PUBLIC VERSION (REDACTED) Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 1 of 50 THE ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE NEW ENGLAND CLEAN ENERGY CONNECT IN MAINE September 2017 Prepared for Central Maine Power Prepared by Ryan D. Wallace, Director Charles S. Colgan, Senior Associate The Maine Center for Business and Economic Research University of Southern Maine {W6339307 1} Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 2 of 50 ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE NECEC PROJECT IN MAINE Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................ 1 2. Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 4 2.1. Project Overview .................................................................................................................................. 4 3. Estimation Methodology..................................................................................................................... 5 3.1. Estimation Overview ............................................................................................................................ 5 3.2. Evaluation Criteria ................................................................................................................................ 7 3.3. Municipal Valuation and Tax Impact Estimation ................................................................................. 8 4. Employment and Economic Impacts of NECEC Project Transmission Expenditures ................ 9 4.1. Employment Contributions ................................................................................................................... 9 4.2. Other Economic Contributions ........................................................................................................... 10 4.3. Regional Distribution of Economic Impacts ....................................................................................... 10 5. Employment and Economic Development Impacts from Ratepayer Savings ............................. 11 5.1. Contribution to Employment .............................................................................................................. 11 5.2. Other Economic Contributions ........................................................................................................... 12 6. Municipal Valuation and Tax Revenue Impacts ............................................................................ 14 7. Appendix A ........................................................................................................................................ 16 Table of Tables Table 1.1: Employment Impacts in Maine from NECEC Project Transmission Infrastructure Investments …………………………………………………………………………………………………1 Table 1.2: Employment Impacts from Ratepayer Savings, Maine and New England Total……………….2 Table 4.1: Employment and Economic Impacts during Development and Construction…………………..9 Table 4.2: Other Economic Contributions of Infrastructure Investments………………………………....10 Table 4.3: Employment and Economic Development Impacts during Development and Construction Expenditures of the NECEC Project, by Region…………………………………………………………..10 Table 5.1: Maine and New England Employment Impacts from Ratepayer Savings……………………..11 Table 5.2: Maine Private Sector Industry Employment, Average per Period……………………………..12 Table 5.3: Other Economic Development Impacts in Maine and New England from Ratepayer Savings……………………………………………………………………………………………………..13 Table 6.1: Estimated Municipal Valuation and Revenue………………………………………………….15 Table A.1: NECEC Project Transmission Infrastructure Expenditures in Maine…………………………16 Table A-2: Employment Impacts from Ratepayer Savings for New England States……………………...16 Table A-3: Summary of New England Industry Employment, Average per Period………………………17 Table A-4: Other Economic Development Impacts for New England from Electricity Cost Reductions..18 {W6339307 1} i Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 3 of 50 ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE NECEC PROJECT IN MAINE 1. Executive Summary Central Maine Power is proposing the New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) Project which will facilitate the transmission of hydroelectric power generated in Quebec Province, Canada to customers in Maine and New England. 1 The NECEC Project will provide significant economic benefits in Maine without cost to Maine ratepayers. Maine ratepayers and communities will benefit from a reduction in electricity rates and the development, construction, and operations of the NECEC will support significant employment and other economic development impacts in Maine, as well as all other New England states. CMP commissioned the Maine Center for Business and Economic Research (MCBER) at the University of Southern Maine (USM) to estimate the employment and other economic development impacts provided by the NECEC Project. MCBER uses common modeling methodology to simulate the economic impacts of the NECEC Project by employing economic models of the Maine and New England state economies developed by Regional Economic Models Inc. (REMI). We estimate the economic impacts in two components: the impacts of transmission infrastructure investments, and impacts from wholesale energy cost savings to ratepayers. In addition, we also estimate the impacts on municipal property valuations and tax revenues. Summary of Employment and Economic Impacts Impacts from Infrastructure Investments Investments in the NECEC Project transmission infrastructure will have significant positive economic benefits in Maine during the development and construction of the project. Development phase impacts are expected to occur in 2017 and 2018, while the highest levels of employment will occur during the construction phase peaking in 2020 and 2021 (Table 1.1).2 The average annual compensation for jobs each year varies by whether jobs are concentrated in professional and technical services and management, which tend to pay higher rates of compensation, relative to jobs in construction. Within Maine, jobs and other economic impacts from project development construction will be most concentrated in Androscoggin County and to a lesser extent Somerset, Cumberland, and Lincoln Counties. Table 1.1: Employment Impacts in Maine from NECEC Project Transmission Infrastructure Investments3 Development Category 2017 Construction 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Total Annual Average Construction - 205 391 1,581 1,582 693 4,453 742 Professional & Technical Svcs Management 48 - 18 58 59 119 26 168 18 211 3 26 172 581 29 97 48 67 281 252 569 585 1,775 1,517 1,811 1,695 723 824 5,206 4,941 868 824 115 533 1,154 3,292 3,506 1,547 10,147 1,691 Direct Total Indirect & Induced Total Employment Average Annual Compensation $51,210 $41,353 $45,599 $40,219 $42,954 $46,652 1 - - This project is being proposed in response to a request for proposals by the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources and Massachusetts Electric Distribution Companies to procure clean, renewable power. The costs of the NECEC Project are accounted for through direct contracts established with Massachusetts Electric Distribution Companies and paid by Massachusetts customers. 2 Employment reported as the number of jobs ‘supported’ in each year. Employment includes full-time and part-time jobs treated with equal weight. 3 Jobs are reported as the average annual supported each year and include full-time and part-time jobs. Average annual compensation includes wages and benefits and is reported in current (nominal dollars). {W6339307 1} 1 Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 4 of 50 ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE NECEC PROJECT IN MAINE During NECEC Project operations, a total of 37 jobs will be supported in Maine over the 20 year project contract period. Of these, an average of 21 jobs per year will directly support the maintenance and operations of the NECEC in Maine, while 16 jobs will be indirectly supported on average per year. The overall economic impacts of the NECEC Project development and construction measured by gross domestic product (GDP) are estimated to be significant and robust.4 The NECEC Project will support $564 million in total GDP in Maine over the development and construction period (2017-2022). Impacts from Wholesale Electricity Cost Reductions The reduction in wholesale electricity costs paid by ratepayers in Maine and New England is expected to provide significant benefits to business and residential customers. The employment benefits have been estimated based on the reduction in electricity prices due to the lower Locational Marginal Price (LMP) in New England, which is a subset of the electricity price benefit produced by the NECEC Project described in a separate report of Daymark Energy Advisors (Daymark). The net present value of LMP reductions used for this analysis totaled $454 million in Maine and $3.9 billion across all of New England based on the first year of service (2023) and extending through the 20 year operating period. The employment impacts as a result of the reduction in electricity costs of the NECEC Project in Maine are presented in Table 1.2, which shows annual averages for the respective periods. The average annual compensation of these jobs based on the first year of the simulation (2023) is $44,550.5 Jobs will be created across virtually all major industry sectors with the retail trade, health care, and accommodations and food services, experiencing the largest average annual employment gains.6 In total, the reduction in wholesale electricity costs in Maine is estimated to support $24 million annually in GDP over the 20 year period. Table 1.2: Employment Impacts from Ratepayer Savings, Maine and New England Total State Maine Category Annual average for each period 2028203320382032 2037 2042 20232042 Direct 127 115 72 43 89 Indirect and Induced 192 198 167 135 173 Total Employment New England Total 20232027 319 313 240 179 262 Direct 1,500 1,324 858 551 1,058 Indirect and Induced 2,629 2,660 2,233 1,808 2,332 Total Employment 4,129 3,984 3,091 2,358 3,391 Note: New England total includes Maine. Jobs are reported as the average annual for each 5-year cohort over the 20 year simulation period and as an average annual across the full 20 year period. Jobs are reported as the average annual employment supported each year and include full-time and part-time jobs. 4 Gross domestic product (GDP) is a standard economic measure used to indicate the size of an economy. GDP measures the market value of all final goods and services in the economy, in this case we measure the change or addition to GDP to the Massachusetts and New England economies. GDP in this report are reported in millions of chained 2009 dollars, consistent with US Bureau of Economic Analysis reporting. Dollars can be adjusted to any period using an inflation index, such as the CPI. 5 Annual compensation includes wages and salaries and worker benefits and is a blended rate between full-time and part-time jobs. Dollars reported in current (nominal). 6 Specific industry sector employment is reported in Section 3 of this report. {W6339307 1} 2 REDACTED Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 5 of 50 ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE NECEC PROJECT IN MAINE Substantial employment benefits are also expected across New England averaging 3,390 jobs supported per year over the operations period 2023-2042 (Table 1.2). The average annual compensation for jobs created in New England for the first year of the simulation (2023) is $65,170. Similar to Maine, employment impacts are expected to be spread across the major industry sectors reflecting the overall industrial composition of the New England economy. In addition, the NECEC Project is estimated to support $406 million in GDP annually in New England over the 20 year operations period. Estimated Municipal Valuation and Tax Revenue Impacts Transmission infrastructure investments on the NECEC Project are expected to increase municipal property valuations approximate to the cost of the investment expenditures. Based on existing mill rates and an assumed total capital expenditure of $REDACTED , a total of $18.4 million of additional municipal tax revenue resulting from NECEC Project infrastructure is estimated to be contributed on an annual basis beginning in 2023 once investments are fully reflected in property valuations.7 This will largely depend upon the choice made by the municipality, which could alternatively decide to decrease mill rates as a result of additional valuation, or some combination of mill rate reduction and additional tax revenue. Decreased mill rates will provide benefits to property tax owners in the form of lower tax payments holding assessed values constant. These impacts will also vary by municipality depending upon the intensity of infrastructure investment and additional valuation in each locale. The largest benefits are expected in Lewiston where substantial investments are planned. These data are estimates only and will change based on final total capital expenditures of the project. 