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P r o f i l e s i n e x c e l l e n c e M a i n e — A P h oto P o rt r A i t o f t h e P i n e t r ee S tAt e 153 Founded in 2007, the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority (MRRA) is the Master Developer for Brunswick Landing: Maine's Center for Innovation and Topsham Commerce Park. Ribbon cutting at Brunswick Executive Airport April 2011: from left, MRRA Executive Director Steve Levesque, Captain William Fitzgerald, Congressman Mike Michaud, Senator Olympia Snowe, MRRA Board Chair Art Mayo, Senator Susan Collins, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, and Senator Stan Gerzofsky. The Brunswick Executive Airport (BXM) is a world- class aviation complex that began operating in April 2011. The aviation complex consists of over 650,000 square feet of modern aviation hangar, maintenance and administration space, two 8,000-foot runways and over 100 acres of concrete apron. Other key features of the 1,000-acre airport facility include: Instrument Ap- proaches (ILS and GPS) meeting FAA standards; an advanced glycol recovery de-icing system that exceeds EPA and FAA standards; jet engine test and mainte- nance facilities; ground support equipment mainte- nance facilities; and Fixed Base Operator services in- cluding fuel, car rental, courtesy car, and tie downs. Business opportunities at this world-class airport facility include: general and corporate aviation; air- craft manufacturing and maintenance, repair and overhaul; government agencies; and aerospace re- search and development. Brunswick Landing hosts the newest campus of Southern Maine Community College (SMCC), provid- ing easy access for continuing education as well as de- gree and customized training for employers, employ- ees and area residents. Partnering with the University of Maine's College of Engineering, the SMCC campus includes the Maine Advanced Technology and En- gineering Center (MATEC) at Brunswick Landing. MATEC collaborates with businesses and industries to establish a well-educated workforce for the busi- nesses at Brunswick Landing as well as throughout the Midcoast region and State of Maine. In addition, the Town of Brunswick possesses two other colleges, including Bowdoin College and South- ern New Hampshire University, offering a broad range of degrees in liberal arts and business. Both are located adjacent to Brunswick Landing. In order to address the need for affordable renew- able and other alternative energy sources, MRRA is developing the Brunswick Renewable Energy Center (BREC). The Center is to be the home of a world-re- nowned energy complex for integrated research and development, manufacturing, testing, business incu- bation and the productive operation of green energy technology products and services. The Brunswick Renewable Energy Center has been established to foster and grow the energy technol- ogy cluster in Maine with the opportunity to produce power on site and utilize local and state labor and skills. The BREC is a renewable energy research, de- velopment and demonstration living laboratory that combines energy technology business operations with on-site production, distribution and management of energy used within Brunswick Landing itself; a dy- namic power demonstration and production facility that allows technologies to evolve; and a center for fostering cutting-edge research. Several state and federal incentives can assist busi- nesses interested in locating to Brunswick Landing or Topsham Commerce Park, including a reduction in taxes and a variety of exemptions, reimbursements, and credits. In addition, customized workforce train- ing programs can meet the business demands for a highly skilled, technical workforce. Located within 50 miles of two-thirds of Maine's workforce, Brunswick Landing is an excellent location for business development for a variety of reasons. Ac- cording to one tenant, "We chose Brunswick Landing because of the infrastructure already in place, along with a well-qualified workforce, including those fa- miliar with composite technology, and a supportive community." P h o t o B y c l a r e t o s t o