For nearly 30 years, I have had the privilege of serving as president of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce. I’ve worked with thousands of Maine businesses and thousands of local industry leaders to improve prosperity for all Maine people. Our common goals have been to strengthen and grow our economy, to build enthusiasm for Maine entrepreneurship and ingenuity, to collaborate and problem-solve in overcoming challenges and to create opportunities for our young people, veterans and all Mainers to have good-paying jobs right here in the state they call home. A lift boat, right, that serves as a work platform assembles a wind turbine off Block Island, R.I., in 2021. The Maine Research Array, an offshore wind initiative, will cultivate a manufacturing industry that is expected to bring over $375 million in direct construction spending to Maine and create an estimated 3,250 good-paying jobs for Maine people. Michael Dwyer/Associated Press, File ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dana Connors is president of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce. As I prepare to pass the torch , I want to highlight an incredible economic opportunity that uniquely combines all the goals we’ve advanced as business advocates: Maine-made offshore wind. Offshore wind research and […]