7 This depends upon when the valuation will kick in and may be different for different municipalities based on municipal assessments. We use the first year of NECEC Project operations as a proxy and an assumed total project capital expenditure of $REDACTED , as the final actual investments are not yet known. Furthermore, our estimates are based on 2016-2017 the most recent mill rates and state valuations, which will likely change based on circumstances unrelated to the NECEC Project. However, this estimate gives our best approximation of the magnitude and potential tax revenue the NECEC Project may contribute on an annual basis in total. {W6339307 1} 3 REDACTED Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 6 of 50 ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE NECEC PROJECT IN MAINE 2. Introduction 2.1. Project Overview Central Maine Power (CMP) is proposing the New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) Project that will allow the procurement of renewable hydroelectric power generated in Quebec Province, Canada and facilitate the delivery of clean electric power to markets in Maine and southern New England (NE).8 For purposes of this analysis, we assume that the NECEC Project includes approximately $REDACTED of capital expenditures in large utility scale transmission lines from the US border with Quebec Province, Canada in the northwest corner of Maine that connect with existing infrastructure in Lewiston, Maine and certain network upgrades needed to interconnect the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line. The project includes approximately 200 miles of new transmission lines (HVDC, 345 kV AC and 115 kV AC), a HVDC converter station and certain upgrades to existing substations. The infrastructure investments of the NECEC Project will provide significant benefits to Maine’s economy in the form of jobs, additional spending and output, and increases in tax valuation and revenues for associated municipalities in Maine. In addition, the additional supply of renewable clean power is expected to provide wholesale electricity cost reductions to Maine and New England ratepayers resulting in significant positive economic benefits to businesses and residential customers over the long term. The economic benefits provided by the NECEC Project will help enhance the competitiveness of industry in Maine and other New England states through lower operating costs which may result in increased investments and profitability. Furthermore, residential ratepayers will have more expendable income due to lower electric bills. This will fundamentally support the creation of jobs, increased economic activity, and other economic benefits for Maine and New England. To evaluate the contribution to employment and economic development of the NECEC Project, CMP commissioned the Maine Center for Business and Economic Research (MCBER) at the University of Southern Maine (USM) to carry out an evaluation of those potential economic benefits. The goals and methodology of this analysis are outlined in the next section. 8 This project is being proposed in response to a request for proposals by the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources and Massachusetts Electric Distribution Companies to procure clean, renewable power. The costs of the NECEC Project are accounted for through direct contracts established with Massachusetts Electric Distribution Companies and paid by Massachusetts customers. {W6339307 1} 4 Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 7 of 50 ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE NECEC PROJECT IN MAINE 3. Estimation Methodology 3.1. Estimation Overview The employment and economic development impacts of the NECEC Project were estimated using economic models of the Maine and New England state economies developed by Regional Economic Models Inc. (REMI).9 Including a wide range of policy variables, the REMI model provides a comprehensive representation of regional economies and is considered among the most sophisticated economic models available for simulating the effects of complex economic events over time. The REMI model provides a number of advantages over other types of methods that are based primarily on inputoutput models, such as IMPLAN or the US BEA RIMS II. Most input-output models are static, in that impacts are based on a point in time. However, economies are complex and driven by constantly changing factors. The REMI model allows simulations of these interconnected factors in a dynamic fashion by incorporating aspects of four modeling approaches that include General Equilibrium, Econometric, Economic Geography and Input-Output.10 Simulations of economic events or policy changes are compared against a control forecast to determine the differences, which we interpret as the “impacts.” MCBER has maintained and employed the REMI model across a wide range of economic studies for over 20 years. Economic impacts are reported in two primary components 1) those resulting from the development, construction, and operations and maintenance of NECEC Project transmission infrastructure, and 2) impacts resulting from electricity cost savings to ratepayers during generation and operations of the project. Impacts are reported by geography and location. Specifically, we break down simulations and report on impacts based on the following: Component 1: Employment Impacts from NECEC Project Transmission Infrastructure Investments ● Development and project planning expenditures (based in Maine) ● Construction expenditures (based in Maine) ● Operations and maintenance (based in Maine) Component 2: Employment and Economic Impacts from Ratepayer Electricity Cost Reductions ● Operation phase generation impacts from LMP reductions (Maine and New England wide) Component 1: Employment Impacts from NECEC Transmission Infrastructure Investments For simulations under Component 1, detailed data on expenditures for the development and construction of the transmission line and facility upgrades and estimated jobs to support operations and maintenance were provided by CMP and the project team. A significant portion of total project capital investment will be made directly in the state of Maine where transmission infrastructure will be developed. Expenditures on 9 This analysis uses two sets of REMI PI+ (Policy Insight) models based on Version 2.1, the most recent version available. The first set is a 7 region model of the Maine economy in which the regions are based on aggregates of the state’s 16 counties. The number of sectors refers to the level of industry detail included in the model. The 20-sector model includes all major industry sectors (plus state and local government) and are reported on in this report. The second set is a 6 region, 20-sector model of the 6 New England States, procured from REMI to undertake this analysis. These models are maintained by MCBER and USM and used primarily to estimate impacts resulting from the development, construction, and operation expenditures of the NECEC Project. 10 For more information on the REMI PI+ models visit http://www remi.com/products/pi. {W6339307 1} 5 Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 8 of 50 ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE NECEC PROJECT IN MAINE substations and other reactive device equipment not built in Maine are excluded from the analysis because they are assumed to have no direct employment impact in the state. However, labor associated with their installation and maintenance is included in the Maine based expenditures. Project expenditures made in Maine over the development and construction phase are estimated to total $562 million, peaking during core construction years in 2020 and 2021.11 Expenditures during development and construction are modeled as ‘exogenous industry sales’ in the REMI model for each respective year and industry, while we model the estimated number of direct jobs to support operations and maintenance. Simulation impacts are reported by the regions in the Maine REMI model maintained by MCBER. Component 2: Employment and Economic Impacts from Ratepayer Electricity Cost Reductions Component 2 is focused on the employment and economic impacts resulting from electricity cost reductions to ratepayers. We analyze impacts across three major energy sectors: commercial, industrial, and residential. These impacts from electricity cost reductions are expected to produce the most widespread and permanent impacts of the NECEC Project extending over the 20 project period. The employment and economic development impacts of energy cost savings are modeled for Maine and for each of the New England states. While we model the wholesale electricity cost savings to customers in each of the New England states, the REMI model captures indirect and induced spending impacts that may occur across state lines. For instance, direct impact in Maine will result in indirect and induced benefits in other New England states and vice versa. The employment benefits have been estimated based on the reduction in wholesale electricity prices due to the lower Locational Marginal Price (LMP) in New England, which is a subset of the electricity price benefit produced by the NECEC Project described in a companion report by Daymark Energy Advisors. LMP cost reductions are derived from a special case economic benefit simulation of market price changes by Daymark. The special case is run to calibrate LMP cost reductions that are consistent with the underlying electricity price forecasts in the REMI model and does not include an accounting of direct contract benefits or contract costs.12, 13 However, any costs of the project will be paid by Massachusetts customers and will be at no cost to Maine ratepayers. Daymark provided total LMP cost savings data for New England states by year for the 20 year period 2023 through 2042 which have a net present value (NPV) of $3.9 billion for the 20 year period based on the first year of service (2023). Total LMP changes by state are allocated to the major sectors (residential, commercial, and industrial)14 based on the most recent state sector shares to estimate sector specific savings. While it is expected that industrial composition may change over the course of the forecast period and as a result sector energy profiles will change, this method is our best approximation over the long term. 11 Transmission infrastructure expenditures are reported in Table A-1 in Appendix A. The REMI model uses relative price proportions for regions relative to the nation, which are based on the underlying the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook (AEO) forecast data. AEO 2014 natural gas price forecast data is used in the simulations run by Daymark. 13 It should be clearly noted that the special case is used in order to model the employment and other economic development impacts and should not necessarily be equated with other economic benefits estimated by Daymark, such as direct contract benefits and other indirect benefits. The special case is based solely on reductions to LMPs in relation to the underlying energy prices in the REMI model and may not be equal to estimates in the Daymark report. 14 The transportation sector is excluded from this analysis given the minimal share the transportation sector comprises of most state electricity profiles. 12 {W6339307 1} 6 Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 9 of 50 ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE NECEC PROJECT IN MAINE The employment and other economic development impacts or ratepayer cost savings are modeled beginning in 2023 and are estimated for 20 years through 2042. Energy cost savings by year are simulated as reductions in electricity productions costs for both the commercial and industrial sectors in the REMI model and are entered as nominal amounts. Residential sector savings are entered as reductions in consumer spending on electricity in the residential sector by year and are entered as nominal amounts. 