tech Talk: Chimani: Guiding Your National Park Adventures
• Regional firefighter training facility in Fairfield starting up construction soon
• SCORE Maine names 2021 business award winners
• Colby’s new AI director may spark a new kind of liberal learning
• 5 Questions with Rob Simopoulos
• PR: Downtown Waterville’s Façade and Building Improvement Grant Program Announces Grantees of Third Funding Cycle and Over $150,000 in New Direct Investment
• Veteran journalist joins Morning Sentinel team as city editor
• Waterville advertises for full-time city planner amid continuing development boom
• Good Will-Hinckley’s L.C. Bates museum awarded grant for ongoing preservation efforts
• Bixby Chocolate to open artisan café in Colby College’s Paul J. Schupf Art Center in Waterville
• PR: Dirigo Labs Hires Susan Ruhlin as Accelerator Managing Director
• September ’21 Tech Talk: Defendify: Streamlining Cybersecurity Across People, Processes, and Technology
• Waterville Opera House promotes its interim director to permanent position
• Victor Grange in Fairfield receives visitors at open house
• Thomas College to launch major in growing esports field
• Skydiving company takes off in first months at Waterville airport
• 5 Questions with Daniel Gray
• Skowhegan business moving to Waterville
• PR: Complementing Ongoing Revitalization Initiatives, Waterville’s Downtown Façade and Building Improvement Grant Program Opens for Third Funding Cycle
• August ’21 Tech Talk: Gray Optics: Shaping the Future of Biomedical and Industrial Optics
• Maine continues to be a great incubator for startups and entrepreneurs
• Survey for entrepreneurs will help develop Dirigo Labs innovation hub
• PR: Old Soul Collective Curates Unique Aesthetic in New Downtown Waterville Home
• After waiting in the wings for months, 41 Maine entertainment venues get pandemic grants
• 5 Questions with Chip Terry
• PR: Central Maine Growth Council launches Maine Startup Census to Assess Startup Activity and Support Innovation Ecosystems
• Movies with Maine connections focus of 2021 Maine International Film Festival in Waterville
• Mountain View project looks to bring affordable housing option to Fairfield
• Dental practice powered by Colby College alums moving to Oakland’s FirstPark
• Alfond Municipal Pool Complex Opens in Waterville
• Winslow schools team aiming high as they finish cube satellite project ahead of weekend launch
• Municipalities join Mitchell Center Food Rescue MAINE campaign
• Thomas College breaks ground on sports center
• Like father, like son: A family tradition rolls on at Hillman’s Bakery in Fairfield
• July ’21 Tech Talk: BlueTrace: Making Harvest Reports a Breeze
• Lockwood Hotel completion is ‘start of something exciting’
• Workers rebuilding downtown Main Street in Waterville ‘from scratch’ as part of $11.2 million project
• Waterville Creates to kick off ‘Sunflower Project’
• 5 Questions with Owen McCarthy
• Nine-unit apartment building project approved on China Road in Winslow
• Kennebec Water District looks to build $11.5 million complex off Drummond Avenue in Waterville
• The Cubby takes top prize in Maine’s Top Gun awards
• Dental practice breaks ground in FirstPark after year’s delay
• June ’21 Tech Talk: MedRhythms: Introducing Digital Therapeutics for Walking
• Waterville-area high schools plan unique commencements with pandemic precautions
• Colby College’s Museum of Art reopening to public next month
• As prices skyrocket, lumber and building supply companies expanding in central Maine
• Central Maine seasonal food establishments look forward to ‘huge summer’ after pandemic downturn
• Major part of Waterville intersection work expected to be completed by end of May
• Oakland Police debuting electric cars for administrative use
• Messalonskee High School receives its free, fully equipped esports lab as part of national contest
• Massachusetts business set to recycle clean wood waste in Waterville
• KVCC president will step down after 8 years
• 5 Questions with Kym Dakin-Neal
• Jorgensen’s Café moving up the street after 3 decades in downtown Waterville
• The opening of Sunrise Bagel fulfills lifelong dream of Waterville woman
• Colby’s Arts Collaborative building project nears completion
• PR: give IT. get IT. Recognized as Sole Nonprofit Certified Electronics Reuse and Recycling Service in New England
• May ’21 Tech Talk: Nugget: Recording Meeting Moments that Matter
• Thomas College to break ground on athletic facility later this year
