Daily Blog: Renewal Strategy: Lewiston, Maine. Population 35,648

“Barely a decade ago, Lewiston, Maine, was dying.”



Fortunately, that was not the beginning of the end, but rather the beginning of a new beginning.


Since that time, some unexpected seeds of a renewal strategy were planted and, according to Jesse Ellison, “the place has been transformed. Per capita income has soared, and crime rates have dropped. In 2004, Inc. magazine named Lewiston one of the best places to do business in America, and in 2007, it was named an “All-America City” by the National Civic League.”

And the seeds of the strategy? There were three: an infusion of diversity, culture and youth.

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