The Mainebiz team canvassed presentations and talks at Thursday's forecast conference of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association. Here are some of the findings we came away with.
Tabitha Swanson, founder and CEO, the Swanson Group
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Tabitha Swanson of The Swanson Group LLC I started my business a few months before my second child was born. I had a male colleague who would always introduce me to people saying, This woman here birthed two children this year her daughter and her business. I always think back to how true that was. Just like a child, when you start a business, it is in its infancy and you have to nurture it, it requires extra attention and late nights, then as it grows the care you need to give it changes as does the care a child needs along the way in order to help it become a full grown business. I often describe my business as out of its infancy and into its childhood. I guess that makes sense given we are celebrating 10 years in 2021.
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Bangor, Maine, wants to try to break down barriers to employment for low-income residents. A team in
Piscataquis County hopes to more easily connect at-risk residents with social services, transportation and technology. And a team in the Katahdin region wants to build a thriving outdoor economy that puts its younger residents to work.
A series of public input sessions will focus on whether to allow short-term rentals like Airbnb properties.
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BANGOR, Maine
As Maine readies for spring, communities are also bracing for another tourism season.
In Bangor, tourists have booked short-term rentals through Airbnb or other travel sites for years, but technically that form of rental is not allowed.
“There are people that are renting this way, Bangor Community and Economic Development Director Tanya Emery said. We know that. We are aware of that.
Bangor Planning Officer Anne Krieg said there are roughly 100 short-term rentals in the city, many of them Airbnb properties.