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MEREDA’s Morning Menu – Finding the Green for a Brownfield

March 3, 2026

March 19, 2026 – 8:30 – 10:00 amBuffet Breakfast: 8:30-9:00 amProgram: 9:00-10:00 am Location: McGoldrick Career & Student Success Center35 Bedford Street, Portland, ME About the Event:Hidden costs lurking below the...

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Listen Up! The Next Episode of the “MEREDA Matters” Podcast is Now Available!

January 29, 2026

A WIN for Middle Housing with Elizabeth Frazier, Partner at Pierce Atwood; Jason Howe, Equity Partner at Preti Flaherty and Chair of the firm’s Real Estate and Finance Group; and...

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MEREDA’s Morning Menu – Say Yes! To Housing

December 12, 2025

January 14, 2026 – 8:30 – 10:00 amBuffet Breakfast: 8:30-9:00 amProgram: 9:00-10:00 am Location: McGoldrick Career & Student Success Center35 Bedford Street, Portland, ME About the Event:A Statewide Coalition Ready to...

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Photos of a childcare worker, a firefighter, a waiter and a construction worker.

Maine Business Leaders Create Coalition to Tackle Housing Crisis

December 10, 2025

Maine’s most recognized business and industry leaders will work together to promote solutions, advocate for pro-housing policy, and empower all Maine people to get involved

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Join MEREDA for Breakfast on Feb. 25 for a Morning Menu Presentation: “Portland’s Arts District Garage: A Case Study of Private Parking Structure Development”

January 29, 2020

The five-story, 280-spaced Arts District Garage parking structure on the corner of Brown Street and Cumberland Ave was completed in the summer of 2019. The Arts District Garage project provides lasting...

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Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Recognizes Outstanding Members with Annual Awards

January 28, 2020

Portland, ME: In a ballroom overflowing with the broad spectrum of Maine’s real estate and development professionals, MEREDA President Gary Vogel singled out five individuals at last week’s annual Forecast...

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Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Announces Appointment to its Board of Directors

December 13, 2019

Tiffany Dembowski of Portland has been elected to the board of directors of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA), a statewide organization of commercial real estate owners, developers...

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Reading the Real Estate Tea Leaves: MEREDA’s Forecast Conference Takes Place January 16th, 2020

December 4, 2019

As the words “recession” and “downturn” try to tint rose colored glasses with shades of gray, more and more attention turns to the real estate sector to provide a realistic...

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Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) Announces Appointments to its Board of Directors

October 2, 2019

Jason Howe, Partner at Preti Flaherty, and resident of Gorham, Rebecca Hatfield of Falmouth, VP of Real Estate Development and Management at Avesta Housing, and Ethan Boxer-Macomber of Portland, principal...

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Make Plans to Join MEREDA on 11/14 to Learn About J.B. Brown & Sons – One of the Oldest and Largest Property Owners in the Greater Portland Area

October 1, 2019

J.B.Brown & Sons was founded in 1828 and is one of the oldest and largest property owners in the greater Portland area. Join us for a MEREDA breakfast whereby our state...

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Join MEREDA in Bangor on 10/29 to Learn About Investing in Solar Power in Maine

October 1, 2019

In 2019, the Maine Legislature passed LD 91 which reset the state’s metering policy for solar and ensures that consumers who produce electricity from solar panels are fairly compensated for supplying...

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After an Overwhelming Number of Attendees at our Bangor Breakfast, We are Pleased to Host our “Solar Power in Maine” Program Again in Portland!

October 1, 2019

Click Here to Register Now In 2019, the Maine Legislature passed a number of bills related to renewable energy development. After lagging our neighbors in the rest of New England...

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Nominations Now Being Accepted for MEREDA’s 2019 Notable Project Awards

September 17, 2019

Each year, MEREDA identifies and recognizes the most noteworthy and significant Maine commercial development projects from the previous year, all of which embody MEREDA’s belief in responsible development. Nominations are now...

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Join MEREDA for another great “meet-and-greet” opportunity, this time on Portland’s Waterfront, at MEREDA’s Annual Fall Networking Social

September 12, 2019

Join us on Portland’s waterfront for hors d’oeuvres, spirits, and great conversation with colleagues, friends and other industry professionals for our Annual Networking Fall Social on October 17 from 5:00...

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