GrowSmart News and Updates

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GrowSmart News and Updates

GrowSmart Maine at the White House

Nancy Smith, CEO of GrowSmart Maine, spoke at the White House event "Communities in Action: Building a Better Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont" on 14 March, 2024. The event featured local elected officials and community leaders working on behalf of their communities...

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Maine’s quality of life is the main attraction

Published in the Bangor Daily News on August 31, 2023 Nancy Smith is the CEO of GrowSmart Maine. Jeff Levine is a board member of GrowSmart Maine. Recently, BDN columnist Mike Cianchette wrote that the only way to keep “COVID immigrants” in the state is to incentivize...

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Advocacy Update

Advocacy Update

Advocacy Update June 23, 2023 At GrowSmart, we are advocating for four policy areas this session: Policy Action 2023 bills developed in a collaborative process co-led with Build Maine and including non-profits, community leaders, developers, and legislators from...

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