Do Business in Maine

Maine is committed to an aggressive economic development strategy and can boast:

• A large collection of business finance programs and state tax incentives for business, focused on small business growth and on the high-tech sector.

• A 43 percent decrease in workers' compensation costs over the past 5 years.

• Electric utility rates among the lowest in New England.

• The fifth fairest state tax system in the nation, according to the Washington-based Corporation for Enterprise Development.

• The leading telecommunications infrastructure in the nation.

• The most favorable Overall Tax Environment of New England States according to the CFO Magazine State Tax Survey.

• Job growth especially in the high-tech, health, social and business services sectors.