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to Choose Portland, Maine
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Portland is Rated "One of the 50 Cities
that Sizzle." (National Restaurant
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In addition to telecommunications,
Portland is linked to the world by air, sea
and land. The international Jetport is a
five-minute drive from the business
district. The Maine Turnpike, Interstate 95
and U.S. Route 1 pass through the City, as
does major rail service to all parts of the
country and Canada. Portland is one of the
busiest seaports in the Northeast giving you
immediate access to the world's most distant
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Portland's telecommunications network is
one of the most advanced in the nation. |
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Bumper-to-bumper traffic and gridlock
are unheard of. |
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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. Autumn is a glorious
blaze of color; summers are legendary.
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Maine is the #1 place to raise a child
in the U.S. (Children's Rights Council,
1999). |
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Maine is the 16th most livable State in
the Nation (Quinto Press).
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Maine's primary education
system is #1 in the US. (National Education
Goals Panel, 1998,1999) In the fall of 1999,
the National Education Goals Panel ranked
Maine as having the best education system in
America - for the second year in a row.
Maine ranked above all other states in
high-school completion rate and student
performance in reading, math and science.
This is not surprising given the following
exceptional results Maine students have
accomplished on other national tests.
Maine eighth graders:
#1 in Mathematics
#1 in Reading
Maine fourth graders:
#1 in Mathematics
#1 in Reading #1
#1 in Science
#2 in Writing
In addition, only students
in Singapore outperformed Maine eighth
graders in science in a 1998 international
mathematics and science study.
Maine is committed to maintaining its world
leadership position in education. Source:
National Assessment of Educational Progress
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Maine has one of the lowest crime rates
in the nation. (State rankings 1999). |
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Maine has the lowest average home price
in New England (Caldwell Banker, 1999). |
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Maine has the lowest infant mortality
rate in the US. (State Rankings, 1999). |
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Portland is Maine's business, financial
and retail capital and the largest city in
the state. |
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You can leave work at day's end and be
sailing on beautiful Casco Bay in minutes.
Hike, jog or cross-country ski on more than
100 miles of trails in Greater Portland.
Some of New England's finest ski resorts are
within a two-hour drive. |
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Live and work in a four-season vacation
destination. Just ask the 3.6 million
tourists who visit each year. Recreation,
entertainment, scenery, culture, - we've got
the market cornered. The same things that
attract vacationers make Portland a
wonderful place to live. |
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Portland ranked 4th in the 1998 book,
Best Small Art Towns in America. |
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