3.2. Evaluation Criteria This analysis provides an estimation of the economic development benefits of the NECEC Project for each of the simulations above for the following measures of the project across the operations, construction, and development periods of the project:      Direct employment Indirect and induced employment Average annual compensation of jobs Gross domestic product (GDP)15 Total compensation This analysis reports the economic impacts simulated for the four regions in the REMI model maintained by MCBER, which include:  Androscoggin-Franklin-Oxford  Cumberland  Kennebec-Somerset  Waldo-Knox/Lincoln-Sagadahoc Direct employment impacts include initial rounds of spending relating to project investments (primarily during development and construction) and/or cost savings from electricity price (LMP) reductions by businesses. Indirect impacts result from additional rounds of spending that occur by those businesses on purchases of materials, supplies, and services from other businesses that support production and operations activities. Impacts from workers and residential customer spending are primarily captured within the induced impacts, or ‘local consumption demand’ that occurs when people spend money in the local economy on goods and services, such as food, housing, and other goods and services, which in turn support other jobs in the economy. We also simulate and report on the industry sectors in which jobs will likely be created and supported throughout the project, which largely reflect the existing and forecasted industry composition of each region. Employment reported here is comprised of the number of jobs, both full-time and part-time, and includes wage and salaried employees, sole proprietors, and active partners. The REMI model, like other input-output models, counts full-time and part-time jobs with equal weight. 15 Gross domestic product (GDP) is a standard economic measure used to indicate the size of an economy. GDP measures the market value of all final goods and services in the economy, in this case we measure the change or addition to GDP to the Massachusetts and New England economies. GDP in this report are reported in millions of chained 2009 dollars, consistent with US Bureau of Economic Analysis reporting. Dollars can be adjusted to any period using an inflation index, such as the CPI. {W6339307 1} 7 Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 10 of 50 ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE NECEC PROJECT IN MAINE Other economic development impacts are reported on two measures typically standard in impact studies: gross state product, a measure of all final goods and services in a region and a standard measure of overall economic activity; and personal income, a measure of total compensation supported by the NECEC Project. Total compensation should not be interpreted as ‘in addition to’ GDP. GDP is measured as the ‘value added’ in a region calculated as total sales or output minus the cost/sales of intermediate inputs. Personal income is a broad measure that captures income received by persons from all sources, included income received from participation in production, as well as business and government transfer payments. 3.3. Municipal Valuation and Tax Impact Estimation Transmission infrastructure investments for the NECEC Project will provide additional valuation to the municipal tax base where infrastructure is planned along primarily existing right of ways. Infrastructure investments are used as a proxy for new valuation. Municipalities may use the additional valuation to collect additional tax revenues, or they may use the additional valuation to offset or lower mill rates. This study makes no determination about whether a municipality will make a mill rate adjustment or collect additional tax revenues. However, the most likely scenario is that municipalities will choose some combination of additional revenue and adjusting mill rates. In line with this framework, the potential impacts of additional valuation provided by the NECEC Project are estimated in two ways. The first estimates additional tax revenues at existing mill rates by simply multiplying current mill rates by the additional valuation (infrastructure investments) with respect to each municipality incurring new investment. Second, current municipal commitments (total property tax revenues) are held constant and mill rates are adjusted downward to reflect additional valuation. Under real world scenarios, there are likely any number of additional factors irrespective of the NECEC Project that may affect municipal valuations or tax revenues in a given time frame. However, under this methodology mill rates and current valuation are assumed to be held constant to both remove the complexity of municipal tax valuations and to directly isolate the potential impacts of NECEC Project transmission infrastructure investments. {W6339307 1} 8 Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 11 of 50 ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE NECEC PROJECT IN MAINE 4. Employment and Economic Impacts of NECEC Project Transmission Expenditures 4.1. Employment Contributions Capital expenditures made to build the NECEC Project, as well as ongoing maintenance during operations, will have significant economic impacts. Since NECEC Project infrastructure will be based in Maine, the associated impacts resulting from capital expenditures during the development, construction, and operations maintenance will occur in Maine. The results reported here are based on project expenditures reasonably assumed to be made in Maine estimated to total $562 million and discussed in Section 3.1 of this report. We report employment impacts during development and construction first and report operational maintenance jobs separately. Table 4.1 shows the employment and economic development impacts estimated to occur during the project development and construction. Project development will occur in 2017 and 2018. A total of 115 jobs will be supported in 2017 and 533 in 2018. Jobs are estimated to have an average annual compensation of $51,200 in 2017 and $43,350 in 2018. The differences reflect the relative concentration in professional and technical service jobs, such as engineering, legal, and research in 2017 and a greater share of construction workers in 2018. Table 4.1: Employment and Economic Impacts during Development and Construction Development Category 2017 Construction 2020 2021 2022 Total Annual Average 2018 2019 205 391 1,581 1,582 693 4,453 742 Construction - Professional & Technical Svcs Management 48 - 18 58 59 119 26 168 18 211 3 26 172 581 29 97 Direct Total Indirect & Induced 48 67 281 252 569 585 1,775 1,517 1,811 1,695 723 824 5,206 4,941 868 824 Total Employment 115 533 1,154 3,292 3,506 1,547 10,147 1,691 Average Annual Compensation $51,210 $41,353 $45,599 $40,219 $42,954 $46,652 Note: Jobs are reported as the average annual supported each year and include full-time and part-time jobs. Average annual compensation includes wages and benefits and is reported in current (nominal dollars). The primary construction period is planned to begin in 2019 through 2022 during which a vast majority of jobs will support construction laborers and specialists, together with additional professional and technical service and managerial jobs that will oversee various aspects of construction. Direct spending is estimated to support 4,877 jobs and additional 4,622 indirectly and induced over the four-year period. The total number of jobs will average 2,375 per year though the number of jobs supported is not spread evenly across all years and is expected to be highest in 2020 and 2021 when construction expenditures and activity is expected to be most intensive. Average annual compensation during construction is shown in Table 4.1. During project operations, a total of 37 jobs will be supported in Maine over the 20 year project contract period. Of these, an average of 21 jobs per year will directly support the maintenance and operations of the NECEC in Maine over the 20 year contract period and beyond, while 16 jobs will be indirectly supported and induced on average per year. {W6339307 1} 9 Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 12 of 50 ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE NECEC PROJECT IN MAINE 4.2. Other Economic Contributions In addition to the employment impacts, infrastructure investments are expected to support approximately $564 million in GDP16 over the development and construction periods. Likewise, total compensation is estimated to total $436 million over the 6 year period (Table 4.2). Total GDP supported during the operations and maintenance phase of the project is estimated to total $134 million over the 20 year project period (2023-2042). Table 4.2: Other Economic Contributions of Infrastructure Investments Development Construction Annual Category 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Total Average GDP (Millions $) $8.8 $30.0 $69.0 $177.4 $194.2 $85.3 $564.8 $94.1 Total Compensation (Millions $) $5.9 $22.0 $52.6 $132.4 $150.6 $72.2 $435.7 $72.6 Note: GDP in millions of chained 2009 dollars. Total compensation reported in millions of current (nominal) $ and includes wages and benefits. 4.3. Regional Distribution of Economic Impacts Table 4.3 shows the regional distribution of economic impacts in terms of employment, GDP, and total compensation earned by workers across the 6 year development and construction period. Androscoggin County will experience the largest share of impacts averaging approximately 670 jobs per year over the 6 year project period, while the Kennebec-Somerset region will have about 400 jobs supported. Proportional impacts are expected in terms of GDP and worker compensation. Table 4.3: Employment and Economic Development Impacts during Development and Construction Expenditures of the NECEC Project, by Region REMI Region AndroscogginFranklin-Oxford Cumberland KennebecSomerset WaldoKnox/LincolnSagadahoc Maine Residual Category Employment GDP (M$) Total Compensation (M$) Employment GDP (M$) Total Compensation (M$) Employment GDP (M$) Total Compensation (M$) Employment GDP (M$) Total Compensation (M$) Employment GDP (M$) Total Compensation (M$) 2017 4 $0.2 $0.2 99 $7.9 $5.4 2 $0.1 $0.1 3 $0.1 $0.1 7 $0.4 $0.2 2018 350 $16.6 $12.6 76 $6.0 $4.2 59 $4.5 $3.3 31 $1.9 $1.4 18 $1.1 $0.6 2019 505 $25.1 $20.0 347 $24.1 $18.4 185 $12.6 $9.4 70 $4.3 $3.2 47 $2.9 $1.7 2020 1,152 $56.2 $45.4 440 $31.0 $24.0 743 $43.2 $32.0 835 $39.3 $26.4 122 $7.7 $4.6 2021 1,316 $65.4 $55.1 379 $28.4 $22.2 919 $54.6 $41.5 752 $36.9 $26.4 140 $8.9 $5.5 2022 690 $32.7 $30.4 140 $11.6 $9.6 511 $29.0 $22.5 132 $7.3 $6.5 73 $4.8 $3.2 Annual Total Average 4,017 669 $196.2 $32.7 $163.6 $27.3 1,482 247 $109.0 $18.2 $83.8 $14.0 2,419 403 $144.1 $24.0 $108.7 $18.1 1,823 304 $89.7 $15.0 $63.9 $10.7 407 68 $25.8 $4.3 $15.8 $2.6 Note: GDP in millions of chained 2009 dollars. Personal income reported in millions of current (nominal) $. “Maine Residual” refers to indirect and induced impacts that occur in other REMI model regions of Maine not listed in the summary table. REMI regions include York, Aroostook, and Hancock-Washington/Penobscot-Piscataquis. 16 GDP is reported in chained 2009 dollars. {W6339307 1} 10 Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 13 of 50 ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE NECEC PROJECT IN MAINE 5. Employment and Economic Development Impacts from Ratepayer Savings 5.1. Contribution to Employment The addition of NECEC Project generation will provide benefits to ratepayers in Maine and the rest of New England, extending well into the future. Our estimation considered impacts over a 20 year period and are summarized in 5 year annual average increments and an annual average for the entire simulation period. Table 5.1 presents the impacts broken down by direct, indirect, and induced employment. In Maine, total employment over the 20 year forecast period is estimated to average 260 jobs per year, of which 89 are expected to be direct and another 173 indirect and induced. Impacts are estimated to average the highest over the first five years of the simulation period (2023-2027) at 319 jobs per year supported. The average annual compensation of these jobs based on the first year of the simulation (2023) is $44,550.17 The total employment impact for all New England states is estimated to support an average of 3,391 jobs per year over the 20 year forecast period (Table 5.1).18 The average annual compensation for jobs created in New England for the first year of the simulation (2023) is $65,170. Table 5.1: Maine and New England Employment Impacts from Ratepayer Savings Annual average for each period State Maine New England Total Category 20232027 20282032 20332037 20382042 20232042 Direct 127 115 72 43 89 Indirect and Induced 192 198 167 135 173 Total Employment 319 313 240 179 262 Direct 1,500 1,324 858 551 1,058 Indirect and Induced 2,629 2,660 2,233 1,808 2,332 Total Employment 4,129 3,984 3,091 2,358 3,391 Note: New England total includes Maine. Jobs are reported as the average annual for each 5-year cohort over the 20 year simulation period and as an average annual across the full 20 year period. Jobs are reported as the average annual employment supported each year and include full-time and part-time jobs. Employment impacts are expected to have different effects across industry sectors depending on production inputs and other differences in business operations. Table 5.2 illustrates the total employment impacts by major industry sector in Maine.19 The largest share of employment impacts are expected in retail trade and healthcare. The utilities sector shows an average loss of jobs across the simulation period, although small. The models interpret the reduction in spending in the sector, resulting from ratepayer cost savings, which will result in a small decline in employment in the industry. 