PHOTO Katie Bragg, in green, at the Business Building, is the economic council’s director of Small Business & Entrepreneurship.In Washington County New Business Community The Sunrise County Economic Council is the driving force behind the MaineStreet Business Building that opened in 2023 to foster job creation and sustainable prosperity in Maine’s Washington County, where nearly 20 percent of residents live

PHOTO Genesis Executive Director Liza Fleming-Ives with housing developers Brandon Roberge (left) and Cameron Clark. Like the Reinkens, they’re among Maine developers poised to create smaller-scale affordable housing projects.MaineHousing Partnership Accessing New Funding Resources Tim Reinken and his father Rob are experienced real estate development and construction professionals. They have a proven track record cultivating projects from conceptual design through

PHOTO Relieved to learn her apartment would continue to be affordable, a tenant in Thomaston said, “It was life-changing for me to get in there.”Model for Rural Maine A Path to Preservation More than 7,500 apartments in Maine are part of a United States Department of Agriculture program that provides affordable rental housing in rural communities for families, older adults,

In groundbreaking work, Genesis community partner Healthy Homeworks creates homeownership opportunities for aspiring first-time homebuyers in downtown Lewiston, Maine, where only 4 percent of residents currently own homes.

The completion of 60 rental units in Brunswick’s former Naval Air Station, coupled with MaineHousing’s commitment to providing rental subsidies for two years, marks a significant step in addressing the dire need for affordable housing for local asylum seekers.

Three decades ago, residents of neighboring communities in Midcoast Maine discovered that a local family was living in the hollow of a bridge over the Sheepscot River. What started out as a simple effort to house the family soon expanded as a broader issue came to light—the lack of affordable housing in their rural communities.