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Maine's largest chambers of commerce
Ranked by number of members as of June 2023
C O M P I L E D B Y S T E P H A N I E R . M E A G H E R C O M P I L E D B Y S T E P H A N I E R . M E A G H E R
1 Succeeded Julia Munsey in July
2 Year merged with Camden-Rockport-Lincolnville Chamber of Commerce
3 Succeeded Alf Anderson to start 2023
4 Population for Washington County; some members come from other counties and Canada.
5 Executive director position was vacant at press time.
S O U R C E : Each chamber via survey.
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Maine's largest chambers of commerce
Ranked by number of members as of June 2023
Members Population served Employees Chief executive Year founded
1
Maine State Chamber of Commerce
128 State St., Suite 101, Augusta 04330
623-4568 • mainechamber.org
5,000 1,372,000 12
Linda Caprara
1
interim president & CEO
1889
2
Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce
93 Exchange St., Portland 04101
772-2811 • portlandregion.com
1,260 260,000 7
Quincy Hentzel
CEO
1854
3
Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
415 Lisbon St., Lewiston 04240
783-2249 • lametrochamber.com
800 111,034 8
Shanna Cox
president & CEO
1887
4
Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce
25 Park St., Rockland 04841
596-0376 • camdenrockland.com
735 56,000 3.5
Eric Belley
president & CEO
2011
2
5
Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce
2 Hammond St., Suite One, Bangor 04401
947-0307 • bangorregion.com
685 110,200 5
Deb Neuman
president & CEO
1911
6
Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce
269 Western Ave., Augusta 04330
623-4559 • kennebecvalleychamber.com
675 65,000 5
Katie Doherty
president & CEO
1932
7
Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce Inc.
50 Elm St., Waterville 04901
873-3315 • midmainechamber.com
651 70,525 4
Kimberly Lindlof
president & CEO
1912
8
Kennebunk-Kennebunkport-Arundel Chamber of Commerce
16 Water St., Kennebunk 04043
967-0857 • gokennebunks.com
600 20,000 4
Laura Dolce
executive director
1942
9
Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce
151 High St., Suite 6, Ellsworth 04605
667-5584 • ellsworthchamber.org
550 87,000 3
PJ Keenan
executive director
1956
10
Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce
14 Main St., Belfast 04915
338-5900 • belfastmaine.org
450 60,000 2
Dorothy Havey
executive director
1960
11
Biddeford+Saco Chamber of Commerce & Industry
28 Water St., Suite 1, Biddeford 04005
282-1567 • BiddefordSacoChamber.org
440 45,000 1
Jim LaBelle
executive director
1927
12
Central Aroostook Chamber of Commerce
3 Houlton Road, Presque Isle 04769
764-6561 • centralaroostookchamber.com
405 25,330 2.5
LaNiece Sirois
executive director
1945
13
Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce
93 Cottage St., Bar Harbor 04609
288-5103 • visitbarharbor.com
400 10,000 7
Everal Eaton
3
executive director
1969
14
Bath-Brunswick Regional Chamber
8 Venture Ave., Brunswick 04011
725-8797 • midcoastmaine.com
380 58,000 3
Cory R. King
executive director
1994
15
Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce
102 Main St., Ogunquit 03907
646-2939 • ogunquit.org
325 2,500 5
Alice Pearce
executive director
1966
16
Sanford-Springvale Chamber of Commerce
510 Main St., Springvale 04083
324-4280 • sanfordchamber.org
275 35,000 1
Richard Stanley
president
1954
17
Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce
192 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor 04538
633-2353 • boothbayharbor.com
245 60,000 8
Lisa Walby
executive director
1962
18
Greater Houlton Chamber of Commerce
109 Main St., Houlton 04730
532-4216 • greaterhoulton.com
217 9,000 1
Jane Reed Torres
executive director
1914
19
Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce
8 Station Place, Bethel 04217
800-442-5826 • bethelmaine.com
210 5,500 3
Jessie Perkins
executive director
1935
20
Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce
305 Main St., Yarmouth 04096
846-3984 • yarmouthmaine.org
200 8,500 2
Tim Gatz
executive director
1956
21
Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce
11 First St., Old Orchard Beach 04064
934-2500 • oldorchardbeachmaine.com
185 75,000 3
Kim Howard
executive director
1949
22
River Valley Chamber of Commerce
10 Bridge St., Rumford 04276
364-3241 • rivervalleychamber.com
150 10,000 1
Cheryl Dickson
executive director
1912
23
Machias Bay Area Chamber of Commerce
2 Kilton Lane, Machias 04654
255-4402 • machiaschamber.org
147
31,000
4
1
Julie Hixson
board president
5
1983
24
Southwest Harbor & Tremont Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 1143, Southwest Harbor 04679
244-9264 • acadiachamber.com
132 2,500 1
Ruth Davis
board president
1950
25
Deer Isle-Stonington Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 490, Deer Isle 04627
348-6124 • deerisle.com
120 2,850 0
Dean Haskell
president
1969
SOURCE: Each chamber via survey.
1 Succeeded Julia Munsey in July
2 Year merged with Camden-Rockport-Lincolnville Chamber of Commerce
3 Succeeded Alf Anderson to start 2023
4 Population for Washington County; some members come from other counties and Canada.
5 Executive director position was vacant at press time.
- This list was compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher and published in Mainebiz's Fact Book: Doing Business in Maine, Aug. 28, 2023.