17 Annual compensation includes wages and salaries and worker benefits and is a blended rate between full-time and part-time jobs. Dollars reported in current (nominal). 18 State breakdown of employment impacts for each New England state are reported in Table A-2 in Appendix A. 19 Industry employment impacts for all of New England are reported in Table A-3 in Appendix A. {W6339307 1} 11 Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 14 of 50 ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE NECEC PROJECT IN MAINE Table 5.2: Maine Private Sector Industry Employment, Average per Period Annual average for each period Category Retail Trade 20232027 20282032 54 20332037 55 20382042 46 20232042 36 48 Health Care and Social Assistance 48 50 44 38 45 Accommodation and Food Services 25 28 23 18 24 Other Services, except Public Administration 26 25 21 17 22 Construction 55 31 (0) (16) 17 Manufacturing 16 19 17 13 16 Administrative and Waste Management Services 13 14 11 9 12 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 10 11 9 8 10 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 10 10 8 6 9 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 11 10 6 3 8 Finance and Insurance 8 8 7 6 7 Wholesale Trade 8 8 7 6 7 Transportation and Warehousing 7 7 7 6 7 Forestry, Fishing, and Related Activities 3 4 4 3 4 Management of Companies and Enterprises 3 4 3 3 3 Information 2 2 2 1 2 Educational Services; private 4 3 1 (1) 2 Mining 0 0 0 0 0 Utilities All Industries (6) 299 (6) 283 (5) 211 (5) 154 (6) 237 Note: Employment reported in job years. Includes only private sector employment and does not include state and local government employment, which averaged about 25 jobs over the 20 year period. 5.2. Other Economic Contributions Accompanying employment impacts, the NECEC Project is expected to support significant overall economic activity in Maine and New England measured by gross domestic product (GDP) and total compensation (Table 5.3).20 20 State breakdown of GDP and total compensation impacts for all New England states are reported in Table A-4 in Appendix A. {W6339307 1} 12 Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 15 of 50 ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE NECEC PROJECT IN MAINE Table 5.3: Other Economic Development Impacts in Maine and New England from Ratepayer Savings Annual average for each period State Maine New England Total Category 20232027 20282032 20332037 20382042 20232042 GDP (M$) $20.5 $25.3 $24.7 $23.9 $23.6 Total Compensation (M$) $16.1 $19.5 $17.7 $15.4 $17.2 $365.1 $432.2 $421.3 $406.9 $406.4 GDP (M$) Total Compensation (M$) $309.8 $369.0 $341.0 $308.3 $332.0 Note: GDP in millions of chained 2009 dollars. Total compensation reported in millions of current (nominal) $ and includes wages and benefits. {W6339307 1} 13 REDACTED Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 16 of 50 ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE NECEC PROJECT IN MAINE 6. Municipal Valuation and Tax Revenue Impacts Transmission infrastructure investments on the NECEC Project are expected to increase municipal property valuations approximate to the cost of the investment expenditures. Based on existing mill rates and an assumed total capital expenditure of approximately $REDACTED a total of $18.4 million of additional municipal tax revenue resulting from NECEC Project infrastructure is estimated to be contributed on an annual basis beginning in 2023 once investments are fully reflected in property valuations.21 The form of municipal benefit will largely depend upon the choice made by the municipality, which could alternatively decide to decrease mill rates as a result of additional valuation, or some combination of mill rate reduction and additional tax revenue. Decreased mill rates will provide benefits to property tax owners in the form of lower tax payments. These impacts will also vary by municipality depending upon the intensity of infrastructure investment and additional valuation in each locale. Table 6.1 shows the possible scenarios for each municipality and unorganized territories and townships. The largest valuation impacts will occur in Lewiston and other municipalities where significant investments are planned as part of the NECC Project. These data are estimates only and will change based on final total capital expenditures of the project 21 This depends upon when the valuation will kick in and may be different for different municipalities based on municipal assessments. We use the first year of NECEC Project operations as a proxy. Furthermore, our estimates are based on 2016-2017 the most recent mill rates and state valuations, which will likely change based on circumstances unrelated to the NECEC Project. However, this estimates gives our best approximation of the magnitude and potential tax revenue the NECEC Project may contribute on an annual basis in total. {W6339307 1} 14 Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 17 of 50 ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE NECEC PROJECT IN MAINE Table 6.1: Estimated Municipal Valuation and Revenue Scenarios with New Valuation Current Mil Adjusted Mill New Tax Municipality Rate Rate Revenue Alna $20.45 $16.41 $386,625 Anson $18.90 $16.11 $414,889 Caratunk $7.20 $5.21 $100,487 Chesterville $16.78 $16.41 $36,788 Cumberland $18.25 $18.00 $284,700 Durham $18.80 $18.63 $62,275 Embden $12.89 $11.76 $260,702 Farmington $19.28 $18.35 $436,183 Greene $14.54 $13.65 $301,672 Industry $13.20 $11.77 $141,154 Jay $21.10 $20.57 $467,933 Leeds $17.05 $14.71 $456,481 Lewiston $27.54 $24.19 $8,393,845 Livermore Falls $20.90 $18.09 $521,670 Moscow $19.40 $13.31 $814,356 New Sharon $16.89 $16.10 $82,230 Pownal $16.50 $11.98 $1,418,781 Starks $19.50 $13.70 $370,495 Whitefield $15.00 $11.46 $852,652 Wilton $20.65 $20.46 $51,970 Windsor $12.70 $12.27 $108,431 Wiscasset $18.71 $17.64 $497,940 Woolwich $14.20 $13.99 $81,195 Unorganized Territories and Townships Total {W6339307 1} $8.08 - 15 $1,840,246 $18,383,700 Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 18 of 50 ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE NECEC PROJECT IN MAINE 7. Appendix A Table A.1: NECEC Project Transmission Infrastructure Expenditures in Maine Project Direct Expenditure Category Total 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Development and Planning Phase $7.2 $7.2 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 $0.0 Construction Phase $554.7 $0.0 $29.9 $66.5 $183.5 $198.3 Total $561.9 $7.2 $29.9 $66.5 $183.5 $198.3 Note: In millions of $. 2022 $0.0 $76.5 $76.5 Table A-2: Employment Impacts from Ratepayer Savings for New England States Annual average for each period State Maine Massachusetts Connecticut Category Vermont {W6339307 1} 20332037 20382042 20232042 127 115 72 43 89 Indirect and Induced 192 198 167 135 173 Total Employment 319 313 240 179 262 Direct 733 633 404 265 509 Indirect and Induced 1,597 1,626 1,387 1,151 1,440 Total Employment 2,330 2,260 1,791 1,416 1,949 Direct 246 217 142 86 173 Indirect and Induced 391 377 300 222 322 Total Employment 636 594 442 308 495 Direct 197 174 113 77 141 206 206 166 131 177 Total Employment 404 381 279 208 318 Direct 126 115 83 58 95 Indirect and Induced 162 167 142 116 147 Total Employment 288 281 225 174 242 Direct 72 69 43 21 51 Indirect and Induced 81 87 72 53 73 153 156 115 74 125 Direct 1,500 1,324 858 551 1,058 Indirect and Induced 2,629 2,660 2,233 1,808 2,332 Total Employment 4,129 3,984 3,091 2,358 3,391 Total Employment New England Total 20282032 Direct New Hampshire Indirect and Induced Rhode Island 20232027 16 Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 19 of 50 ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE NECEC PROJECT IN MAINE Table A-3: Summary of New England Industry Employment, Average per Period Annual average for each period 20232027 Category 20282032 20332037 20382042 20232042 Health Care and Social Assistance 592 603 526 448 542 Retail Trade 571 570 469 373 496 Construction 690 399 77 (58) 277 Accommodation and Food Services 304 327 270 201 275 Other Services, except Public Administration 303 283 232 187 251 Manufacturing 241 287 260 215 251 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 189 199 172 147 177 Administrative and Waste Management Services 174 175 141 108 149 Finance and Insurance 147 139 120 107 128 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 171 149 96 53 117 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 125 122 100 78 106 Wholesale Trade 110 114 98 81 101 85 88 78 70 80 113 91 45 3 63 Information 59 60 52 43 54 Management of Companies and Enterprises 46 54 50 44 49 Forestry, Fishing, and Related Activities 12 14 13 11 13 Mining 4 4 3 2 3 Utilities (58) (54) (47) (41) (50) Transportation and Warehousing Educational Services; private All Industries {W6339307 1} 3,879 17 3,626 2,755 2,073 3,083 Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 20 of 50 ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE NECEC PROJECT IN MAINE Table A-4: Other Economic Development Impacts for New England from Electricity Cost Reductions Annual average for each period State Category Employment Maine 262 GDP (M$) $20.5 $25.3 $24.7 $23.9 $23.6 Total Compensation (M$) $16.1 $19.5 $17.7 $15.4 $17.2 2,330 2,260 1,791 1,416 1,949 $218.5 $257.1 $251.7 $245.5 $243.2 $195.6 $233.6 $219.3 $204.3 $213.2 636 594 442 308 495 GDP (M$) $59.4 $70.0 $67.9 $63.8 $65.3 Total Compensation (M$) $46.6 $54.3 $48.5 $40.3 $47.4 404 381 279 208 318 GDP (M$) $32.0 $37.4 $35.2 $33.6 $34.6 Total Compensation (M$) $25.6 $30.3 $26.8 $23.7 $26.6 288 281 225 174 242 GDP (M$) $25.1 $29.3 $28.9 $28.1 $27.9 Total Compensation (M$) $18.5 $22.0 $20.7 $18.8 $20.0 Employment 153 156 115 GDP (M$) $9.6 $13.0 $12.9 $12.0 $11.9 Total Compensation (M$) $7.3 $9.4 $8.1 $5.9 $7.7 Employment Employment New England Total 74 125 Employment 4,129 3,984 3,091 2,358 3,391 GDP (M$) $365.1 $432.2 $421.3 $406.9 $406.4 Total Compensation (M$) $309.8 $369.0 $341.0 $308.3 $332.0 GDP in millions of chained 2009 dollars. Total compensation reported in millions of current (nominal) $. {W6339307 1} 20232042 179 Employment Vermont 20382042 240 Total Compensation (M$) Rhode Island 20332037 313 Massachusetts GDP (M$) New Hampshire 20282032 319 Employment Connecticut 20232027 18 Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 21 of 50 Charles S. Colgan PhD Office Center for Blue Economy The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey 460 Pierce Street Monterey, CA 93940 (831) 647-6615 E-Mail colgan@miis.edu Home 241 Quail Run Court Del Rey Oaks, CA 93940 1 Karynel Drive South Portland, ME 04106 Cell: 207-831-9187 Education BA (1971) Colby College [History and Government majors] PhD (1992) University of Maine, Economic History PhD studies (ABD) University of Pennsylvania, International Relations (1971-76) Employment 2015-Present Director of Research, Center for the Blue Economy, The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey; Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics 2015-Present Professor Emeritus of Public Policy and Planning, Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine; Director Emeritus, Maine Center for Business & Economic Research 1996-2015, Professor of Public Policy and Management, Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine 2013-2015, Director, University of Southern Maine Center for Business and Economic Research 2013-2014, Director, EPA Region 1 Environmental Finance Center, University of Southern Maine 2001-2013, Associate Director, University of Southern Maine Center for Business and Economic Research 2013-2015, Senior Economist and Senior Fellow, Editor-in-Chief Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics Center for the Blue Economy, Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, California 1997-2002, 2005-2015 Chair, Graduate Program in Community Planning and Development, Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine 2005-2007 Walter Russell Chair in Education and Philosophy, University of Southern Maine 2002-2012 Research Fellow, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor 2005-2011, Associate Director, University of Maine System Center for Tourism Research and Outreach 1999-2013, Chief Economist, National Ocean Economics Project 2003-2005, Chair, Doctoral Program in Public Policy University of Southern Maine Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service, Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 22 of 50 Page 2 Charles S. Colgan 1993- 2004. Curriculum Director, Leadership Maine Program, Maine Development Foundation. 