• Colby announces $2.8 million anonymous donation for in-state student aid
• Fairfield seeks experts to help with public drinking water expansion
• Children’s Discovery Museum in Waterville to begin building renovations
• Despite pandemic challenges, Thomas College’s 2020 grads employed and making impact in central Maine
• PR: Town of Fairfield Issues RFQ for Public Drinking Water Infrastructure Planning Project
• Architect: Paul J. Schupf Art Center ‘could be a model — the idea of the arts bringing downtown back to life’
• Colby College student starts coding club at Waterville Junior High School
• Waterville plans to accommodate businesses, building owners during construction
• 5 Questions with Luke Thomas
• Front & Main restaurant at Lockwood Hotel opening to public Thursday
• April ’21 Tech Talk: Friday.app: Do your best work from anywhere
• PR: Downtown Waterville Wi-Fi Reaches Half a Million Users as Revitalization Continues to Pick Up Speed
• 5 Questions with John Harrington
• PR: 211 Maine Management Enters 2021 With Move to 50 Elm Street in Downtown Waterville
• March ’21 Tech Talk: HighByte: The Industrial DataOps Solution for Industry 4.0
• PR: Central Maine Growth Council Awarded $25,000 from The U.S. Small Business Administration and National Science and Technology Council’s New Lab-to-Market Prize Competition
• 5 Questions with David Stone
• February ’21 Tech Talk: Forager: Changing the Way we Source our Food
• Colby College announces Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence
• PR: Town of Fairfield Launches Waterfront Development and Community Survey for Residents and Businesses
• PR: Town of Fairfield’s Façade Improvement and Marketing Assistance Program Strengthens Local Economic Resilience and Stimulates Direct Investment
• January ’21 Tech Talk: Minnow: Keeping Food Secure and People Safe
• 5 Questions with Chuck Thompson
• PR: Josh Kim Named CMGC 2020 Emerging Leader of the Year
• PR: Shane Savage Named CMGC 2020 Developer of the Year
• 5 Questions with Jonathan Godbout
• December ’20 Tech Talk: iBUILD: Empowering the World to Build
• 5 Questions with Peter Nalli
• November ’20 Tech Talk: Working Cities Challenge (WCC) Initiative
• October ’20 Tech Talk: Community Solar: Within Reach for your Business
• 5 Questions with Kay Mann
• PR: CMGC Announces Recipients of Regional Small Business Resiliency Grant to Deploy Relief Funding
• 5 Questions with Paul Gurney
• September ’20 Tech Talk: MaineNerve: A Wind Tunnel for Ideas
• 5 Questions with Josh Kim
• August ’20 Tech Talk: Telehealth
• Winslow firm stays strong during pandemic
• Woman-owned Winslow-based business recognized nationally for commercial construction expertise
• PR: Standard Waterproofing Expands with New $1.2M Facility in Winslow
• Central Maine Growth Council launches small business grant program
• PR: CMGC Launches Regional Small Business Resiliency Grant to Deploy Relief Funding
• Startups, downtown activity are now central to the central Maine economy
• Alfond Foundation backs efforts to develop Waterville tech, innovation startups
• Construction on Arts Collaborative building in Waterville to begin this week
• PR: Bill and Joan Alfond Foundation Grant Funds Innovation-Based Opportunities in Waterville
• 5 Questions with RJ Anzelc
• Waterville-based tech startups mark milestones in their development
• July ’20 Tech Talk: When Remote Work Is Part of Your New Normal
• PR: Two Waterville-Based Startups Awarded MTI Software Development Grants
• 5 Questions with Sean Dundon
• June ’20 Tech Talk: Fiber Mapping + Broadband
• PR: Two Maine Outdoor Recreation Startups Collaborate to Get More Mainers Outside
• PR: Town of Fairfield Launches New Funding Round for Façade Improvement and Marketing Assistance Program
• May ’20 Tech Talk: Capital for Entrepreneurs & Small Business During COVID-19
• 5 Questions with Jennifer Cummings & Christopher Roney
• PR: Grantees Announced for Downtown Waterville’s Façade and Building Improvement Grant Program
• COVID-19 Business Relief Virtual Workshop ft. SBA
• April ’20 Tech Talk: COVID-19 Business Relief
• Workshop for Waterville’s downtown facade grants now virtual
• How to support local businesses while practicing social distancing
• Business Resources for COVID-19 Response
• 5 Questions with Patrick Breeding
• March ’20 Tech Talk: Skincare + Lobster
• John Dalton, president of Northern Light Inland Hospital, to retire
• Waterville, Bangor gear up for second round of downtown facade grants
