The Bangor–Saint John Trade & Growth Corridor Economic Assets Map Foundation for the “Atlantica” International Northeast Economic Region Prepared by: ShiftCentral Inc. December 2006 Table of Contents Page 1. Introduction.........................................................................................................11 2. About the Bangor-Saint John Trade & Growth Corridor ..............................................12 3. Corridor Defined...................................................................................................13 4. Corridor-based Industries ......................................................................................14 4.1 Establishments by Major Industry Group.............................................................14 4.1.1 Introduction ..............................................................................................14 4.1.2 New Brunswick Portion of the Corridor ..........................................................14 4.1.3 Maine Portion of the Corridor .......................................................................15 4.2 Size of Establishments......................................................................................17 4.2.1 New Brunswick Portion of the Corridor ..........................................................17 4.2.2 Maine Portion of the Corridor .......................................................................17 4.3 Saint John Region ............................................................................................19 4.3.1 Energy & Advanced Manufacturing................................................................19 4.3.2 Info & Communication Technology................................................................21 4.3.3 Tourism ....................................................................................................21 4.3.4 Health Sciences..........................................................................................22 4.4 Fundy Region ..................................................................................................23 4.4.1 Value-added Manufacturing .........................................................................23 4.4.2 Tourism ....................................................................................................23 4.4.3 Natural Gas & Energy .................................................................................24 4.5 Charlotte Region..............................................................................................24 4.5.1 Tourism ....................................................................................................24 4.5.3 Manufacturing............................................................................................25 4.6 Eastern Maine Region .......................................................................................26 4.6.1 Creative Economy ......................................................................................26 4.6.2 Information Technologies/Call Centers ..........................................................27 4.6.6 Aquaculture ...............................................................................................30 4.6.8 Manufacturing............................................................................................30 5. Demographics & Labor Force .................................................................................31 5.1 Population Characteristics .................................................................................31 5.1.1 General Trends ..........................................................................................31 5.1.2 Population by Age Group .............................................................................31 5.2 Population Forecasts ........................................................................................32 1 Table of Contents (cont.) Page 5.3 Migration ........................................................................................................34 5.3.1 New Brunswick Portion of the Corridor ..........................................................34 5.3.2 Maine Portion of the Corridor .......................................................................35 5.4 Labor Force Statistics - General .........................................................................36 5.5 Labor Force Profile - Educational Attainment .......................................................38 5.6 Labor Force Profile – Employment by Occupation .................................................39 5.6.1 New Brunswick Portion of the Corridor ..........................................................39 5.6.2 Maine Portion of the Corridor .......................................................................41 5.7 Labor Force Profile - Employment by Industry .....................................................43 5.8 Labor Force Profile - Ethno-cultural and Linguistic Communities.............................43 5.8 Labor Force Profile - Ethno-cultural and Linguistic Communities.............................44 5.8.1 New Brunswick Portion of the Corridor ..........................................................44 5.8.2 Maine Portion of the Corridor .......................................................................45 5.9 Labor Force Profile - Workforce Turnover ............................................................46 5.9.1 New Brunswick Portion of the Corridor ..........................................................46 5.9.2 Maine Portion of the Corridor .......................................................................46 5.10 Labor Force Profile - Workforce Absenteeism .....................................................47 5.10.1 New Brunswick Portion of the Corridor ........................................................47 5.10.2 Maine Portion of the Corridor .....................................................................47 5.11 Income by Source ..........................................................................................48 5.11.1 New Brunswick Portion of the Corridor ........................................................48 5.11.2 Maine Portion of the Corridor .....................................................................49 5.12 Income Tax Review ........................................................................................51 5.13 Aboriginal/Native Communities ........................................................................52 5.13.1 Passamaquoddy and Penobscot Indians.......................................................52 5.13.2 Penawahpskewi Indian Nation ....................................................................52 Penobscot Indian Nation Enterprises .....................................................................53 6. Economic Development Agencies in the Corridor ......................................................54 Agencies (by alphabetical order) .............................................................................54 6.1 Bangor Region Development Alliance, ME.........................................................54 6.2 Coastal Acadia Development Corporation .........................................................54 6.3 Community Business Development Bank..........................................................54 6.4 Eastern Maine Development Corporation, ME....................................................55 6.5 Enterprise Charlotte, NB ................................................................................55 6.6 Enterprise Fundy, NB.....................................................................................55 6.7 Enterprise Saint John, NB...............................................................................56 2 Table of Contents (cont.) Page 6.8 St. Stephen Development Board Inc. ...............................................................56 6.9 Sunrise County Economic Council, ME..............................................................57 7. Education & Training.............................................................................................58 7.1 Universities & Degree Granting Colleges .............................................................58 7.1.1 Universities (by alphabetical order) ..............................................................58 University of Maine at Machias...........................................................................58 University of Maine at Orono .............................................................................59 University of New Brunswick, Saint John.............................................................59 7.1.2 Public Community Colleges (by alphabetical order) .........................................60 Eastern Maine Community College .....................................................................60 New Brunswick Community College, Saint Andrews..............................................60 New Brunswick Community College, Saint John ...................................................60 Washington County Community College..............................................................61 7.1.3 Private Training Schools (by alphabetical order) .............................................61 Advanced Training & Services Inc. .....................................................................61 Academy of Learning........................................................................................62 Bangor Theological Seminary ............................................................................62