1991-2001, Senior Research Associate, Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Southern Maine 2001-Present. 1989-96 Associate Professor of Public Policy and Management, Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine. 1987-1989, Maine State Economist, Maine State Planning Office 1986-1993 Special Assistant for International Trade Policy, Office of the Governor 1983-1989 Adjunct Professor of Economics, Thomas College, Waterville, Maine 1985-1987 Director of Research, Finance Authority of Maine 1984-1985 Director of Natural Resource and Economic Policy, Maine State Planning Office 1981-1984 Senior Economist, Maine State Planning Office 1977-1981 Senior Planner, Maine State Planning Office 1976-1977 Planning Analyst, Maine State Planning Office 1976 Lecturer in Political Science, Muhlenberg College Courses Taught: Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Environmental Science and Risk University of Southern Maine (Graduate) Economic Foundations for Public Policy Research (Doctoral) Seminar in Public Policy (Doctoral) Intellectual Foundations of Public Policy (Doctoral) Seminar in Policy Analysis (Doctoral) Applied Policy Analysis Energy Policy and Planning Risk and Public Policy Advanced Research Methods Seminar in Forecasting Survey Research Economics and Public Policy Introduction to Policy Analysis Introduction to Computers (1 cr) Introduction to SAS (1 cr) Government-Business Relations State and Regional Economic Development The Policy Development Practicum Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 23 of 50 Page 3 Charles S. Colgan Environmental Policy Strategic Planning (co-taught) Transportation Economics (1 cr) Economic Impact Analysis (1 cr) Professional Development Courses Economic Development in the Real Economy for the New England Professional Economic Development Program, 2008-2012 Bates College (Undergraduate) Short term courses in public and environmental policies Thomas College (Graduate) Economics of the Firm Government Business Relations Government Regulation of Business Tax Basis of Corporate Decision Making Issues in National and International Economics University of Maine at Farmington (Undergraduate) Consumer Economics Muhlenberg College (Undergraduate) Introduction to Political Science International Law International Politics Model United Nations Honors and Awards 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award, Maine Association of Planners 2010 University of Southern Maine Outstanding Faculty for Muskie School 2007 University Economic Development Association: Excellence in Economic Development Research Award for the Maine Technology Institute evaluation 2005-2007 Walter Russell Chair in Education and Philosophy, University of Southern Maine 2004 National Ocean Research Leadership Council: Excellence in Partnering under the National Oceanographic Partnership Program for study on the Economic Benefits of Regional Ocean Observing Systems (Co Principal Investigator on project) 2002 National Association of Management Technical Assistance Centers: Outstanding Economic Development Project of the Year for Maine Workforce Assessment Project. Phi Kappa Phi, University of Maine Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 24 of 50 Page 4 Charles S. Colgan 1992 University of Southern Maine Outstanding Faculty for Muskie School Selected Research Grants and Awards 2017 Lloyds of London Tercentenary Foundation. Financing Options for Natural Infrastructure as Flood Control in cooperation with The Nature Conservancy. ($30,000) University of California Sea Grant. Developing Risk Assessment Models for Sea Level Rise Adaptation ($60,000) San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative Regional Economic Vulnerability of San Diego County to Sea Level Rise-related Flooding ($42,000) 2016 Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Ocean Economy (subcontract with The University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth ($20,000) 2015-16 NOAA Office for Coastal Management Describing the Ocean Economy of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (subcontract with Abt Associates) $5,000 2015-16 The Nature Conservancy-California: Development of a Prototype Tradable Permits System for Shoreline Protection in California ($30,000) 2015 Southern Environmental Law Center: The Potential Economic Impacts of Offshore Oil Exploration and Development in the South Atlantic ($15,000) 2013-16 National Science Foundation, New England Sustainability Consortium (University of MaineUniversity of New Hampshire): Managing Exposure to Bacteriological Contamination Among Users of Maine and New Hampshire Beaches ($102,000) 2013 Downtown Westbrook Economic Development Forecasting and Plan City of Westbrook Economic Impacts of Repair and Rehabilitation of the Eastport Breakwater, Port Authority of Eastport An Assessment of the Economics of Natural and Built Infrastructure for Water Resources in Maine The Nature Conservancy : Maine Chapter 2011-2016 Economic Development Administration: University Center Award $500,000 2009-2014 National Science Foundation: EPSCOR Award with University of Maine: The Sustainable Solutions Initiative. $1.4 million 2009 Traffic Forecasting for the Maine Turnpike Authority 2008 Opportunities for Energy Efficiency in Maine. Maine State Planning Office 2008-09 National Science Foundation: Assessment of Geospatial Workforce Conditions and Skill Needs in Maine Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 25 of 50 Page 5 Charles S. Colgan 2007 Maine Technology Institute and Maine Office of Innovation Assessment of Technology Clusters in Maine $170,000 2007 Maine Department of Transportation: Economic Evaluation of Long Term Transportation Investment ($150,000) 2006-2007 U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Administration: Workforce Characteristics and Analysis of Issues of Aging Workforce in Aroostook County ($75,000) 2006 Maine Department of Transportation: Economic Forecasts and Evaluation of Long Term Investment Plan ($95,000) 2006-2009 Maine Turnpike Authority: Turnpike Traffic and Tourism Activity Forecasting ($90,000) 1990-2013 U.S. Economic Development Administration University Center Grant ($125,000/year) 2004 New England Foundation for the Arts The Arts Industries in Maine: 1997-2002 ($25,000) (co PI) 2003 Northern Maine Development Commission: Factors Affecting Youth Outmigration from Aroostook County ($50,000) 2002-2009 Maine Technology Institute; Evaluation of Maine Research and Development Grant Programs ($175,000) 2002-2004 National Ocean Partnership Program: Economic Benefits of Regional Ocean Observing Systems(through Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) ($500,000) (Co-PI) 2002-2004 Long Island Sound National Estuary Project-Environmental Protection Agency The Economic Value of Long Island Sound ($65,000) (Co-PI) 2002 Portland Water District Demographic, Economic, and Housing Trends 1990-2000 for Seven Communities Served by the Portland Water District ($50,000) (Co-PI) 2001 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Estimating the Economic Benefits of the Gulf of Maine Observing System ($30,000) (Co-PI) 2001 Maine Science and Technology Foundation: Establishing the Characteristics of Clusters in Selected Segments of the Maine Economy. ($85,000) (PI) 2000 Maine Department of Marine Resources/Maine Science and Technology Foundation Assessment of the Prospects of Marine Biotechnology Clusters in the Maine Economy. ($35,000) (PI) 1999- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: The Economic Value of the Ocean ($700,000) (Co-PI) 1999-2001 Maine Department of Economic and Community Development Assessment of Workforce Characteristics in 17 Regions of Maine. ($600,000) (PI) Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 26 of 50 Page 6 1997 Charles S. Colgan Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Cost Benefit Analysis of Automated Sportsmen's Data System. ($30,000) (PI) 1997-1998 United States Economic Development Administration. Evaluation of the Portland Fish Exchange and its Role in the New England Fishing Industry. ($15,000) (Associate Investigator) 1996-1999 United States Department of Agriculture, National Research Initiative. The Effects of Changing Roles for Rural Hospitals on Rural Economic Development. ($100,000) (PI) 1995-96 Maine Turnpike Authority to assess feasibility of congestion tolls on the Maine Turnpike. ($600,000) (PI) 1995-96 Regional Waste Systems to investigate barriers to recycling.($30,000) (Co-PI) 1993-94 University of Southern Maine Faculty Research Grant to research biography of Edmund S. Muskie. (Individual Grant) ($5,000) 1993-2003 U.S. Economic Development Administration for research and economic forecasting in support of economic development planning in Maine. (Grant to Center for Business and Economic Research) ($100,000 per year) 1994-98 Maine Department of Transportation to prepare long range economic forecasts for nine regions of Maine in support of regional transportation advisory committees ($10,000) (PI) 1994-95 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a workshop and book on economic evaluation of coastal resources. ($65,000) (PI) 1993-94 Government of Canada Faculty Research Award to analyze the Canadian Roundtables on the Environment and Economy ($5000) (PI) 1989-1990 Government of Canada Faculty Research Award to analyze trends in state and provincial economic development polices. ($5000) (PI) 1990 Maine State Government-University Partnership Program to evaluate the response to the Maine Growth Management Law. ($5000) (Co-PI) Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 27 of 50 Page 7 Charles S. Colgan Selected Consulting Projects 2013-Present Maine Real Estate Developers Association: The MEREDA Real Estate Index 2014-16 Maine Department of Corrections: Investment Analysis of Proposed Changes to the Maine Correctional Center 2012 Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation Economic Impacts of the Americas Cup World Series for the 2010-2011, 2014 Economic and Population Forecasts for Maine Department of Transportation/Maine Turnpike Authority 2004-2007 Plum Creek Timberlands, LLC. Regional Economic Impact Assessment of Proposed Rezoning of Timberlands in the Moosehead Lake Region 2006-2007 U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Development of Data Production Processes of Ocean and Coastal Economy Measures 2006 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Assessment of Economic Data for Ocean and Coastal Management 2005 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Estimating the Economic Benefits of Improved Weather Information for Surface Transportation Systems 2005 Maine Department of Transportation Economic Impacts of Proposed Highway Development in Aroostook County 2004-5 Plum Creek Corporation Economic Impacts of Rezoning in Moosehead Lake Region 2003 U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Economic and Demographic Change in the U.S. Coastal Zone 19702000 2003 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Economic Considerations in Development of the NOAA Strategic Plan 2000 Rhode Island House of Representatives. Identifying the Coastal and Ocean Sector of the Rhode Island Economy. 2000 Maine Marine Trades Association. The Economic Impacts of Marine Trades in Maine. 1999 Maine Department of Transportation and State Planning Office: An Economic Impact Analysis of the Proposed East-West Highway 1999 Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation Committee: Survey of Attitudes towards Regional and Local Transportation Investments. 1998 Maine Department of Marine Resources: Assessment of Aquaculture Industry Prospects in Maine. Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 28 of 50 Page 8 Charles S. Colgan 1997 State of Maine, Department of Corrections. A Cost Benefit Analysis of Reforms in the Maine Correctional System. 