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Our Senior Vice President, Jim Damicis, will attend Maine's largest real estate and development conference later this month to support our client, the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development, with its domestic trade initiative.
He also plans to do a little networking with public and private developers while he's there. Please contact Jim directly if you'd like to set up a short meeting.
We are looking forward to helping the IEDC celebrate its 100th birthday at this year's summit in Washington, DC. This event brings together leaders at every career stage to explore timely issues, advocate for policy priorities, and shape the future of our profession.
If you'll be attending and would like to schedule some time with one of our attendees to learn more about our services or what we've been working on lately, please contact them directly:
Our Senior Vice President, Jim Damicis, is looking forward to presenting at this year's conference at the University of Maine.
His presentation is part of Session C, "Toward Maine Resiliency: Opportunities, Challenges, and Local Innovations," and will focus on the results of two recent resilience case studies on the City of Lewiston and the Town of Stonington. The case studies were completed by student interns from the University of Southern Maine's Muskie School of Public Service, who were hosted by Camoin Associates.
🎉Staff Promotions
We started off the New Year with two well-deserved staff promotions!
Dawn Hammond and Bailey McConnell were both promoted to Senior Economic Data and Research Analysts. Their contributions to multiple service line teams and dedication to delivering high-quality work to our clients have been exceptional!
Congratulations on your new roles!
Dawn Hammond Senior Economic Data and Research Analyst
Bailey McConnell
Senior Economic Data and Research Analyst
The 12th Annual Bollinger Foundation NCAA March Madness Bracket Challenge is Coming!
Camoin Associates is proud to sponsor The Bollinger Foundation's March Madness basketball bracket challenge again this year. The challenge is a fun way to enjoy the men's and women's NCAA college basketball tournaments while raising money for a worthy cause and competing to win cash prizes.
The Bollinger Foundation provides grants for the education and support of children who have lost one or more parents, with a focus on families in which either parent previously or currently works in economic development, community development, or housing-related fields.
More information about how to sign up for this year's bracket challenge will be sent to subscribers later this month. We hope you'll join us for this great FUNdraiser!
DATA LOVE
❤️ In January, the US Census Bureau released its 2024 State-to-State Migration Flows Statistics. The data tables show the number of people moving between the states, moving to the US from abroad, and the place of birth of people currently living in the US by state.
