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Airport
- Jetport- 5 minute drive from the business district
- During 2005 over 1.4 million passengers used the
jetport w/ approx. 60% of those travelers being business passengers
- Provides employment for approx 1,300 people
- Maine has 46 commercial airports- 15 accommodate
corporate jets
- With 125 daily airline departures and arrivals, the Portland International
Jetport provides direct passenger service to major cities including:
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Miles/Flight times to Portland
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| Atlanta, GA |
Boston, MA |
Chicago, IL |
Cincinnati, OH |
Dallas, TX |
| 1140 mi 3:20 fl |
105 mi 45 fl |
1032 mi 3:00 fl |
944 mi 2:00 fl |
1840 mi 5:00 fl |
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| Denver, CO |
Detroit, MI |
Halifax, NS |
London, UK |
Los Angeles, CA |
| 2016 mi * 5:00 fl |
861 mi * 3:00 fl |
552 mi * 3:00 fl |
3265 mi * 6:20 fl |
3035 mi * 7:00 fl |
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| New York |
Philadelphia, PA |
Quebec City |
San Francisco, CA |
Washington DC |
| 311 mi * 1:00 fl |
402 mi * 1:15 fl |
268 mi * 2:30 fl |
3155 mi * 6:30 fl |
535 mi * 2:15 fl |
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Airport Information/Flight Schedules
Aerial Maps & Charts
Amtrack
Archives- Maine State
Arts Commission- Maine
Arts & Cultural
Alliance
Athletic Commission
Attorney General
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Business
- About 1/3 of Portland businesses are service related; less than 10% are
manufacturing; 20% retail; 10% government; and ¼ are a “hodge podge”
Career Center
Cost of Living/Inflation/Consumer Price Index
County Profile
Demographic/Labor Market Info
Economic & Demographic Forecasts, Maine
Gross State Product
Maine Business Works
Maine Business Answers
Maine & Company
Maine Made Products
Maine Women Business Owners
Median Household Income
Retail Sales Reports, Maine
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Charts & Aerial Maps
Climate
- Portland is on a lower latitude than Eugene, Oregon
which is roughly 300 miles north of San Francisco. Our winter weather is mild
compared to the Midwest, especially here on the coast
- Portland is positioned 43.66 degrees north of the
equator 70.20 degrees west of prime meridian
- Summer: temps reach as high as the 90’s but more
commonly are a comfortable 70 to 80 F. Avg temp is 82
- Autumn: Spectacular foliage when the landscape is
painted with blazing reds, yellow and oranges. Temps in September are still
warm ranging between 60-70 F. October and November begin to cool down w/ temps
between 35-55 F
- Winter: On average, there are only 18 days a winter
when snowfall is more than 1 inch in a day. Total avg snowfall ranges between
60 and 90 inches a year. Temps generally range from the low to high 20’s and
warm spells in the 30’s are not uncommon.
- Spring: By March, temps are warming, snow is melting and April and May are filled
with warm, sunny days. Temps generally range from 45 to 60 F
| Temperatures Hi/Lo |
| Jan |
Feb |
March |
April |
May |
June |
| 34/17 |
35/17 |
40/25 |
54/33 |
64/42 |
75/55 |
| July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| 79/59 |
79/60 |
70/50 |
61/39 |
50/32 |
38/22 |
The sea tempers Portland’s climate, making for mild
winters and cool summer breezes.
Local
Weather Forecast
College-Maine
Concord Trailways
Conservation Department
Corporations, bureau of
Convention & Visitors
Bureau
Crime Index
- Portland crime index = 3016 (2001)(means amt of all crimes per 100,000 people
|
Ptld |
per 100,000 |
National per 100,000 |
| Total |
3016 |
4651.38 |
5056.31 |
| Murders |
1 |
1.54 |
9.58 |
| Robberies |
68 |
104.87 |
234.16 |
| Agg Assault |
92 |
141.89 |
402.05 |
- Maine has the 3rd lowest violent crime rate and 8th lowest property crime rate in the
country
Crime Statistics
Cultural and Arts
Alliance
Culture/Arts
- Portland offers more than 2,000 arts events each
year, more than half of which are free
- Portland combines the diverse cultural offerings of a
major metropolitan area with a charming small-town flavor. From classical to
cutting edge, performance and visual arts are vibrantly alive in the city and
infuse the region with a surprising sophistication.