1997 Maine State Planning Office and Maine Municipal Association. Analysis of Proposed Changes in Maine Tax Law. 1996- State of Maine, Bureau of General Services. A Comprehensive Plan for Maine State Government Facilities. 1996-1998 United States Fish and Wildlife Service Estimation of the economic value and economic impacts of protecting seabird nesting habitat on Maine coastal islands. 1995 Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment Analysis of economic trends affecting the coastal regions bordering the Gulf of Maine in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. 1995 Maine Department of Environmental Protection Facilitation of Governor’s Commission on Emission Trading Rules. 1994-97 Maine Turnpike Authority Design and Testing of Congestion Pricing Systems on the Maine Turnpike 1989-1994 Special Consultant to the Governor (John R. McKernan.) Serve as Governor's staff representative to the United States Trade Representative's Intergovernmental Policy Advisory Committee and National Governors' Association Committee on International Trade and Foreign Policy. Staff Chair of Working Group on the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations. 1994 Massachusetts Bays Project Analysis of organizational options for EPA-funded National Estuary Program planning project. Maine Economic Growth Council Assistance to legislatively- created state economic development strategy formation. The Maine Alliance/Maine Chamber of Commerce and Industry Assistance in economic development strategy preparation 1993 Casco Bay Estuary Project Analysis of organizational options for EPA-funded National Estuary Program planning project. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Environmental Protection Agency Organization and management of national workshop on economic and ecological valuation of marine ecosystems. (1993-94) Maine Development Foundation Design and program delivery/evaluation of curriculum for statewide leadership training program. (1993-2003) 1992 National Governors' Association, Analysis and recommendations relating to State-Federal relations in trade policy development and implementation. Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 29 of 50 Page 9 Charles S. Colgan Maine Department of Conservation, Budget trends and recommendations for forestry-related programs. Maine Department of Economic and Community Development, Analysis of the North American Free Trade Agreement's effects on Maine. Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Review of economic impact studies of proposed air quality regulations. 1991 Government of New Brunswick, Comparison of tax systems in Maine and New Brunswick Maine Land Use Regulation Commission, Develop techniques for measuring the economic effects of Lake Concept Plans. Gulf of Maine Aquarium, Economic impacts of building an aquarium 1990 Maine State Planning Office Estimate the economic value of the Casco Bay Region Michigan Department of Commerce Assistance in preparing a rural development strategy. 1989 Maine State Planning Office, Development of a transferable development rights system for the Moosehead Lake region. Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 30 of 50 Page 10 Charles S. Colgan Professional Activities Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey National Marine Fisheries Service Advisory Panel on Climate Change Research University of Southern Maine Chair, Master’s Program in Community Planning and Development: 1996-2003, 2005-2014 Chair, PhD Program in Public Policy, 2003-2005; Chair of Department Committees, including Curriculum, Academic Standing, and Search Committees. Member of Personnel, Admissions, and Accreditation Self-Study Committees. Field Experience (Internship) Coordinator. Dean Search Committee Chair 1997 & 2000. USM Graduate Council 1996-2014 Member, University of Southern Maine Provost's Advisory Committee on International Academic Programs, 1990-1995. Chair, 1991-93 Member, Inter-university Council on the Wolfe's Neck Program in Environment and Society, 1993-94. Member, University of Maine System Strategic Outlook Committee Other Senior Fellow, Center for the Blue Economy, Monterey Institute for International Studies, Monterey, CA. Founding Editor, Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics Chair, State of Maine Consensus Economic Forecasting Commission, 1992-.2011 (Appointed by the Governor and Speaker of the House) Maine Model Manager, New England Economic Project, 1993-Present Member, Toll Rate Advisory Committee, Maine Turnpike Authority 2008 Grant Reviewer John & Abigail Arts Program, Massachusetts Commission on the Arts 2006 Member, United States Committee on Global Ocean Observing Systems 2002-2007 Member, Heinz Center on Innovations in Coastal Zone Management, 2003-4 Steering Committee Member, Maine Environmental Priorities Council (Gubernatorial Appointment) 19931997 Program and Research Consultant, Maine Economic Growth Council. 1994-1997 Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 31 of 50 Page 11 Charles S. Colgan Program and Curriculum Director, Leadership Maine (an educational program of the Maine Development Foundation) 1992-2004 Department of Environmental Protection, Strategic Plan Advisory Committee, 1996-7 Department of Human Services: Budget Advisory Committee, 1996-2000 Member, Editorial Board, Québec Studies Referee for: Journal of Ocean and Coastal Management Quebec Studies Economic Development Quarterly Coastal Management Journal Journal of Forest History Midwest Journal of Regional Science Journal of Canadian Studies U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Research Initiative U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Community Development Work study Program Faculty Associate, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 1991-94. Member, Council of State Planning Agencies (Coordinator of 1988 Annual Conference in Portland, Maine) Delegate to the Coastal States Organization, including 2 years on Executive Committee, one as Treasurer with operating responsibility for a $250,000/year non-profit organization Member, Department of the Interior's Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Advisory Board, including 8 years on the Policy Committee (two as Vice-Chairman) and 7 years on the Regional Technical Working Group (one as Chairman). Faculty Member, Institute for Professional Development, Thomas College. Taught seminars in taxation of insurance and pensions and in economic forecasting. Faculty Member, Maine Labor-Management Institute Member, Advisory Committee on the Economic Evaluation of the National Coastal Zone Management Program, National Coastal Resources Research and Development Institute. Member, Agriculture Advisory Committee, the University of Maine College of Life Sciences and Agriculture. Member, Advisory Committee, University of Maine-University of New Hampshire Sea Grant Program. Regular presentations on economic outlook for the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations of the Maine State Legislature. Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 32 of 50 Page 12 Charles S. Colgan Numerous appearances at professional conferences as panelist, speaker, discussant, or panel chair. Also numerous speaking engagements at service club and trade association meetings. Frequently interviewed by both broadcast and print media. Guest lecturer in courses at University of Rhode Island, Vermont Law School, the University of Maine, Colby College, Bowdoin College, and the University of New Hampshire. Personal Born: November 18, 1949; New York, NY Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 33 of 50 Page 13 Charles S. Colgan Publications BOOKS, BOOK CHAPTERS Colgan, Charles S. 2017 “The Blue Economy: Theory and Strategy” in Attri, V.N. (editor) The Indian Ocean Blue Economy: A Handbook Pretoria. Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa. Colgan, Charles S. 2017 “Climate Change and the Indian Ocean Blue Economy” in Attri, V.N. (editor) The Indian Ocean Blue Economy: A Handbook Pretoria. Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa. Kildow, Colgan, and Pendleton 2009 “The Changing Ocean and Coastal Economies of the United States Gulf of Mexico” in Cato, James (ed) Gulf of Mexico: Origin, Waters, and Biota College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press Colgan and Barringer 2008 “A Brief History of Rural Development Policy” in Vail David: A Lead Sector Strategy for Rural Maine Augusta: Maine Center for Economic Policy Colgan and Hartley 2008 “The Two Edged Scalpel: Health Care And the Rural Economy” in Vail (see above) Innovation by Design: Improving Learning Networks in Coastal Zone Management (Co author with project working group) 2004 Washington: The H. John Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment. “The Rise of Urban Maine” in Barringer, Richard (ed) Changing Maine 1960-2010. 2004. Gardiner, Maine: Tilbury House Publishers. Stephen Tomblin and Colgan (editors). Regionalism in a Global Economy: Persistence and Change in Atlantic Canada and New England 2003, Broadview Press. Gittell and Colgan, “New England Regionalism: Economic Motivations And Barriers” in Tomblin and Colgan. Colgan and Gittell, “Regionalism In New England Political And Governmental Institutions” in Tomblin and Colgan. Colgan, “The Future Of Regionalism In Northeastern North America” in Tomblin and Colgan. “Investing in Maine’s Public Capital and Infrastructure: Time for A Fresh Look” Maine Choices: 1999. Augusta: Maine Center for Economic Policy. 1998. Economic Analysis for Watershed Managers: A Training Program for Natural Resource Managers (Co authors: Paul Brown, David Terkla, Jerry Diamintides). Boston: Urban Harbors Institute, 1998. “Using Indicators of Environmental Quality: Promise and Pitfalls” in Improving Interactions Between Coastal Science and Policy Washington: National Research Council, 1995. Sustaining Coastal Resources: Economics and the Natural Sciences (editor) Muskie Institute, 1995 Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 34 of 50 Page 14 Charles S. Colgan “Economics, Natural Sciences, and the Search for Comprehensive Environmental Policy” in Sustaining Coastal Resources Colgan and Irland, "The Meaning of Sustainable Development: Lessons from Maine History", chapter in Sustainable Development for Maine, Muskie Institute 1994 Editor (with Joseph Slavet) The Fiscal Crisis in the States: Causes, Consequences and Lessons from the Northeast Muskie Institute of Public Affairs, 1993 "The Fiscal Crisis in the States: Introduction and Overview" in "The Road to Fiscal Hell" in Fiscal Crisis in the States). "Economic Growth Trends in the Gulf of Maine Littoral", in Townsend, David (Editor), The Gulf of Maine as an Estuarine System Washington, NOAA Office of Estuarine Programs, 1992. Also in Maine Business Indicators, Winter, 1990. "The Changing Economy of Maine: A Comment". in Changing Maine: The Robert Masterton Lecture Series Portland: Edmund S. Muskie Institute of Public Affairs, University of Southern Maine 1990 "The Changing Finances of Maine: A Comment" in Changing Maine: The Robert Masterton Lecture Series Portland: Edmund S. Muskie Institute of Public Affairs, University of Southern Maine 1989 The Western Mountains of Maine: Towards Balanced Growth , with Barringer, et.al: The Mainewatch Institute 1987 "A State Perspective on Federalism Issues in OCS Development" in The Newest Federalism: Coastal Issues for the 1980's. University of Rhode Island- Center for Ocean Management Studies. 1982 "The Search for an Ocean Management Policy" in Goldstein, J. (editor) The Politics of Offshore Oil New York: Praeger Publishing 1982 JOURNAL AND OTHER ARTICLES Colgan, Charles S. 2016 “The Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change in Coasts and Oceans: Literature Review, Policy Implications and Research Agenda” Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics Vol 3, Issue 2 Colgan, Charles S. 2016 Measurement of the Ocean Economy From National Income Accounts to the Sustainable Blue Economy Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics Vol 3, Issue 2 Colgan, Charles S. (2016) “The Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics: An Introduction and Invitation” Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics (Volume 2) Colgan, Charles S. (2014) “Introduction to the Special Issue: The Oceans and National Income Accounts: International Perspectives” Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics (Special Edition- Volume 2) Colgan, Charles S. (2013). The ocean economy of the United States: Measurement, distribution, & trends. Ocean & Coastal Management, 71(1), 1–10 Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 35 of 50 Page 15 Charles S. Colgan Kite-Powell, Colgan, and Weiher 2008 “The Economics of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems: An Introduction” Journal of Coastal Management April 36:2 Colgan and Merrill 2009 The Effects of Climate Change on Economic Activity in Maine: Coastal York County Case Study Maine Policy Review, January Levert, M., Colgan and Lawton. “Are the Economics of a Sustainable Maine Forest Sustainable” Maine Policy Review, spring 2008 Colgan and Jeffrey Adkins “Hurricane Damage to the U.S. Ocean Economy in 2005” Monthly Labor Review, August, 2006 The Creative Economy in Maine: Maine’s Creative Industries” 2005 Southern Maine Review “Employment and Wages in the Ocean Economy of the United States” Monthly Labor Review, November 2004 Kite-Powell, Colgan, and Weiher, Economics of an Integrated Ocean Observing System. Marine Technology Society Journal. 