• Colleges Invest So ‘What’s the Town Like?’ Gets an Upbeat Answer
• PR: Applications Open for Downtown Waterville’s Façade & Building Improvement Grant Program
• Oakland Fire Department settles into new, $2.6 million station
• Central Maine Growth Council to launch recruitment fair Feb. 26
• Lunders to help fund art collaborative buildings in Waterville
• PR: Maine Virtual Job Fair Builds on Successful Pilot to Launch on February 26
• 5 Questions with Henry Gilbert
• Eater’s 11 Hottest Restaurants in Maine Right Now
• February ’20 Tech Talk: Tech + Recreation
• Couple to open restaurant, bar, deli, market in downtown Waterville
• Groups seek to boost Waterville area’s digital economy
• Central Maine Growth Council picked for nationwide innovation initiative
• PR: Following a Competitive Nationwide Selection Process, Central Maine Growth Council Chosen to Participate in 2020 Rural Innovation Initiative
• Meeting sparks interest in educational opportunities in Waterville
• Meeting to seek community input on educational opportunities in Waterville
• Lockwood Hotel construction in Waterville on schedule
• 5 Questions with Aron Semle
• January ’20 Tech Talk: Wearable Tech for Memory Care ft. upBed
• PR: North River Co. Named CMGC 2019 Developer of the Year
• Waterville startup Eariously awarded Libra Future Fund grant
• PR: Waterville Startup Eariously Receives Two Funding Awards to Accelerate Operational Growth
• Rockland-based chocolate maker opening cafe, store in downtown Waterville
• Waterville incubator will expand with state coworking development money
• PR: Bricks Coworking & Innovation Space of Waterville Awarded DECD Coworking Grant
• Pub to open in former Winslow pizza shop, marking town’s 4th restaurant-bar
• PR: Molly Woodward Named CMGC 2019 Emerging Leader of the Year
• Fairfield and Benton Fire program prepares young hopefuls for firefighting
• 5 Questions with Dylan Veilleux
• INSIDER NOTEBOOK:
• December Tech Talk: Where Are They Now?
• Downtown Oakland candy shop to expand as it relocates across Main Street
• Fairfield Police Department launches internship program for local college students
• Maine’s next generation of gourmet restaurateurs could come from its community colleges
• Johnny’s Selected Seeds to expand, following purchase of Winslow facility
• PR: Local Confectioner Candy Hollow Relocates, Expands in Downtown Oakland
• Colby tops off Lockwood Hotel in Waterville
• November Tech Talk: Tech & Innovation Showcase
• South Korean official lays groundwork for business collaboration in central Maine
• Jumpstart Maine college students prepare their business pitches for a shot at $25,000
• 5 Questions with Josh Devou
• Millennial leaders featured in new Central Maine Growth Council project
• Waterville siblings purchase another building downtown
• F3 MFG in Waterville Growing Fast, Hoping Workforce Catches Up
• Waterville startup’s app seeks to save you time by reading to you
• Waterville manufacturing company continues to shake up industry and create jobs
• Report: Colby College’s recent investments producing big results
• Unique fund features incentives to invest in Waterville’s growing downtown
• 5 Questions with Matthew Rideout
• October Tech Talk: Strict Chef
• Press Release: Downtown Waterville Launches Qualified Opportunity Fund to Attract Investment in its Opportunity Zone
• Inside the new Waterville Opportunity Zone ‘megafund’
• Oakland to install solar array atop former landfill, cutting town’s electric bill
• Preliminary plan unveiled for $9.14 million project to improve downtown Waterville
• 5 Questions with Joe Powers
• Mid-Maine Technical Center seeing early success in Outdoor Leadership program
• Oakland to poll community on internet service as it looks to improve broadband access
• Cycling event that celebrates Maine’s hidden gems coming to Head of Falls this weekend
• Press Release: Town of Oakland Launches Broadband Survey for Residents and Businesses
• Starting up young talent in Waterville: New program helps students get businesses off the ground
• Waterville businesses on the move
• September TechTalk: Maine Venture Fund
• F3 MFG of Waterville’s Trafton Road Repeats Rank as 3rd-Fastest Growing Company in Maine
• Waterville Startup Eariously Awarded MTI Grant
• Waterville-based Startup Eariously Awarded MTI Software Development Grant
• CEI tackles shortage of food production facilities
• Former Maine landfills finding new life with solar development
• Waterville Planning Board, City Council move Lockwood mills project forward
