About Us
ALLIANCE FOR
MAINE
The Alliance for Maine is a non-partisan, community-based effort to educate Mainers about our economic challenges and the need for a plan to repair and grow our economy.
Our workforce is shrinking. Our good-paying production jobs are being replaced by lower-paying service jobs.
Compared to the rest of the nation, our wages are lower, but our cost of living is higher. Our economy is highly dependent on spending from the federal government.
These conditions are choking economic growth and threatening our future. We need a long-term strategic plan.
Our Challenges
The strength of Maine’s economy has been weakening for decades due to our aging population, shrinking workforce, loss of good-paying jobs, declining wages and high costs of living. It’s a formula for economic decline. Maine needs a long-term strategic plan.
ALLIANCE FOR MAINE
KEY ISSUES
How do we put Maine on a path toward economic prosperity? It starts with having a long-term, strategic economic plan.
FOUNDATIONAL JOBS
A “foundational job” is one that adds value to our economy. It supports other jobs and pays for public programs.
WORKFORCE
Maine has a shrinking workforce, loss of good-paying jobs, declining wages, higher taxes and higher cost of living.
MAINE RANKINGS
Economically, Maine currently ranks in the bottom 10 of all 50 states for energy, cost of living, property taxes, etc.
INVESTMENT
Maine is 0.4% of the U.S. population and 0.3% of the U.S. GDP, yet it gets just 0.1% of the U.S. venture capital investment.
STRATEGIC PLAN
Maine needs a long-term strategic plan for growing foundational jobs that helps us build a brighter economic future.
LEGISLATIVE REFORM
Maine should require that every new proposed law is reviewed for its impact on Maine’s economic development goals.
ALLIANCE FOR MAINE
How do we put Maine on a path toward economic prosperity? It starts with having a long-term economic plan.
The plan should include bringing (and keeping) good-paying jobs for Maine, educating and training tomorrow’s workforce, reducing costs for Maine families and businesses, and evaluating the economic impact of new laws.
Help us strengthen Maine's economy.
Alliance for Maine
News & Updates
We will keep you well informed about the latest news from the Alliance for Maine.
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Our View: Maine needs to get down to business
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March
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Is Maine Losing Its Corporate Backbone?
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July
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Maine’s Slow Economic Recovery: Here We Go Again
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