Maine Set Aggressive Goals to Carry State's Economy Into the Future
| December 13, 2007 |  View for printing |
Risk and REWARD Joe Kumiszcza’s got a $100 million game plan for growing Maine’s technology sector
MESDA has a clever ring to it, perhaps because within certain circles in Maine it's associated with all things techie. But the Westbrook-based technology association has decided to throw off its old moniker. Ditching the outdated acronym that originally stood for the Maine Software Developer's Association, MESDA will now be referred to as the Technology Association of Maine, or TechMaine for short.
TechMaine Executive Director Joe Kumiszcza says the name better reflects the broad spectrum of technology companies the trade association now assists, which range from software developers to biotech and IT firms. But TechMaine will not divert from its original calling, which is to help carry Maine's economy into the future, right up to the bloody brim. "It's not just cutting — it's the bleeding edge," Kumiszcza explains.
BY REBECCA GOLDFINE
Full Story: http://www.mainebiz.biz/story.html?story_id=1021
(Many thanks to George Lipper at http://NASVF.org for passing this and many other great stories along. He had an excellent newsletter which I recommend to anyone interested in economic development. Russ)
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