SOUTH PORTLAND — South Portland is the latest Maine municipality to be designated as “business-friendly” by the state.

The Department of Economic and Community Development this week awarded the city with a certificate and road signs to tout its award. South Portland applied for the designation last year but didn’t make the cut.

Twenty-four Maine towns and cities have earned the designation since the program was launched last year.

Communities are evaluated on whether they have a business-friendly approach in terms of things like customer service, licensing and permitting, business involvement and collaboration.


Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Here’s why.

Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.