Charles Marohn

Municipalities across Maine are dealing with tightening budgets and a growing list of unfunded infrastructure obligations, including routine maintenance and replacement of roads and utilities, creating more strain on local governments and local services. At the same time, more people are moving back to small towns and city service centers, leading to an increase in pressure on roads and rising vehicle-related fatalities. Join Chuck Marohn, national thought-leader and author of “Strong Towns, A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity” to understand why we seem to have lost the American edge on prosperity and what we can do to get it back.

President, Strong Towns | Brainerd, Minnesota

Municipalities across Maine are dealing with tightening budgets and a growing list of unfunded infrastructure obligations, including routine maintenance and replacement of roads and utilities, creating more strain on local governments and local services. At the same time, more people are moving back to small towns and city service centers, leading to an increase in pressure on roads and rising vehicle-related fatalities. Join Chuck Marohn, national thought-leader and author of “Strong Towns, A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity” to understand why we seem to have lost the American edge on prosperity and what we can do to get it back.

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Main Street businesses, Workshop Kara Wilbur Main Street businesses, Workshop Kara Wilbur

Retail in the Internet Age

National retail consultant and Harvard lecturer Bob Gibbs shares his secrets on what sets successful small business apart from the internet giants.

Bob Gibbs | Gibbs Planning Group

National retail consultant and Harvard lecturer Bob Gibbs shares his secrets on what sets successful small business apart from the internet giants.

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Main Street businesses, Workshop Kara Wilbur Main Street businesses, Workshop Kara Wilbur

Retail in the Internet Age Panel Discussion

Panel discussion with two rockstar Maine retailers, Colby Horne of Colburn Shoe Store and Roxi Suger of Angelrox and Suger, moderated by Robert O'Brien of Maine Downtown Center.

Colby Horne | Colburn Shoe Store

Roxi Suger | Angelrox and Suger

Panel discussion with two rockstar Maine retailers, Colby Horne of Colburn Shoe Store and Roxi Suger of Angelrox and Suger, moderated by Robert O'Brien of Maine Downtown Center.

Recorded on June 14, 2018 at Lewiston Public Library in Lewiston, Maine as part of the Build Maine conference.

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Eric Kronberg

Eric will highlight how small-scale infill can breathe value into downtowns and provide a way for more people to break into the real estate development field. He will also help municipalities understand where zoning and other policies can suppress incremental development.

PRincipal | Kronberg Wall

Eric will highlight how small-scale infill can breathe value into downtowns and provide a way for more people to break into the real estate development field. He will also help municipalities understand where zoning and other policies can suppress incremental development.

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