November 19, 2007
New council to stir economic growth
Governor John Baldacci this morning announced the creation of a business advisory group charged with implementing the recommendations of the Brookings Institution's report and moving Maine's economy forward.
The Council on Competitiveness and the Economy is the successor group to the Council on Jobs, Innovation and the Economy, which Baldacci created last fall and was responsible for the $55 million economic development and job creation bond passed by Maine voters earlier this month, according to a press release from Baldacci's office.
In particular, the council, which will be chaired by Karen Gordon Mills, will work to develop strategies to improve trade and export opportunities, coordinate workforce development, find opportunities to attract federal investment in the energy and biotech sectors, and explore ways to make Maine's regulatory process more "user friendly," the release said.
The Council on Competitiveness and the Economy is the successor group to the Council on Jobs, Innovation and the Economy, which Baldacci created last fall and was responsible for the $55 million economic development and job creation bond passed by Maine voters earlier this month, according to a press release from Baldacci's office.
In particular, the council, which will be chaired by Karen Gordon Mills, will work to develop strategies to improve trade and export opportunities, coordinate workforce development, find opportunities to attract federal investment in the energy and biotech sectors, and explore ways to make Maine's regulatory process more "user friendly," the release said.
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