A place your business can call home in Franklin County, Maine
Greater Franklin Development Council and Arts Farmington are initiating an effort to develop a cultural plan that aims to engage multiple sectors of the community, including local government…
Read moreOn Monday, July 16th, about 100 people gathered at Mt. Blue High School at a meeting to ask questions of Central Maine Power's proposed Quebec-to-Massachusetts power line project. The meeting was…
Read moreHello Commissioners, Selectmen, Town Managers, State Representatives, Business Owners, Community Leaders and Citizens: As promised, here is an update on our work: For the past few months we have been…
Read moreGFDC and the Women's Business Center at CEI are teaming up again to host a brand new FREE event this May called Exploring Workforce Solutions! The workforce shortage is one of Maine's biggest…
Read moreAt the beginning of the year, our executive director Charlie Woodworth had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Tom Saviello on his show, Talkin' Maine with the Bow Tie Boy. Charlie discusses his…
Read moreHello Commissioners, Selectmen, Town Managers, State Representatives, Business Owners, Community Leaders and Citizens: In the interest of keeping you informed of our work at the economic…
Read more"If we're going to have a future, we need to grow, we have to attract young families, people have to be able to work. Yes it affects education, health care, but it all distills down to economic…
Read moreThank you to everyone who came out to listen to Brian Lippold from J.W. Sewall present Franklin County’s Broadband Planning Study on Wednesday evening at the hospital. The large turnout was a…
Read moreOn January 8th, GFDC Executive Director Charlie Woodworth testified in favor of LD520: a $100 million bond to support the implementation of broadband internet in unserved and underserved rural…
Read moreLast winter the grassroots collaborative Franklin County Broadband Initiative (FCBI) began the process to apply for state funding to support a county‐wide Broadband Plan. The purpose of the plan is…
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Greater Franklin Development Council
PO Box 107
165 Front Street
Farmington, ME 04938
(207) 778-5887