- Portland was named one of the country’s top 25 art destinations by American
Style magazine.
- Portland supports a vibrant community of visual and
performing artist plus a changing array of exhibits, festivals and concerts
- A vibrant night life/music scene the Old Port
- Portland has a professional baseball and hockey team
Portland Seadogs
Portland Pirates
First Friday Art Walk
Downtown Portland
Cumberland County
Jail
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Demographics
Cost of Living/Inflation/Consumer Price Index
County Profile
Demographic/Labor Market Info
Economic & Demographic Forecasts, Maine
Median Household Income
Retail Sales Reports, Maine
Description
Portland, Maine: Recently ranked 4th among the “10 perfect places to live in
America, Portland offers all the cultural and entertainment amenities of any
metropolitan area but on a much more livable scale. The city’s remarkable collection of historic
buildings, its outstanding physical setting on the coast of Maine, a vibrant
arts district and a traditional working waterfront are all balanced with the
ease and friendliness of a small town. A walk able and friendly city, stroll the
cobblestone streets and explore the galleries, shops, historic landmarks and
diverse dining opportunities amongst a spectacular natural setting.
Enterprising, progressive and livable-Portland will exceed your expectations in
ways you never imagined.
Top Reasons to Choose Portland
Developmental Disabilities Council, Maine
Downeast
- Downeast is a term that is synonymous with coastal
Maine. When people sail from Maine to Boston they sail upwind. The trip out of
Boston is downwind to Maine, in short, “downeast.”
Downeaster Train
Service
Downtown Portland
District
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Economic Development Division
- Provides business assistance, including administering City's commercial
revolving loan fund.
Education
- 97% High School degree or above
- Education system ranked among the top 10 nationally
- All of Maine’s schools & libraries, nearly 1200
sites, are linked via Nynex’s Frame Relay Service allowing internet access.
- 200 secondary schools in ME are connected via an
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) fiber optic based network, the most
technologically advanced network available today.
- Maine exceeds the national average in educational investment- 12th nationwide.
- Maine students exceed the national average in their rate of high school graduates-
8th in the nation and highest in New England.
- Maine has the lowest high school drop out rate of any New England state and the 11th lowest in the
country
- Over 60% of Maine students pursue higher education
- Bachelor degrees or higher
Cumberland County: 34.2% Maine: 22.9%
- Maine’s teacher/student ration exceeds the national
average- 1/11 vs. 1/14
- Within a 30 minute drive- there are 10 top
universities and tech schools
- The University of Maine System has 7 campuses located
throughout the state. Seven technical colleges prepare students for a
diversity of careers. Maine’s 16 private degree-granting institutions include
Colby College in Waterville, Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Bates College in
Lewiston and the University of New England at Biddeford.
- Three ME colleges- Bates, Bowdoin, Colby- are among the top 25 liberal arts
schools in the nation
Higher Education Council
School Calculator
Maine Department of
Education
University of Maine
Training/Education
Programs
Emergency Management Agency
Emergency Medical Services
Employment/Labor force
- Portland is Maine’s business, financial and retail
capital and the largest city in the state. Most employment is in the areas of
insurance, financing, real estate, tourism, fishing, construction and light
manufacturing industries, high-technology and telecommunications, healthcare.
- Labor force (Portland MSA) 162,000
- 83% of 100,000 registered job seekers hold secondary
or post secondary degrees
- Unparalleled work ethic, exceptional skills, Maine
employers testify over and over to a uniquely strong work ethic, high
productivity, and low absenteeism and turnover rates
- Maine has one of the lowest rates of work stoppages
and one of the best histories of labor-management relations in the country. Employment center for CC with 42.1% of all
jobs located within the city (1999)
2nd- South Portland w/ 14.4 %
All other CC communities have less than 5% of the county’s jobs
Cost of Living/Inflation/Consumer Price Index
County Profile
Demographic/Labor Market Info
Economic & Demographic Forecasts, Maine
Maine Department of Labor
Maine Employment Info Guide
Retail Sales Reports, Maine
Workforce Profile
Events,
Portland
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Film Office-Maine
Filming in Portland - Call (207) 874-8681
Financial Institutions - Bureau of
Fire Marshall-State
Fisheries and Wildlife, Maine
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Geographic Information Services (GIS)
Geological Survey, Maine
Geography
- Portland- 26.2 square miles
- 0r Aprox 108 miles from Boston (less than 2 hour drive)
Aprox 497 miles to Washington
52 miles to Augusta (as the crow flies)
- Metro area is clustered on the “peninsula”
- Cumberland County: 836 sq miles
- Maine: 33,215 sq miles
- Highest point: Mt.