• National Retail Training Program, RISE Up, Offered in Waterville by Mid-Maine Regional Adult Community Education
• Observers say trends in school, child care point to growing demand for early education in central Maine
• Waterville Planning Board, council to consider final plans for mill redevelopment
• August Tech Talk: Eariously
• 5 Questions with Justin Hafner
• Grant Program winners announced in Fairfield
• Maine Technology Institute (MTI) Launches Remote Office in Downtown Waterville
• Waterville’s Paul J. Schupf Art Center gets $100,000 gift from Kennebec Savings Bank
• New Waterville events center planned in former American Legion building
• Major upgrade of 75 miles of rail will serve Maine’s resurgent paper industry
• Four Façade and Marketing Grants Awarded to Fairfield Businesses
• July Tech Talk: KinoTek
• Watching the river flow: Along the Kennebec, developers and residents are returning to the river
• Work starts this week on new $26 million hotel in downtown Waterville
• Class act in Waterville: How Thomas College grooms students for career success
• 5 Questions with Nick Rimsa
• Waterville planners give final approval to Colby’s Lockwood Hotel
• Cybersecurity firm expands into Oakland, highlighting growth of online threats
• Downtown Lockwood Mill Buildings Purchased by North River Company for Redevelopment
• Mill buildings in Waterville sold and slated for development
• Meridians Kitchen & Bar opens in Fairfield, expanding from grocery shop
• Oakland-area business owners, officials speak to Golden about labor, broadband
• Press Release: Information Technology Firm Maine Technology Group Expands, Relocates to Oakland, ME
• 5 Questions with Keith Carson
• OakFest rated among the “Top 10 Festivals to Come To in Maine” this summer
• Colby announces $26 million hotel project to start next month
• Actor Ed Harris donates $75,000 to Waterville art and film center project
• June Tech Talk: Meteorology
• Biotech firm gets MTI grant to expand Waterville laboratory
• GenoTyping Center of America awarded Maine Technology Institute (MTI) grant to scale its Waterville laboratory operations
• New businesses, new focus at Oakland’s FirstPark development
• West African cuisine to join international food offerings in Waterville
• Virtual Job Fair Breaks the Barriers of the Hunt
• 5 Questions with Brendan Paradis & Zach Atherton
• May Tech Talk: Drones + Construction
• Colby College gets ‘remarkable’ naming gift for future downtown Waterville art center
• Central Maine Growth Council Launches First-of-its-Kind Maine Virtual Job Fair for May 7
• Waterville, Fairfield facade programs offer matching funds for building improvements
• May 9 – Central Maine Tech Night
• June 5 – Foreign Trade Zone Flash Briefing
• 5 Questions with Derek Myska
• Free downtown wifi ‘no longer a luxury’ in places like Waterville, Millinocket
• April Tech Talk: Patenting a Product
• How this Maine seed company adapts to its customers’ desires and the changing climate
• Wifi use booms as part of downtown Waterville revitalization
• Downtown Waterville Wi-Fi Hits Milestone of 100 Thousand Users in 7 Months
• Waterville, Fairfield facade programs seen as development tool
• Grantees Announced for Downtown Waterville’s Façade and Building Improvement Grant Program
• How $60,000 will be divvied up to beautify downtown Waterville
• Waterville’s Bill Mitchell, guided by late father’s example, making an impact on his hometown
• Waterville’s Castonguay Square redesign concept to include walkways, gardens, plaza, green space
• Joyce Galea finds new and growing markets for Waterville-based truck-body manufacturer
• PRESS RELEASE: Fairfield Announces Facade Improvement & Marketing Assistance Program
• ALCOM trailer manufacturer to expand operations into old Sukee arena
• 2019 SkillsUSA Maine State Championships Results Announced
• March Tech Talk: Tech Product Design
• 5 Questions with Sam Fratoni
• Colby College announces architect, management firm for downtown hotel
• Mill repurposed as Hathaway Creative Center
• BikeMaine route will span Waterville area and midcoast
• PRESS RELEASE: Central Maine Tech Night Features Cyber Panthers’ Pilot Program with Center for Curriculum Redesign at Waterville Senior High School
• February Tech Talk: CompSci Pilot with Center for Curriculum Redesign
• Oakland receives grant to explore improvements to downtown internet access
• Town of Oakland Receives Broadband Planning Grant from Maine Community Foundation
• 5 Questions with RJ Anzelc
