Goal II

Indicators

Below are Population Indicators - data points tracking change and progress toward Framework goals.

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Food manufacturing capital expenditures, total value (2012 Economic Census of the United States. “Annual Survey of Manufacturers: Geographic Area Statistics: Statistics for All Manufacturing by State” (Maine). US Census http://factfinder.census.gov.
- Data for Maine’s capital expenditures in food manufacturing and # of employees can be found in this table here, or downloaded here on Google Drive.
Food Manufacturing, number of employees (2012 Economic Census of the United States. “Annual Survey of Manufacturers: Geographic Area Statistics: Statistics for All Manufacturing by State” (Maine). US Census. See above links for employee data.

Case Studies

Below are case studies, Performance Measures, that illustrate some of the ways Maine programs and projects are making measurable improvements to Maine’s food system. There are many more examples of programs doing great work advancing Framework goals, and we want to hear them!! Please visit the “Submit your Story” tab for more information and to submit a case study that will be published here.

Alliance for Maine’s Marine Economy

The Alliance for Maine’s Marine Economy is a network of more than 20 Maine-based companies, organizations, and individuals committed to investing in Maine’s vibrant marine economy through a 10-year, $14 million initiative. The Alliance’s mission is to ensure that Maine seafood, fishing, and aquaculture industries, and the natural and innovation ecosystems on which they depend are healthy and benefit Maine people and communities.

Slow Money Maine’s Loan Program

Inspired by Woody Tasch’s book Slow Money, Slow Money Maine (SMM) formed in 2010 to fill a perceived gap in financing for farms and start-up food businesses and to encourage people to invest locally. Since then, SMM has catalyzed investments of grants, equity, loans and technical assistance totaling more than $15.4 million to Maine farms and the food businesses that source from them.

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