Katahdin (5,267 ft above sea level)
- With 30,865 sq miles of land area, Maine is as large as all the remaining
New England States combined
- Maine is about 320 miles long and 210 miles wide
- Maine is the state farthest northeast and is the closest point in the U.S.
to the European continent. The easternmost point of land on the Atlantic Coast
is West Quoddy Head.
- Maine is the sole of the 48 contiguous states to border only one other
state.
Government
Portland City
Council
Maine’s government, like that of the U.S., has 3 branches- Legislative,
Executive and Judicial.
- Maine has 16 counties, 22 cities, 424 towns, 51 plantations, 416
unorganized townships and 3 Native American voting districts.
Maine Government
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Health Services
- Maine has one of the most progressive medical systems
in the country, including:
- Maine’s infant mortality rate is the lowest in the
nation
- 39 acute care hospitals, exceeding the national
average in the number of community hospitals per capita
- Two tertiary care (highest level) medical centers, providing state-of-the-art open
heart surgery, cardiac intensive care, head injury treatment, advanced cancer
treatment, and neonatal intensive care
Health &
Human Services - Dept of
Heritage/History
- Originally called Machigonne (Great knee) by the Native Americans who first lived here. The City was
settled by the British in 1632 as a fishing & trading settlement and
renamed Casco. In 1718 the area was incorporated as “Old Falmouth” and
encompassed the areas known today as Portland, South Portland, Westbrook, Cape
Elizabeth and Falmouth. Not many cities can say they were destroyed four
times, yet rose again from the ashes (our city seal- the phoenix rising from
the ashes) We’ve survived 2 Indian massacres in the 1600’s, bombardment by the
Royal Navy during the American Revolutionary war in 1775. Following the war,
the city grew into a shipping center. In 1786 the city separated from Old
Falmouth, incorporating as the town Portland. In 1820, Maine separated from
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to become a State with Portland as its
capitol. In 1832 the capital moved to Augusta. A massive fire during a July
4th celebration in 1866 left 10,000 homeless and destroyed
the entire financial and trade center of Portland. The city was rebuilt
largely with bricks and in the Victorian style. The beautiful architecture has
been beautifully preserved by the cities historic preservation commitment.
Maine
Historical Society
Historic Preservation
Commission, Maine
Homeland
Security, Maine
Housing/Households
- Avg household size 2.58
- Avg family size 2.89
- Households, 2000
Ptld: 29,714 CC:
107,989 ME: 518,200
- Maine has the lowest avg home price in New England-
2,200 sf ft home w/4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 2-car garage ($215,500) and among
the lowest nationwide
- Housing Units, 2000
Ptld: 31,862 CC: 122,600 ME:
651,901
CC:66.8% ME: 71.6%
- Owner occupied housing units
Ptld: 12,617 (42.46%)
Vacancy rate: .5%
- Housing units in multi-unit structures
CC: 28.2 % ME: 20.3%
- Renter occupied housing units
Ptld: 17,097 (57.54%)
Vacancy rate: 3.6%
- Median value of owner occupied housing units, 2000
CC: $131,200 ME:
98,700
Maine State Housing Authority
Portland Housing Plan
Rental Housing Resources
Residential Real Estate
Commercial Real Estate
Human Rights Commission
Human Services, Maine
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Income
Median Household Income
Per Capita Personal Income
International Trade Center, Maine
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Jobs in Portland
Jobs in Maine
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Labor
Market Info
Labor Standards, Bureau of
Land Use
Regulation Commission, (LURC)
Legislature, Maine State
Licensing & Regulation, Maine State
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Maine Arts Commission
Maine Business Answers
Maine Colleges & Universities
Maine House Of Representatives
Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance
Maps-Portland
Maps-Aerial, Maine
Marine Resources
Motto
- State - “DIRIGO”- (I direct or I lead)
- Portland - “Resurgam”
City seal- the phoenix rising from the ashes
Motor Vehicles, Bureau of
Museum, Maine State
Museum of Art, Portland
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Name
- “Maine” in the sense of mainland in common use among
early explorers; also thought to be given by French colonists in memory of
their province Mayne.
