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MEREDA Returns to Bangor! Morning Menu Breakfast: City Hall to Construction Site

September 24, 2025

October 30, 2025 – 8:30 – 10:00 amBuffet Breakfast: 8:30-9:00 amProgram: 9:00-10:00 am Location:Hollywood Casino500 Main StreetBangor, ME About the Event: City Hall to Construction Site: Bangor and Brewer leaders are...

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Aerial view of Notable Project Receipient Vertical Harvest

The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Vertical Harvest (Westbrook)

September 23, 2025

MEREDA Recognizes its 2024 Notable Project Award Recipients – Each year, the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) recognizes some of the state’s most “noteworthy and significant” real estate...

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MEREDA Takes a Hard Look at the Housing Crisis. How do we crack the code?

September 15, 2025

September 15, 2025 – Ask anyone you know about the biggest challenge faced by Maine residents, businesses, and public officials and you will hear the same answer: Housing. Universally, we...

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2025 Mid-Year Market Outlook: Northern New England

September 9, 2025

by: Jon Rizzo | Partner, Broker, The Boulos Company Recently, Boulos Co. Partners Jonathan Rizzo and Caitlin Burke participated in a commercial real estate thought leadership panel with other key...

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Election day is next week. We encourage you to vote and make your voice heard!

November 1, 2022

On November 8, 2022, Portland voters will consider 13 ballot questions, consisting of five proposed Citizen’s Initiative questions and eight proposed Portland Charter Commission questions. These 13 questions, an unusually...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu – Navigating Urban Fill and Contaminated Media in Real Estate Development – What to Expect Before and After Breaking Ground

October 28, 2022

In Person. Pre-Registration Required. Where:Holiday Inn By the Bay88 Spring StreetPortland, ME When:November 10, 2022 Time:Breakfast: 7:30 – 8:00 AMProgram: 8:00 – 9:00 AM About the Event: Real estate development...

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The Winners of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: Real Estate Developers

October 25, 2022

Part One: New Incentives By Kory Reynolds, Senior Manager, Baker Newman Noyes October 2022 This is the first of a two-part series discussing the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act...

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The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Children’s Museum + Theatre

October 11, 2022

Each year, the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) recognizes some of the state’s most “noteworthy and significant” real estate projects, completed in the previous year. The exemplary projects...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu – Transforming a Neighborhood, Strengthening a City

September 26, 2022

The City of Lewiston and partner, Lewiston Housing Authority, have gained statewide attention as the smallest city in the country to ever receive the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s...

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MEREDA Reschedules its 35th Anniversary Social Gala to November 3, 2022!

September 22, 2022

As you know, MEREDA’s 35th Anniversary Gala was postponed in 2020 due to COVID-19. We are excited to announce that we have scheduled this momentous occasion to now take place...

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The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on 40 Free Street (Portland)

September 20, 2022

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The Party is Back On! MEREDA’s 35th Anniversary Gala is on 11.3.22

September 16, 2022

As you know, MEREDA’s 35th Anniversary Gala was postponed in 2020 due to COVID-19. We are excited to announce that we have scheduled this momentous occasion to now take place...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu – The Future of Portland’s Waterfront

September 13, 2022

MEREDA has invited two prominent wharf developers, Steve Goodrich, owner of Maine Wharf and Custom House Wharf, and Don Perkins, President and CEO of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute...

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The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Harnois & Emery Apartments (Westbrook)

September 6, 2022

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The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Harnois & Emery Apartments (Westbrook)

September 6, 2022

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Lewiston-Auburn Multifamily Market Update

August 30, 2022

By Noah Stebbins, Associate Broker, The Boulos Company The multi-family market is always evolving. Rising interest rates, inflation, and government policies have caused some commercial real estate investors to re-trade...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu – The Initiative for Digital Engineering and Life Sciences (IDEALS): Portland’s New Roux Campus and the Effect on Maine Real Estate

August 23, 2022

The Roux Campus of Northeastern University is replacing the industrialized B&M Baked Bean site with a high tech hub for education and innovation in the fields of artificial intelligence, digital...

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MEREDA’s “Morning Menu” Breakfast Series Returns on September 15th

August 23, 2022

MEREDA’s Morning Menu – The Initiative for Digital Engineering and Life Sciences (IDEALS): Portland’s New Roux Campus and the Effect on Maine Real Estate The Roux Campus of Northeastern University...

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The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Riverdam (Biddeford)

August 16, 2022

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Highlighting the Construction Component of the 2022 MEREDA Index

August 9, 2022

On May 24, Shannon Richards, Founder of Hay Runner, was a commentator for the Maine Real Estate & Development Association’s (MEREDA’s) 2022 MEREDA Index. Shannon’s comments on the Commercial Sector...

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Highlighting the Residential Component of the 2022 MEREDA Index

August 2, 2022

On May 24, Dan Brennan, Director of MaineHousing, was a commentator for the Maine Real Estate & Development Association’s (MEREDA’s) 2022 MEREDA Index. Dan’s comments on the Residential Sector follow...

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Easing the potential burden of abandoned 401(k) accounts

July 26, 2022

By David Stone, Manager | CPA, MBA, CFE at BerryDunn Read this if you are a plan sponsor of a 401(k) plan. The trend of US workers leaving their jobs...

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The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Thornton Heights Commons (South Portland)

July 19, 2022

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MEREDA Appoints Committee Co-Chairs

July 13, 2022

PORTLAND, July 13, 2022 – The Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) is pleased to announce two additional appointments of committee co-chairs. Participation on any one of MEREDA’s five...

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Election day is next week. We encourage you to vote and make your voice heard!

MEREDA’s Morning Menu – Navigating Urban Fill and Contaminated Media in Real Estate Development – What to Expect Before and After Breaking Ground

The Winners of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: Real Estate Developers

The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Children’s Museum + Theatre

MEREDA’s Morning Menu – Transforming a Neighborhood, Strengthening a City

MEREDA Reschedules its 35th Anniversary Social Gala to November 3, 2022!

The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on 40 Free Street (Portland)

The Party is Back On! MEREDA’s 35th Anniversary Gala is on 11.3.22

MEREDA’s Morning Menu – The Future of Portland’s Waterfront

The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Harnois & Emery Apartments (Westbrook)

The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Harnois & Emery Apartments (Westbrook)

Lewiston-Auburn Multifamily Market Update

MEREDA’s Morning Menu – The Initiative for Digital Engineering and Life Sciences (IDEALS): Portland’s New Roux Campus and the Effect on Maine Real Estate

MEREDA’s “Morning Menu” Breakfast Series Returns on September 15th

The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Riverdam (Biddeford)

Highlighting the Construction Component of the 2022 MEREDA Index

Highlighting the Residential Component of the 2022 MEREDA Index

Easing the potential burden of abandoned 401(k) accounts

The Right Equation for Responsible Development: Spotlight on Thornton Heights Commons (South Portland)

MEREDA Appoints Committee Co-Chairs