We want people to have good jobs and see opportunities to grow diverse, small to medium sized businesses in the Katahdin region. We want a regional economy that both serves those living here in the region, as well as exports to the rest of the state, country, and the world.

• Bolster key regional organizations that are currently at-risk.
• Lower barriers to starting and growing small businesses.
• Strengthen education, training, and outreach.
• Improve the region’s housing stock.
• Market within and outside the region.
• Attract new industry targeted for existing industrial and mill sites

For people to thrive anywhere there has to be a mix of jobs and affordable housing. The Katahdin Region currently has the housing, but not the jobs. While the region was buoyed by the paper industry for a century and able to rely on relatively few employers historically, the future demands that there is mix of employers, ranging in size to meet the needs of our rural communities.