- Nickname: The Pine Tree State, because of Maine’s 17 million forested acres.
National Rankings -
Portland
Neighborhoods Associations
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Outdoor recreation
- Maine recreational facilities have grown at a faster
pace than conservation lands including hiking, walking & snowmobile
trails, skiing and parking spaces for boat launches
- Maine has 1214 miles of wilderness canoe trekking, 66
Nordic ski touring areas, 11 downhill ski centers, 796 miles of trails
- Maine has 3,478 miles of indescribably beautiful
sandy and rocky coastline, 2,993 square miles of lakes, 6,000 sq miles of
ponds, 5,100 miles of rivers, 32,000 miles of streams abounding land-locked
salmon, trout, small mouthed bass, pickerel and perch
- Maine has 2000 islands
- Maine has 28 state beaches and parks, 5 national
parks & wildlife areas for a total of 436,064 acres.
- Maine has 17 million acres of forested land, 11
public wilderness areas, and 983,000 acres of conservation land intended for
public use.
- Acadia National Park is the
second most visited national park in the US.
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Places of worship
- The phonebook lists 168 churches & synagogues in the Greater Portland
area.
57
of these are located in the City of Portland.
People's Regional Opportunity Program
Population
Male: 47.9%
Female: 52.1%
Under 18: 18.8%
18-24: 10.7 %
25-44: 36.1%
45-64: 20.6%
65+: 13.9%
Median age: 35.7
- 8.73% are people of color
14.4%
of all Maine’s people of color live in Ptld
49.6%
of all of CC’s People of color live in Portland
- As a refugee resettlement community, Ptld has over 40
languages spoken in the public schools with most of the recent immigrants
coming from Cambodia, Vietnam, Eastern Europe, Africa and Islamic Nations.
- Greater Portland: 270,000 people
- Maine: 1,274,923 people
Females: 51.6%
Males 51.3%
41.3
persons per square mile
Portland Arts &
Cultural Alliance
Portland - Convention
& Visitors Bureau
Portland Development Corporation
- Since 1991 the loan and grant programs have leveraged
more than $143 million in new investment in the City of Portland, Maine
- Programs helped to create/retain 5,500 jobs
- Leveraged $9.48 of private investment for every $1.00 of public money
Financial Programs
Portland's Downtown
District
Portland Events
Portland Museum of Art
Portland Trails
Products
- 89% of the State’s area is forest land (17 million
acres). Harvesting and manufacturing trees has been Maine’s principal industry
for more than 300 years. Manufacturing of paper products is the leading wood
industry. Maine also produces potatoes, apples and blueberries.
- One of America’s largest blueberry growing states.
Raising 90% of the low-bush blueberries in North America.-60,000 acres in
production producing 74.5 million pounds
- Potatoes rank 3rd in
acreage and 4th in production nationally- 62,000 acres
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Real Estate
- 3.916 million sq ft of office space in downtown
class
A: 1.574 M Sq Ft
class
B: 2.342 M Sq Ft
- Avg Commercial property rental rates- (modified gross)
Downtown A
Downtown B
Suburban A
Suburban B
$15.-$20.00 sf
$10.20-$18.00sf
$17.50-$21.00 sf
$12.00-$17.50
Real Estate Resources
Real Estate - Center for Real Estate Education
Real Estate - Commission
Recreation
Biking
Boating
Convention & Visitors
Bureau
Events, Portland
Fishing
Fishing Licenses
Golfing
Hiking
Sailing
Ski Maine
Maine Office of Tourism
Restaurants
- It is rumored Ptld has more restaurants per capita than any other city other than
San Francisco- 1,100
Portland
Restaurants
Maine Restaurant
Association
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SALT, Institute for Documentary Studies
Seafood
- The Portland Fish Exchange is America’s first all-display fresh fish and seafood
auction and the largest offloader of Northeast ground fish in New England.