• New restaurant adds Greek flavor to Waterville’s food offerings
• Real estate company lists the hottest towns in Maine
• Press Release: City of Waterville Issues RFQ for Riverfront Gateway Project at Head of Falls
• Waterville Castonguay Square redesign moves forward
• Press Release: Applications Open for Downtown Waterville’s Facade & Building Improvement Grant Program
• Non-profit dental center moves to new space in Oakland
• Castonguay Square redesign narrowed down to three concepts
• Former Camden bank building being demolished in downtown Waterville
• Department of Transportation to hear public opinion on safety updates to Oakland intersections
• How a Waterville truck body builder became Maine’s third fastest growing company in 2018
• Oakland, RSU 18 to provide recreational space for seniors
• 46 startups selected for 2019 Top Gun program
• Downtown Waterville Opportunity Zone Launches with Workshop, Jan. 10
• January 2019 Tech Talk: Opportunity Zone
• Residential Development Site: Village Green Circle, Oakland
• For Lease: 25 First Park Drive
• A year after Opportunity Zone tax law written, promotion is name of the game
• Waterville downtown commercial buildings are eligible for facade grants
• Alfond Foundation’s $3.6 million grant to community colleges boosts workforce development
• Solar project at Kennebec Sanitary Treatment District on target
• Public to help map out future of downtown Oakland
• Waterville to receive $7.37 million federal grant to change traffic downtown, make other improvements
• December TechTalk: The Collective Robotics Club
• Global relocation company settles in after moving from Waterville to Fairfield
• Oakland Comprehensive Plan to Host Public Workshop on Comprehensive Plan, Downtown
• Downtown Waterville facade improvement grants available
• Central Maine Growth Council Launches Façade & Building Improvement Grant Program for Downtown Waterville Businesses
• Now Live: CMGC Facade + Building Improvement Program
• Parsifal Corporation Relocates and Expands in Fairfield, ME
• Mr. RJ Anzelc Named CMGC’s 2018 Emerging Leader of the Year
• Waterville residents work to re-imagine Castonguay Square in downtown
• Mr. Bill Mitchell Named CMGC’s 2018 Developer of the Year
• Career Expo at KVCC connects students, employers
• Waterville’s Mitchell is Central Maine Growth Council Developer of the Year
• Career Expo To Connect Over 500 High School and College Students with Employers
• Development plan for Waterville’s former Seton Hospital moves forward
• November TechTalk: Thomas College eSports
• Camden National Bank becomes first commercial tenant in new Colby dorm building in Waterville
• Alfond Youth Center breaks ground on wellness center in Waterville
• Maine-Based Manufacturer Stays Globally Competitive via Foreign Trade Zone #186
• GrowSmart Maine recognizes Smart Growth Awards winners
• Development catalysts can be big or small, GrowSmart winners prove
• Waterville prepares to market up to 1.5 acres at Head of Falls
• Thomas College debuts new trails for students, Waterville community
• Redesigning Waterville’s Castonguay Square is focus of public workshops
• Development Site – Transit Corridor Parcel(s) with I-95 Visibility
• Waterville celebrates new RiverWalk with help of former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell
• ‘Top Gun’ program comes to Central Maine at Thomas College
• Town of Oakland Enters New Phase of Comprehensive Planning Process
• Waterville confectionary opens sweet space on Common Street
• October TechTalk: Maine Technology Institute
• Downtown Waterville Designated Opportunity Zone by Governor
• Development Site – Parcels on Kennedy Memorial Drive
• Waterville’s $1.5 million RiverWalk at Head of Falls open to the public
• F3 MFG of Waterville’s Trafton Road is Recognized as 3rd Fastest Growing Company in the State of Maine by Inc. 5000
• For sale: 840 Kennedy Memorial Drive
• Colby College opens new $25.5 million building in downtown Waterville to the public
• September TechTalk: Small Business Dev. Center
• Somerset Career Center moves from Skowhegan to KVCC in Fairfield
• Genetics firm, Waterville Creates! move into Hathaway Center
• Biotech company opens lab in Waterville’s Hathaway Creative Center
• Genotyping Center of America Launches New Laboratory in Waterville, ME
• Ten private companies in Maine make the Inc. 5000 fastest-growth list
• Mid-Maine Chamber, Central Maine Growth Council announce extended hours
