The Knox/Waldo County Region is at the Heart of the Maine
Business/R&D Triangle:
- Fortune 500 companies
- Emerging IT/New Media Sector
- Access to Industry leading R&D &
Academic/Technical support
- Linked to all major transportation system
- I 95 corridor, regional airports, freight &
passenger rail, and deep water
shipping access points
- Bandwidth availability to meet all of your business & R&D needs
Click here - to see a list of key MIdcoast Businesses by Industry Sector - also see video clip interviews of owners and CEO's who are doing business in the Knox/Waldo region.
This robust Economic Region is made up of three Business Centers:
Rockland
 Camden
Belfast
Three bustling/vibrant communities
- linked as one economic district
- In Midcoast Maine
- One of the fastest
growing business regions in the NE.
(BTW --- over 25 national magazines and news papers - such as the "NY Times" & "Newsweek" - have rated these communities as "some of the best places to live in the U.S.!!)
440,000 people live, work and play within 50 miles of this beautiful coastal region:
- 200,000 in the Labor force
- Avg commute for work - 22.5 mins
- The heart of Maine's tourism industry
- The hub of Maine's Marine Trade, Boat Building & Composites Industry
- Small, safe, beautiful communities - all within a vibrant and thriving region
Workforce Profiles:
Interested in expanding your business or relocating to MIdcoast Maine
- but wonering if we can meet your unique labor force needs?
Then let us prepare a tailor- made "Workforce Profile" for your industry sector
-- we can provide:
- Workforce demographics (up to 50 mile radius)
- Regional; Education levels
- Regional Unemployment/ worker availability data
- Salary/Wage averages by occupation
- Workforce commuting patterns
Click here for sample Workforce Profiles:
Rockland Area Workforce Profile Camden Area Workforce Profile
 
Belfast Area Workforce Profile
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For more detailed demographic data by County and Town
(median age; population by town; avg income; pop density; retail sales/person, etc).
just click here:
Knox County - Demographics Waldo County - Demographics 
Click here for data and analysis from the Midcoast Regional Planning Council
(including the 2005 Regional Plan document)
 2005 Regional Planning Document
The Midcoast Transportation "Triangle"
The Knox/Waldo region is linked to the Maine Business Corridor - I 95 - by Route 3 (from Belfast) and Route 17 (from Rockland):
- Core Business areas linked directly to I 95
- Equidistant from Maine's 2 largest Cities (Portland and Bangor)
- Route One coastal connections to I 95
- Easy access to rail and regional hub airports
Commuting Distances and Time:
- 200,000 workers within commuting distance of all work sites in Knox/Waldo region
- Coastal Maine is a highly mobile population
- Commuting outside of one's "hometown" for work is an accepted practice
- Median Avg One Way Commute - 22.5 mins
A Great Place to Live and LEARN .........
The Knox and Waldo County region has some of the finest educational systems in the State (and New England!) -- the public schools in our our region are consistently ranked as state (and national) leaders in 4th and 8th grade test scores -- and we boast one of the highest High School graduation rates in the United states. In addition - we have some of the finest Technical and Higher Educational facilities in New England .....
Many Flags/One Campus -- A bold new innovative/21st century Educational Model is planned for the Midcoast region - it is called Many Flags/One Campus -- this new campus will house a high performing regional high school; a fully integrated Vocational/Technology Center; a University Center, and a Marine Systems Center of Excellence - all on one seamless/integrated campus in the Midcoast.
click here to learn more
Technology Schools - we are fortunate to have 2 premier Career and Technology Schools in our region - providing some of the most skilled workers in the state.
click here to learn more
 Waldo County Technology Center (Belfast)
 Mid Coast School of Technology (Rockland)
Community College System -- the Maine Community College System is recognized as one of the finest in the nation - and we are proud to be served by one of the best schools in that system -- Kennebec Valley Community College - providing high quality and affordable higher education to over 2,500 students in our region:
click here to learn more
University of Maine System -- there are over 20,000 University of Maine System students pursuing Bachelors, Masters, and PhD Degrees at campuses that serve our Midcoast region - including 2 University of Maine regional campuses that are expanding in Belfast and Rockland - right in the heart of the Knox/Waldo area.
click here to learn more
Belfast Campus Rockland Campus Orono Campus Augusta Campus
(1,200 students) (1,500 students) (12,000 students) (5,300 students)
  
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