Charlie Colgan

The largest portions go to highways, water, bridges, public transportation and broadband infrastructure.

The future of the state's economy rests on coronavirus response, the effectiveness of a vaccine, real estate changes brought on by the pandemic, but also on climate change and worker migration, economist Charles Colgan said at the MEREDA fall conference.

Mitigation is cheaper than adaptation, says Charles Colgan, adding, “There’s not enough money to adapt our country and our infrastructure and our society to the level of threat that we face from climate change.”

The Maine Real Estate and Development Association spring conference, now a special fall conference presented virtually, will...