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Bangor economic development officer outlines Central Kitchen, foreign-trade client and workforce priorities
Summary
Economic Development Officer Sabrina Smith updated councilors on business outreach, Foreign Trade Zone marketing and a near-term Central Kitchen construction recommendation; she flagged limited warehouse space, workforce and small-business finance as barriers to growth.
Sabrina Smith, the city’s economic development officer, briefed the Business & Economic Development Committee on the division’s priorities, including property and lease management, business outreach, workforce partnerships and progress on the Central Kitchen project.
Smith described the division’s role as the city’s first point of contact for businesses and said staff manage city-owned properties and certain airport parcels. She detailed partnerships with Husson University, the University of Maine and local colleges to build…
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