"Hometown Economies", a new television series spotlights six cities and towns in Maine as they implement strategies leading to longer-term economic vibrancy.

Lumbering, fishing, farming and shipbuilding—these are examples of the industries that built Maine’s communities and connected the state through trade and commerce with the nation and beyond.

Over time, changing conditions such as available natural resources, methods of production, modes of transportation and the availability of cheaper labor in other countries have resulted in the decline of these mainstays of local economies.

Hometown Economies, a new television series currently airing Thursday evenings at 8:00 pm on MPBN and rebroadcast Sunday at 7:00 pm, spotlights six cities and towns in Maine—Limestone, Lincoln, Rockland, Waterville, Wilton and the sister cities of Bangor and Brewer. Each community has been working to define and implement strategies leading to longer-term economic vibrancy. Their stories, lessons learned, successes and continuing challenges are of importance to Maine and especially to the communities that we each call home.

Full Series: http://mpbn.net/hometown/index.html