GrowSmart News and Updates
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GrowSmart News and Updates
Rural Maine Communities Chart Course for Prosperity with New GrowSmart Maine Initiative
Catalyst Grant award for GrowSmart Maine.
GrowSmart CEO and Board Chair: We Can Do Way Better Than The Gorham Connector
ABOUT THE AUTHORS Nancy Smith is chief executive of GrowSmart Maine. Jeff Levine is chair of the board. https://www.pressherald.com/2024/05/22/opinion-we-can-do-way-better-than-the-gorham-connector/ Two years ago GrowSmart first expressed our concerns with Maine...
GrowSmart CEO on Maine Calling: Rural Housing Challenges
Rural Housing Challenges...
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...
GrowSmart Maine Expands Staff With Two New Hires
GrowSmart Maine, a nonprofit helping Maine communities navigate change in alignment with smart growth, announces the addition of two new members to its team, Joe Oliva, Outreach & Communications Director, and Dayea Shim, Program Coordinator.
GrowSmart Maine’s 2023 Summit focuses on creating places to connect people
For Immediate Release: October 10, 2023 GrowSmart Maine’s Annual Summit will take place in Waterville, Maine, at the Waterville Opera House adjacent to the Paul J. Schupf Arts Center on Thursday, October 19, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The focus of this year’s...
GrowSmart Maine expands with two new hires to spearhead Outreach & Communications and Development & Operations.
GrowSmart Maine announces the addition of two new members to its team, (AJ) Aqeel Mohialdeen and Amanda Vermillion. Aqeel “AJ” Mohialdeen is originally from Baghdad, Iraq. In 2010, he came to the United States with a special immigrant visa for his outstanding...
Reflections on rural development aka Beauty as an economic development tool
Rural Development was the overarching topic at the Partners for Rural America conference in Burlington, Vermont on 6-8 September. The event was attended by nine State Rural Development Councils (SRDCs) from across the country, of which GrowSmart Maine is one. The...
GrowSmart Maine Seeks Individuals to Serve on Board of Directors
GrowSmart Maine is a statewide nonprofit organization based in Augusta. We support communities in managing change in alignment with smart growth. We do our work through advocacy, convening to action, and thought leadership. Smart growth can be described as where...
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...