Approx. 200 sellers supply over 20 million pounds of seafood each year to 25
registered buyers. The Exchange typically handles 90% of Maine’s- 20% of New
England’s- total landings of regulated multispecies ground fish.
- Maine’s- 2000 seafood catch
Lobsters- 57 million pounds
Finfish- 128 million pounds
Shellfish- 7 million pounds
Portland Fish Exchange
Lobster
- The Maine lobster (Homarus americanus) is famous
worldwide. A record catch of over 57 million pounds of this delicacy was
landed from Maine lobster traps in 2000.
- A lobster sheds its shell in order to grow (the first meal after a lobster sheds
is the old shell, which provides minerals to help harden the new shell). A one
pound lobster may be from 5-7 years old, having “shed” about 25
times.
Portland Fish Exchange
Secretary of State
State Officials
State Symbols
- State Animal: Moose
- State Flower: white pine cone and tassel
- State Berry: Wild Blueberry
- State Bird: Chickadee
- State Fish: landlocked Salmon
- State Fossil: Pertica quadrifaria
- State Tree: white pine
- State Mineral: tourmaline
- State Insect: Honeybee
- State Cat: Maine Coon Cat
- State Soil: Chesuncook Soil Series
- State Herb: Wintergreen
- State Song: “State of Maine Song” (words and music by Roger Vinton Snow)
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Taxes
- Individual income tax rates: State of Maine has a graduated individual income tax rate which is 2%, 4.5%, 7% and 8.5%. The applicable rate depends upon
marginal income. For example, a single taxpayer with $20,000 of taxable income (federal adjusted gross income
minus all modifications, exemptions and deductions) would pay 2% on the first
$4,150, 4.5% on the next $4,100, 7% tax on the following $8,250 and 8.5% on
the final $3,500 of taxable income.
- Corporate tax rates are graduated as well at 3.5%,
7.93%, 8.33% and 8.93%. The 3.5% rate applies to the first $25,000 on Maine net income, the 7.93 applies to the
next $50,000, the 8.33% applies to the following $175,000 and the 8.93% rate
applies to Maine net income in excess of $250,000.
Portland Assessor's Office
Portland Property Tax Information
Tax
Maps - Portland
Technology Infrastructure
- 110,000 miles of fiber-optic cable in Maine, w/Ptld as the hub
Tide Charts, Casco Bay
Tourism
- 4 million tourists visit Ptld each year
Convention and Visitors Bureau
Downtown Portland
District
Tourism Office,
State
Transportation
- Bumper-to-bumper traffic and gridlock are unheard of
- Maine has over 21,000 miles of public highways, exceeding the total mileage of any other New
England State.
Turnpike Authority, Maine
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Unemployment Rate
University System, Maine
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Vacancy Rates
- Downtown Office:
- Outer Congress area
- Mall Area
- Retail (Ptld) 1.6%
- Greater Ptld’s
Class A & B office market is comprised of approx 9,136,290 rentable sq ft.
The vacancy rate is 5.81%
Global Market Rents
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Waterfront
- Portland has one of the finest/busiest deep water
harbors on the Atlantic Coast giving you immediate access to the world’s most
distant ports
- Located closer to Europe than any other transatlantic
port in the US
- Harbor is a mix of cargo ships, fishing fleets,
sightseeing vessels
- Since 1998, the port has become the largest port in
New England in terms of tonnage with over 21 million tons of cargo landing in
1999
- The port has a dredged deepwater channel, excellent
berthing for vessels of all sizes
- The largest bascule type bridge in North American
with a 196 foot horizontal span than can handle the widest vessels at the
upriver terminals.
- Portland is one of the largest fishing ports in New
England and is the twentieth largest in the U.S.
- Each year, Portland hosts an avg of 40 cruise ships with
approx 38,000 passengers
Port of
Portland
Recreational Boating
Weather
Forecast
WIC - Women,
Infants, and Children Nutrition Program
Workers Compensation Board
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