Very excited about Startup Maine annual conference June 20 & 21. It's gonna be an heaping amount of #civictech, #innovation, and #smartinfrastructure GrowSmart Maine ConnectME Authority Greater Portland Council of Governments City of Lewiston, ME City of Portland, Maine Code for America Fourth Economy startupmaine.org

Welcome to the "huddled masses yearning to be free" Thanks to City of Portland, Maine for "lifting the light of the golden door" #PortlandProud #donate

Kicking off Startup Maine! 🦞💪🖥🇺🇸🦞 City of Portland, Maine Kegs & Issues: Jennifer Pahlka & Hannah Pingree: mainetechnology.org/blog/its-time-… 🦞💪🖥🇺🇸🦞‼️🦞💪🖥🇺🇸🦞 #StartupMaine #Maine #CivicTech #Innovation #Data #Policy #Biz

Talking about #communityresilience and rural #innovation with AARP Maine @usda Dept. of Agriculture_RD_Loans FEMA AARP Livable Communities Fourth Economy #AARPRural

Hey @startupmaine public & private Pioneers - help inform our efforts to connect and accelerate #civicinnovation #civictech and #smartinfrastructure in #Maine - bit.ly/smartmaine

Talking data and growing essential infrastructure with Peggy Schaffer and ConnectME Authority Startup Maine Fourth Economy

Policy and practice of #smartcommunities featuring the Cities of #SanfordMaine, #ScarboroughMaine City of Portland, Maine Startup Maine Fourth Economy

Drawing upon the private sector to make a world class municipal #broadband network is essential says Steve Buck of #SanfordMaine GWI - Great Works Internet and Tilson get big shoutouts Maine Broadband Coalition Startup Maine Fourth Economy

Now Is The Time to Invest in Broadband.   bit.ly/2MvmoSy ConnectME Authority Island Institute Northern Forest Center CEI GrowSmart Maine AARP Maine University of Maine Maine State Chamber Maine House Chamber

Broadband is critical to our lives and central to economic growth. Today I convened a meeting of Maine’s major internet providers to discuss how we can implement the state’s plan to expand broadband service to more Maine people, particularly those who live in rural Maine.

Eight out of ten Mainers support public investments in #Broadband. #Connected Communities = #Livable Communities Christopher Mitchell ConnectME Authority Northern Forest Center GWI - Great Works Internet OTELCO Axiom Technologies

Super excited to hear Lori Parham of AARP Maine talk about #livable communities & #broadband with Maine Calling smartcommunitiesmaine GrowSmart Maine Fourth Economy

It is so interesting to think about the role of vehicle to grid technology. Schools and other anchor institutions as #resilience hubs for communities. Maine Broadband Coalition smartcommunitiesmaine E2Tech

While the challenges are real (we researched them with one of our fab interns last summer!), electric buses also offer some real opportunities for improvement in carbon emissions and air quality for our youngest Mainers. #greenMaine #climateaction pressherald.com/2020/01/21/ele…

Great to hear about all the exiting Steve Martocci Younghoon Jeong activities in the City of Portland, Maine including #multimodality and work w/ ELGL: Engaging Local Government Leaders Greater Portland Council of Governments

We released our 2020 Action Plan, based on the model of community planning to build viable public/private partnerships. Over 150 Maine communities are ready to go now. $$ help from the state would go a long way to move these plans forward. maine.gov/connectme/site…