NMDC - Home Search About NMDC Economic Development Business Finance Regional Planning Contact Blog NMDC Assists Caribou Woman in Business Venture Close to Her Heart August 6, 2019 Posted in Uncategorized After one successful business venture, Lauren Allen approached business advisor Josh Nadeau of Northern Maine Development Commission for a second time with a larger business idea that was close to her heart. Allen had always dreamed of owning her own horse stable. She had found an existing stable that was not being utilized to its […] READ MORE SADC Looking for New Executive Director August 23, 2021 Posted in Uncategorized The Southern Aroostook Development Corporation is seeking an Executive Director Our Executive Director (ED) will be responsible for the overall management and day-to-day operations of SADC. The ED is expected to collaborate with local leaders, business owners and public officials to cultivate a vibrant, dynamic and sustainable community. The ideal candidate is well-organized and able […] READ MORE Broadband Webinar June 30, 2021 Posted in Uncategorized Getting robust broadband to all parts of Aroostook County has been a challenge, but with new funding sources and strategic partnerships progress is being made. Recently Aroostook Partnership, County of Aroostook, and Northern Maine Development Commission sponsored a webinar to look at the issue and think of steps forward. The session, facilitated by Andrew Butcher […] READ MORE Municipal Solar Webinar January 20, 2021 Posted in Uncategorized Towns across Maine are taking advantage of solar to reduce their energy costs. Thanks to legislation passed in 2019, it is now easier than ever for Maine towns to take advantage of solar. To learn more about Maine solar policy past and present, click here for webinar. READ MORE Staff changes at NMDC June 26, 2020 Posted in Uncategorized CARIBOU, ME — Northern Maine Development Commission is expanding its Business Finance Division to better serve the needs of Covid-19 effected companies and others who want to start or grow their businesses. Josh Nadeau, formerly the Small Business Development Center Director (SBDC) at NMDC, has moved into a recently created Commercial Loan Officer […] READ MORE Bicycle Route Receives Federal Designation March 30, 2020 Posted in Uncategorized AROOSTOOK COUNTY — Snowmobile season has come to a close, but Northern Maine Development Commission (NMDC) and Aroostook County Tourism (ACT) are already thinking about bringing in tourists to experience the newly designated federal bicycle route connecting Bangor to Allagash. The U.S. Department of Transportation quietly approved the designation in December, which created the […] READ MORE NMDC awarded $500,000 to assist small businesses and entrepreneurs November 20, 2019 Posted in Uncategorized CARIBOU, ME — Northern Maine Development Commission (NMDC) announced it has been awarded $500,000 in financial assistance from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). Altogether, the CDFI fund awarded $188.7 million in Financial Assistance awards to 284 CDFIs this month. In Maine only three organizations were […] READ MORE NMDC Nears Completion of Federal Bike Route Application for Northern Maine August 6, 2019 Posted in Uncategorized Work is nearly complete to federally designate a bicycle route connecting Bangor to Allagash. A route which should provide significant economic, transportation, environmental, and health benefits to residents and visitors to northern Penobscot and Aroostook Counties. Northern Maine Development Commission (NMDC), in conjunction with the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT), started the project to achieve […] READ MORE NMDC Staff June 25, 2019 Posted in Uncategorized READ MORE About Area Profile Areas We Serve NMDC Staff NMDC Executive Board Annual Reports Reports and Studies Economic Development CBG @ NMDC CEDS Tourism Maine PTAC CDBGrant Program Resources Business Finance Loans Business Development Services Regional Planning Land Use Planning Transportation Waste Management Emergency Preparedness Code Enforcement 11 West Presque Isle Rd PO Box 779 Caribou, Maine 04736 © 2021 NMDC | An Equal Opportunity Lender/Agency | Designed by Sutherland Weston | Privacy Policy