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Maine Boost

Maine Boost

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Maine Boost, a podcast from Eastern Maine Development Corporation to improve Maine Businesses, communities, and people.Copyright 2022 All rights reserved. Economics Management Management & Leadership
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  • Childcare Access

    Childcare Access
    May 5 2026

    As part of our collection of information for CEDS, Lee Umphrey and Sarah Savage, Senior Policy Analyst at Boston Federal Reserve Bank discussed research briefs examining the intersection between job quality and child-care access.

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    Links to Sarah's Research:

    “Job quality indicators and child-care access among mothers of young children in New England.” Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Community Development Issue Brief 26-2 (2026).

    “Employment implications of child-care access in New England, pre- and post-COVID-19.” Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Community Development Issue Brief 26-1 (2026).

    “Child-care usage and access challenges during COVID-19 and the economic recovery.” Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Community Development Issue Brief 25-1 (2025).

    "Small business strategies for supporting employee child care needs." Co-authored with Atlanta Fed
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    24 mins
  • Liberty’s Prison

    Liberty’s Prison
    Mar 31 2026

    Maine Commissioner of Corrections, Randy Liberty, joins EMDC President & CEO, Lee Umphrey, to discuss the Maine Model of Corrections and his new book, Liberty's Prison, available now.
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    31 mins
  • Literacy Volunteers of Bangor

    Literacy Volunteers of Bangor
    Dec 1 2022

    Executive Director of the Literacy Volunteers of Bangor Mary Marin Taylor joins President & CEO Lee Umphrey to discuss helping people of all ages improve the vital skill of reading.
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    19 mins
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