Archive for May, 2008
Critical Steps to Making Freeport, Maine a Premier Transit-Oriented Destination (TOD)
In early May, a speaker at a USM Corporate Partners meeting called the escalating cost of oil “a looming, impending, rolling catastrophe” for Maine. “We’re in the cross hairs of a disaster,” he said, and if the predictions of $200-300/barrel crude oil are borne out, “Maine essentially will become uninhabitable” in the next dozen years.
Howard [...]
Six Reasons Why Freeport is a Better Location for an Apple Retail Store than the Maine Mall
An Apple Computer retail store is finally coming to Maine. Justin Ellis of the Portland Press Herald broke the story in mid-April (after discovering job postings by Apple), but to date there has been no formal announcement of timing or location. The job posts, unfortunately, indicate the location is the Maine Mall so it’s possible [...]
The most important principle for Freeport’s future–Think Different
One of the things I’m sure to repeat often here is my belief that Freeport’s future economy depends on differentiation.
Freeport’s brand position is the perception people have of us vs. other similar or competitive places. It is whatever is in the heads of someone thinking of moving here, of companies considering locating to town or [...]
2008 L.L. Bean Summer Concert Series–very cool
I’m psyched about this year’s L.L. Bean Concert Series. Solid acts, a great outdoor setting and FREE. Yep, no charge.
Within the Portland/Southern Maine music scene, the Bean Discovery Park “venue” fits a missing niche for good, mid-sized bands that are too expensive for bars and not big enough for the Civic Center. That L.L. Bean [...]
The new Buck’s Naked BBQ (and what it could have been)
There is a lot to love about the new Buck’s Naked BBQ. But my favorite thing is that it is not the Applebee’s that almost located in the same spot.
If you haven’t checked out the new Buck’s since they moved to the old Dexter Shoe Outlet next to old Maggies, go NOW. The parking [...]
