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WCCC Program Offers Lobster Industry Education – The Ellsworth American
by Ethan Genter Washington County Community College is launching a first-of-its-kind course to give a top-to-bottom education on Maine’s famous red-claw crustacean. The Business of Maine Lobster will be a 10-week course that will provide an overview of the lobster...
The Business of Maine Lobster – Industry A to Z
Washington County Community College’s Workforce and Professional Development Division and MaineStreet Business Building (a program of Sunrise County Economic Council) have partnered with Maine Lobster Dealers' Association, Acadia Seafood, and Ready Seafood to launched...
MACHIAS ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER CONTINUES PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
The Quoddy Tides by RJ Heller February 26, 2021 Growth and development remain steadfast —even amidst a pandemic — on efforts to open the MaineStreet Business Building (MSBB) at 19 Main Street in Machias — the spot where the long-abandoned Nash building began shining...
MaineCF’s Downeast Innovation Fund awards $95,000 in grants
https://bangordailynews.com/2020/12/12/bdn-maine/mainecfs-downeast-innovation-fund-awards-95000-in-grants/
Future MaineStreet Business Building Design Plans
INSIDEMaineStreet Business BuildingIn planning the interior layout of MaineStreet Business Building, Sunrise County Economic Council listened to Washington County's small business community. The space is designed to provide an inviting and professional multi-space...
Plans for entrepreneurship center gather momentum in Machias
by Sarah Craighead Dedmon https://www.machiasnews.com/plans-entrepreneurship-center-gather-momentum-machias A vacant space on Main Street will become a hub of activity when the Machias Valley Center For Entrepreneurship opens its doors next year in Machias. The center...
Building to become entrepreneurship center in Machias
The Quoddy Tides by Lora Whelan http://quoddytides.com/building-to-become-entrepreneurship-center%20in-machias10-11-2019.html A long‑vacant storefront in the Machias downtown, the former Nash building, is on the path to becoming the MaineStreet Business Building. The...
Vacant building will help jumpstart revitalization in Machias
Written by Alex Bobbyn https://www.foxbangor.com/news/item/45425-vacant-building-will-help-jumpstart-revitilization-in-machias/ MACHIAS – The Nash building has been a symbol on Main Street in Machias for years. It has historic ties to local business and will now be...
Vacant Building To Jumpstart Machias Downtown Revitalization
The Machias Valley Center For Entrepreneurship, a small-business incubator and shared work environment, will be opened in the long vacant Nash building in downtown Machias. Machias Savings Bank, which had purchased the distressed landmark in 2017, is gifting the...