• Maine Academy of Natural Sciences graduates 32 at Fairfield campus
• Unity College shows off Impossible Burger at annual Taste of Waterville
• Waterville solar project on landfill gets lease extension
• ShineOn Oakland Day held
• Waterville council approves partnership to study two-way traffic change
• Students arriving soon in new $25 million Colby dorm in downtown Waterville
• Thomas College program helping give first-generation students an EDGE
• Fourth annual OakFest features food drive, new activities
• Annual Kneading Conference brings together community of passionate farmers, bakers
• August TechTalk: Cyber Warfare
• Inland Hospital awards Community Benefit grants
• Waterville bakery revives former firehouse
• July TechTalk: Tech + Construction
• Optimism over Waterville’s direction spurs purchase of historic Main Street block
• Oakland workshop participants praise schools, lake access, but hanker for eateries, culture
• Oakland to hold public workshop to discuss new comprehensive plan
• CMGC Awarded Summit Natural Gas Grant for STEM Initiatives
• June TechTalk: Tech Workforce
• Town of Fairfield Creates New Community Television & Multimedia Specialist Position
• Waterville Opera House sees renovations pay off
• Gov. LePage names 32 ‘Opportunity Zone’ communities
• Thai-inspired fried chicken, gourmet doughnuts merge in new Waterville restaurant
• May TechTalk: Competitive Tech Funding
• Waterville Creates! Receives $75,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to Undertake a Community Redesign of Castonguay Square
• Free Wireless Will Make Waterville’s Downtown Among Most Connected in Maine
• Law-partner siblings Tom Nale Jr., Tracy Nale buy Arnold Block in downtown Waterville
• Waterville House of Pizza moves to new, renovated location downtown
• Colby College buys Camden National building to add to hotel plan
• April TechTalk: Blockchain
• Waterville council approves using $300,000 in TIF money to help fund riverwalk
• Economic development on Trafton Road in Waterville sees boost after Interstate 95 Interchange construction
• Mitchell family donates $100,000 to Waterville riverwalk to honor deceased family members
• CENTRAL MAINE IS BECOMING CRAFT BEER CENTRAL
• Winslow seed merchant gets ‘crazy busy’ in the winter
• Waterville’s hot single-family home market isn’t cooling down
• Art, film center envisioned for The Center in downtown Waterville
• Colby’s first Waterville downtown development piece is in place
• Thomas College launches Maine’s first master’s program in cybersecurity
• Building Business: A statewide roundup of construction-related news
• Portland Pie Co. coming to former Hains Building in downtown Waterville
• School lunch contract boosts production at Waterville plate maker
• Hancock Lumber acquires Mainely Trusses, now employs 522 at 15 locations
• Kennebec Savings Bank boosts Waterville Riverwalk project
• February TechTalk: Internet Infrastructure
• Maine’s Hottest Towns of 2017: Real Estate Matters
• Fundraising for Waterville’s $1.5 million riverwalk hits halfway mark
• January TechTalk: Agile Manifesto
• Hathaway redevelopment key part of Waterville resurgence
• Solar power, powered through incentives, continues to gain ground in central Maine
• Construction advances at $25M Colby building on Main Street in Waterville
• Waterville’s first micro brewery to open in January
• Here Are The 10 Fastest-Growing Towns In Maine And Why
• Children’s Discovery Museum to move from Augusta to Waterville in spring 2019
• Maine Food Insider: Waterville Winter Farmers Market finally finds a home
• First startup workshop weekend at Thomas College in Waterville features local entrepreneurs
• Oakland Town Council accepts safety grant, discusses potential multi-use trail
• Regional Job Fair – October 25, 2017
• 35 Businesses Search for Qualified Employees at Central Maine Job Fair – WABI TV5
• Waterville job fair with range of companies draws large crowd
• Waterville job fair to feature 35 businesses looking for workers
• Central Maine Job Fair this Friday – WABI TV5
• Investor Insider – January 2017
• Waterville’s foreign trade zone nets first business to receive breaks on imported material
• Brew pub, nightclub eyed for former Ken-A-Set building in downtown Waterville
• Maine employers face a new challenge: Not enough workers
• Waterville airport sets sights high after big investments
• Former Waterville Weathervane, Lucien’s Car Wash sites may be developed
• Central Maine Growth Council hires specialist to focus on economic development