37:3 1-11 2003 Colgan and Andrews, "Beyond the Unemployment Rate: Labor Force Analysis for Economic Development" August 2003, Economic Development Quarterly Colgan and Baker, "A Framework for Assessing Clusters in Regional Economies" November, 2003, Economic Development Quarterly. Colgan, Hartley, Lapping, Bird, and Leighton. "Community Responses to Rural Hospital Closures" (co authored with David Hartley, Mark Lapping, Donna Bird, and Al Leighton). Under revision for Journal of Rural Health. Kildow, Colgan, and Kite-Powell. “Estimating the Economic Value of the Ocean” Sea Technology January, 2000. “Long Range Economic and Population Forecasts for Maine”. Maine Business Indicators. Summer, 1998. University of Southern Maine. “The Catch-22 of Congestion Pricing” (Gary Quinlin, co-author) Transportation Quarterly, Fall 1997. “Highway to Controversy: The Maine Turnpike and the Way Life Should Be”. Maine Policy Review, Fall, 1997. "People and Places: Geography and Workforce Development in New England" Connection: New England's Journal of Higher Education and Economic Development Spring 1997. “Sustainable Development and Economic Development: Lessons from Canada”, Quarterly, May 1997. Economic Development "Brave New World: GATT, NAFTA, the U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement, and the future of State-Local Development Policies" Economic Development Quarterly May, 1995 Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 36 of 50 Page 16 Charles S. Colgan “Regional Forecasts for Maine’s Economy”. (with Robert McMahon) Maine Business Indicators, Summer 1995. "Electricity Prices in Maine: Trends and Prospects" Maine Policy Review, May 1994 "Economic Development in Maine: Emerging Opportunities" with Steven Ballard and Stephanie Seguino Maine Policy Review, May 1994. "Maine Outlook" in New England Economic Project Outlook (May and October, 1993-present) "Quebec Economic Development Policies in a Continental Economy" in Quebec Studies, Fall 1993 "Economic Development Policies in Montana", Montana Business Quarterly (Winter, 1992). "The Internationalization of the Governor's Role: The New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Energy", State and Local Government Review Fall, 1991 Cook, S., Colgan C., and Ashley, K. "Why Internationalize? Students from a Metropolitan University Respond". Inquiry: Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines 1991. "Economics and the Environment: How Long Must the Battle Continue?" Habitat, Journal of the Maine Audubon Society, July 1991. Colgan, C. and Gale, D. "Comprehensive Planning: A Progress Report on Maine's Growth Management Program", The Maine Townsman, March 1991. "Economic Development Policy in Maine: The Next Debate" Maine Business Indicators, Portland: University of Southern Maine. Spring, 1991. "Labor-Management Relations in Maine in the 1990's". Maine Business Indicators, Portland: University of Southern Maine. Summer, 1990 "An Introduction to Economics", State of the Art Reviews in Occupational Medicine January, 1989. "As goes the Industry, So Goes the Forest", Habitat, Journal of the Maine Audubon Society, July 1988. "The U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement and the Natural Resource Industries of Maine: Miles to Go and Promises to Keep", Maine Business Indicators, September 1988. "Forecasting a State's Economy: The Maine Experience" with Lawton C.T. and Irland, L.C., 11 Northeast Journal of Business and Economics No. 1, Fall-Winter 1984. CONFERENCE PAPERS AND ACTIVITIES “Useful Strategies for Linking Effects of Coastal and Ocean Resource Uses to Regional Economies”, March 2013, Center for Natural Resource Economics and Policy, New Orleans, LA “Engineering Sustainability” 2012 American Council of Engineering Companies, Orono, ME Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 37 of 50 Page 17 Charles S. Colgan “Urban Form and Technology, Energy and Climate Change: The Challenge of Small Cities” Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Meeting October 2011, Salt Lake City, Utah. “The Ocean Economy: An Introduction” National Council on Science and the Environment, January, 2011, Washington DC. “State Support for R&D: Evidence of Effectiveness and Impacts on Cluster Development” Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Meeting. Milwaukee, October, 2007 “Regional Economic Change and Estuarine Management” 3rd Conference on Estuarine Habitat Restoration, New Orleans, LA 2006 “The Ocean Economy of the Gulf of Mexico” First Gulf of Mexico Summit, Corpus Christ, Texas, 2006 Kite-Powell, Colgan, Nakahara, Shirasaki, Aoki “Preliminary Studies on Economic Implications of Improved Ocean Observing Systems in the U.S. and Japan”. “Defining and Measuring the New Economies” Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Portland Oregon, 2004. “Ten things to know about the ocean economy”. 1993 National Governors Association Conference on State Responses to the U.S. Ocean Policy Commission “Assessing Cluster Development in R&D Lagging Regions” Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning/Association of European Schools of Planning. 2003. Leuven, Belgium. “The California Ocean Economy” California and the World Ocean, 2002. “The Ocean and Coastal Economy of the United States: A Preliminary Look” 2002 Annual Meeting, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning “Developing the Infant Cluster: Marine Biotechnology in Maine” with Colin Baker 2001 Annual Meeting of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Cleveland, Ohio. “Transportation and Land Use: How do Urban Travelers view the Tradeoffs?” 2000 Annual Meeting of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Atlanta, Georgia. “Estimating the Economic Value of the Ocean in a National Income Accounting Framework with Preliminary Estimates of Gross Product Originating for 1997” Presented at the 2000 Meeting of The Coastal Society, Portland Oregon. “Using Price Incentives for Environmental Policy: Lessons from the Maine Turnpike”. The Next Generation in Environmental Policy Conference, 1998. Portland, Maine. “Impacts of Tobacco Tax Increases: An Update of the Michigan Studies”. Annual REMI Users Conference, Key West Florida. “Economic Valuation of Coastal Resources”, Coastal Zone 95, July 1995, Tampa Fl.. Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 38 of 50 Page 18 Charles S. Colgan “GATT, NAFTA, and the U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement: Implications for State and Local Governments. Biannial Conference of the Northeast Region of the American Society for Public Administration, October 1994. Burlington, Vt. “Using REMI Models for Long Range Transportation Planning” presented at 1994 Regional Economic Models Inc. Users Conference, Minneapolis. “Approaches to using economics for coastal zone management”, Coastal Zone 93 (New Orleans), July 1993 Invited Participant, "A Roundtable on Subsidies Definition", Dalhousie University, 1992. "The Impact of a North American Free Trade Agreement on the Northeastern States", presented a Conference on the North American Free Trade Agreement, University of Vermont. 1992. "The Historical Roots of the North American Free Trade Agreement", Annual Meeting of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics, March 1992. "Economic Development Policies of American States and Canadian Provinces", Biannual meeting of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States, November 1991. "The Gulf of Maine: Multiple Values, Multiple Conflicts", in Proceedings of the Gulf of Maine Conference. Gulf of Maine Working Group, Maine State Planning Office. 1989. "U.S.-Canadian Subsidies Negotiations: Negotiating in the Mirror" Proceedings of a Conference on Subsidies in the United States. Toronto, Ontario Center for International Business. 1989. "Alternative Dispute Settlement Mechanisms and the Resolution of International Trade Disputes: Symposium Comments", Maine Law Review, 1989 "The Impacts of Federal Tax Reform on Forestry in Maine: Some Observations", in Conference Proceedings: Tax Reform: Impacts on Forestry, Maine Department of Conservation, April, 1987. "Research Needs in U.S.-Canadian Fisheries Trade" paper presented at Conference on Resource Economies in Emerging Free Trade, University of Maine at Orono, 1986 "Subsidies in International Trade: US-Canadian Trade in Fishery and Forest Products", paper presented at the Atlantic Canada Economics Association, 1986 "Can Cooperation Work? U.S.-Canadian Joint Approaches to North Atlantic Fishery Development" paper presented at Blaine House Conference on Maine- Canadian Trade 1985 "Spruce Budworm - The Economic Impacts and the Impacts of Economics", paper presented at the Eastern Spruce Budworm Association Annual Conference, 1984. "Flawed Process and Weak Economics: International Trade Decisions Affecting the Maine Economy" with Irland, L.C. paper presented at Annual Conference of the Northeast Business and Economics Association 1984 Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 39 of 50 Page 19 Charles S. Colgan "The Economics of Commercial Outdoor Recreation in Maine" paper presented at Conference on Commercial Recreation and Tourism, University of Maine at Presque Isle. 1983 "The Effects of Indexing the Maine Personal Income Tax", with Lawton, C.T. Paper presented at the New England Business and Economics Association Annual Conference.1981 "Relative to What? The Economics of Energy in Cost-Benefit Analysis", in Symposium on Relative Price Shift Analysis as Applied to Public Power Projects New England Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 1979 Chair, Panel on Canadian and American Approaches to the Teaching of Public Administration, Northeast Chapter of American Society for Public Administration, September 1990. MONOGRAPHS AND GOVERNMENT REPORTS Climate Change and the Maine Economy in Climate Change Effects on Maine 2009 University of Maine Colgan and Andrews Evaluation of Maine Technology Institute Programs For Awards Ending June 30, 2006-June 30, 2008 for Maine Technology Institute 2009 Energy Efficiency, Business Competitiveness, And Untapped Economic Potential in Maine with Jonathan Rubin and Samuel Merrill. Maine Center for Business and Economic Research 2008 Maine’s Technology Sectors and Clusters: Status and Strategy with Marianne Clark, Charles Lawton, and James Damicis: Maine Center for Business and Economic Research. 2008 Kildow, Colgan, et. al Florida’s Ocean and Coastal Economies Report: Phase II. 2008. Prepared for Florida Oceans Council “Are the Economics of a Sustainable Maine Forest Sustainable?” with Michael Levert and Charles Lawton. Maine State Planning Office/Maine Center for Business and Economic Research. 2007 Changes in the Maine Economy From Strategic Investments in the Transportation System Maine Center for Business and Economic Research and Maine Department of Transportation. 2008 Estimated Economic Impacts from the Construction and Operation of a Wind Power Project in the Kibby Mountain Area of Franklin County for Trans-Canada Energy Company, 2007 Regional Economic Overview Philadelphia Regional Office, U.S. Economic Development Administration 2007 Colgan and Andrews Evaluation of Maine Technology Institute Programs For Awards Ending June 30, 2002-June 30, 2006 for Maine Technology Institute 2006 Looking Beyond the Shipyard: Economic Development Issues for York County Maine and Rockingham County, NH. Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission, 2005 Kildow, Colgan, et. al Florida’s Ocean and Coastal Economies Report: Phase I. 2006. Prepared for Florida Oceans Council Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 40 of 50 Page 20 Charles S. Colgan A Research Agenda for the Estimation of the Economic Benefits Of Improved Weather Information For Surface Transportation Prepared for the Office of Program Planning and Integration National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration “Living near and making a living from the oceans” Appendix C to An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century: Report of the United States Commission on Ocean Policy. 2004. Washington: United States Commission on Ocean Policy. Colgan and Andrews “Migration and Youth Migration from Aroostook County:: Trends, Factors, and Implications” 2004 Prepared for Northern Maine Development Commission Colgan and Andrews Evaluation of Maine Technology Institute Programs For Awards Ending June 30, 2002-June 30, 2004 for Maine Technology Institute 2004 “The Creative Industries in Maine 1997-2002” 2004 in Proceedings of the Blaine House Conference on the Creative Economy. Augusta, Maine: Maine Commission on the Arts Kite-Powell and Colgan. Estimating the Economic Benefits of Regional Ocean Observing Systems 2004. Marine Policy Center, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Prepared for the National Oceanographic Partnership Program. Kildow and Colgan. Estimates of Water Quality Related Values and Other Economic Data. 2004. California State University at Monterey Bay. Prepared for Long Island Sound National Estuary Program. Kildow and Colgan The California Ocean Economy 1990-2000 2004: California State University at Monterey Bay. Prepared for the Agency on Natural Resources, State of California. Colgan and Andrews Evaluation of Maine Technology Institute Programs For Awards Ending June 30, 2002 for Maine Technology Institute 2002 Colgan, Baker, Butterfield, and Cote. Assessing the Evolution of Maine’s Technology Clusters. For Maine Science and Technology Foundation. 2002 “A Comparison of Wages and Benefits for the Proposed Two Tribes Casino Project With Wages and Benefits in Maine and the U.S.” 2003 Prepared for Marnell Carao Architects Adams, et. Al. The Economic Benefits of an International Sustained Ocean Observing System (ISOOS). Washington: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2000. Colgan and Baker. Prospects for Marine Biotechnology in the Maine Economy. Portland: Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service. 2000. An Assessment of The Labor Force in Maine (21 reports; 17 regional reports, 1 statewide report, and 3 regional comparison reports). 1999-2001. Portland: USM Center for Business and Economic Research. The Changing Economic Role of Hospitals in Rural Economies: Trends and Strategic Responses. Portland: Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service. 2000. Higher Education Achievement in Maine Augusta: Maine Development Foundation, 1998. Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 41 of 50 Page 21 Charles S. Colgan An Economic Analysis of Proposed Corrections Facilities and Program Reforms for Maine Department of Corrections 1999 Public and Private Roles in Freight Transportation Facility Development: A Strategy for Choice for Maine Department of Transportation A Cost Benefit Analysis of Implementing and Automated Sportsman’s Data System. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, 1997. Economic Prospects for the Gulf of Maine Augusta: Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment, 1995 (with Janice Plumstead) Goals for Growth: Progress 95, First Report of the Maine Economic Growth Council Augusta: Maine Development Foundation, 1995. Uruguay Round Task Force Working Group. Report of the Intergovernmental Policy Advisory Committee on the Multilateral Trade Negotiations to the United States Trade Representative Washington: Office of the United States Trade Representative. 1994 Investing in Maine's Forest (Maine Department of Conservation), 1992. Establishing a New State-Federal Trade Policy Partnership (Washington, National Governors' Association) 1992. The Economic Impacts of the Proposed Gulf of Maine Aquarium, prepared for the Gulf of Maine Aquarium Project. Colgan and Deller, Steven C. An Assessment of the Economic Impacts of the Proposed Harriman Cove Cogeneration Project Arlington, Va., AES Inc. 1991 Gale, Dennis and Colgan, C. The Growth Management Law in Maine: An Interim Report on the Views of Citizens Portland: Muskie Institute of Public Affairs. 1991. Valuing Coastal Zone Management (Editor). Newport, Oregon: National Coastal Resources Research and Development Institute. Publication NCRI-T-90-005. 1990 The Economic Value of Casco Bay Portland: Muskie Institute of Public Affairs, and Augusta: Maine State Planning Office 1990 "Estimating the Value of Transferable Development Rights" in The Moosehead Lake Comprehensive Plan Maine State Planning Office,1990 Widening the Maine Turnpike: A Three Part Case (with Teaching Note and Appendices). University of Southern Maine Public Policy and Management Program Case Study Series, Number 1, 1989 Laplante, J. and Colgan, C. Property Taxes and Growth Management: Policymaking at the Crossroads. Portland, Public Policy and Management Program, University of Southern Maine and Augusta, Natural Resources Council of Maine 1989 Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 42 of 50 Page 22 Charles S. Colgan Hart, Barringer, and Colgan. The Maine Public Policy Survey Portland: University of Southern Maine Graduate Program in Public Policy and Management 1989 Maine and Canada: The Northern Future, Augusta: Commission on Maine's Future, 1989 The Maine Economy: Year End Review and Outlook: 1988, Maine State Planning Office, 1988. The U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement: Effects on Maine, Maine State Planning Office, 1988. Municipal Infrastructure in Maine: Facilities, Funding and Planning Maine State Planning Office 1988. Report of the Forestlands Taxation Commission, Maine State Legislature, January, 1988. Report of Governor John R. McKernan Jr.'s Tax Policy Study Committee, Maine State Planning Office, 1987. The Maine Economy: Year End Review and Outlook: 1987, Maine State Planning Office, 1987. A Strategy for Investing in Maine's Natural Resource Industries Finance Authority of Maine 1986 "Trends in State and Local Government Expenditures in Maine", with Irland, L.C., and Adams, S.J., Maine State Planning Office, 1986. New Dimensions in State Financial Assistance to Business Finance Authority of Maine 1986 Maine's Natural Resource Industries: An Assessment and Statistical Portrait with Irland, L.C. and Benson, J. Finance Authority of Maine and Maine State Planning Office 1986 New Directions in Maine's Telecommunications Policy (Report of Governor Joseph E. Brennan's Task Force on Telecommunications) Maine State Planning Office 1985 "Current Concepts of Subsidies in International Trade", with Sullivan, K. M. Boston: New England Governors Conference 1985 "Estimating the Value of River-Related Recreational Activities: A Comparison of Two Approaches Based on Case Studies of the West Branch of the Penobscot River and the Saco River" with O'Neil, W.B. and Halberg, K. University of Maine - Land and Water Resources Center. 1985 "A Critique of the OCS Resource and Bid Evaluation Procedures of the Department of the Interior" Maine State Planning Office 1984 "The State Role in Investing for the New Forest" Maine State Planning Office 1984 "The Relative Burden of the Maine Tax System" Maine State Planning Office 1984 "ENCOST - An Econometric Model for Forecasting Energy Demand in the Industrial and Commercial Sectors" Maine State Planning Office 1982 Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 43 of 50 Page 23 Charles S. Colgan "The Economic Implications of Registering Whitewater Rapids as Critical Areas" Maine State Planning Office 1982 "The Economics of River Uses in Maine" Maine State Planning Office, 1982 The Maine Economy: A Forecast to 1990 with Lawton, C.T., et. al. Maine State Planning Office 1982 "An Analysis of Energy Forecasts related to the Sears Island Coal-Fired Generating Station" with Lawton, C.T. Maine State Planning Office 1980 "A Risk-Benefit Model for Offshore Oil Leasing and Development Decisions" Maine State Planning Office 1979 A Research Agenda for Maine State Government Maine State Planning Office. 1979 "Energy and the Maine Economy" in Lawton, C. T., et. al., The Maine Economy: An Overall Assessment Maine State Planning Office 1979 Science in the Statehouse: Alternative Channels of Technical Information for Decision Makers in Maine State Government with Fries, Sylvia, et.al. University of Maine at Orono: Social Science Research Institute 1979 "A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Acquisition of Storm-Damaged Beach Property" in Ten Broeck, C.W., Policy Recommendations for Reducing Coastal Storm Damages, Maine Department of Conservation 1979 An Annotated Bibliography of OCS Documents in Maine editor, with Shenton, E. Maine State Planning Office 1978 Service Bases for Offshore Oil (editor) Maine State Planning Office 1978 Maine and the Search for OCS Oil and Gas Maine State Planning Office 1978 Institutional Changes in Maine State Government Agencies for Port Planning and Development with Fernald, W.F., Maine Department of Transportation 1977 "Education Finance - Issues for the 1980's" Maine State Planning Office (1983) Ryan​ ​David​ ​Wallace Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 44 of 50 Maine​ ​Center​ ​for​ ​Business​ ​and​ ​Economic​ ​Research University​ ​of​ ​Southern​ ​Maine Wishcamper​ ​Center,​ ​Room​ ​238 34​ ​Bedford​ ​Street,​ ​Portland,​ ​ME Office:​ ​207.780.5859​ ·​ ​​ ​Mobile:​ ​617.233.2010 Email:​ ​ryan.d.wallace@maine.edu EDUCATION University​ ​of​ ​Massachusetts,​ ​Amherst,​ ​MA PhD​ ​Candidate​ ​in​ ​Regional​ ​Planning,​ ​ABD,​​ ​2018​​ ​(expected) Advisor:​ ​Dr.​ ​Henry​ ​C.​ ​Renski Examination​ ​fields:​ ​Econometrics,​ ​regional​ ​economic​ ​development​ ​theory​ ​&​ ​policy,​ ​planning​ ​theory Dissertation​ ​title:​ ​Three​ ​essays​ ​on​ ​the​ ​nature,​ ​location,​ ​and​ ​geography​ ​of​ ​remote​ ​work University​ ​of​ ​Massachusetts,​ ​Amherst,​ ​MA Master​ ​in​ ​Regional​ ​Planning​ ​(MRP),​ ​Economic​ ​Development,​​ ​2010 Bentley​ ​College,​ ​Waltham,​ ​MA Bachelor​ ​of​ ​Science​ ​in​ ​Finance​,​ ​2000 University​ ​of​ ​Limerick,​ ​Ireland,​ ​Spring​ ​1999​ ​-​ ​Semester​ ​Abroad​ ​in​ ​International​ ​Finance PROFESSIONAL​ ​EXPERIENCE Director​,​ ​Maine​ ​Center​ ​for​ ​Business​ ​and​ ​Economic​ ​Research,​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Southern​ ​Maine,​ ​September 2016​ ​to​ ​present. ● Manage​ ​operations,​ ​including​ ​research​ ​programs,​ ​budget,​ ​and​ ​staff​ ​of​ ​a​ ​US​ ​Economic​ ​Development Administration​ ​University​ ​Center. ● Provides​ ​economic​ ​research,​ ​analysis,​ ​and​ ​expertise​ ​to​ ​public​ ​and​ ​private​ ​sector​ ​organizations​ ​through written​ ​reports,​ ​commentary,​ ​and​ ​verbal​ ​presentations. ● Principal​ ​Investigator​ ​for​ ​$1,134,000​ ​in​ ​awarded​ ​grant​ ​and​ ​contract​ ​funding​ ​through​ ​July​ ​2017. Project​ ​Director​,​ ​Maine​ ​Center​ ​for​ ​Business​ ​and​ ​Economic​ ​Research,​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Southern​ ​Maine, January​ ​2015​ ​to​ ​September​ ​2016. ● Represents​ ​the​ ​Center​ ​and​ ​University​ ​in​ ​external​ ​economic​ ​development​ ​arenas. ● Secures​ ​funding​ ​streams​ ​through​ ​grants​ ​and​ ​contracts​ ​and​ ​other​ ​sources​ ​of​ ​external​ ​and​ ​internal funding. ● Similar​ ​activities​ ​as​ ​Director. National​ ​Science​ ​Foundation​ ​IGERT​ ​Fellow/Associate​,​ ​Offshore​ ​Wind​ ​Energy,​ ​UMass,​ ​Amherst, September​ ​2011​ ​to​ ​present. ● Funding​ ​to​ ​support​ ​interdisciplinary​ ​research​ ​and​ ​training​ ​on​ ​offshore​ ​wind​ ​energy. ● Investigating​ ​emergence​ ​of​ ​marine​ ​industries​ ​as​ ​a​ ​regional​ ​branching​ ​process. ● Completed​ ​research​ ​on​ ​the​ ​role​ ​of​ ​ecosystem-based​ ​management​ ​and​ ​marine​ ​spatial​ ​planning​ ​to​ ​site offshore​ ​wind​ ​energy​ ​facilities. Research​ ​Associate​,​ ​Center​ ​for​ ​Economic​ ​Development,​ ​UMass,​ ​Amherst,​ ​August​ ​2013​ ​to​ ​Sept.​ ​2014. ● Project​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Massachusetts​ ​Advanced​ ​Manufacturing​ ​Academy,​ ​which​ ​produced​ ​a​ ​statewide​ ​and​ ​7 regional​ ​profiles​ ​of​ ​the​ ​advanced​ ​manufacturing​ ​industry. 1 Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 45 of 50 Research​ ​Associate​,​ ​Economic​ ​and​ ​Public​ ​Policy​ ​Research​ ​Unit,​ ​UMass​ ​Donahue​ ​Institute,​ ​June​ ​2013​ ​to May​ ​2014. ● Sustainable​ ​Knowledge​ ​Corridor​ ​Workforce​ ​Profile. ● Massachusetts​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Higher​ ​Education​ ​enrollment​ ​projections. ● MassInc​ ​Gateway​ ​Cities​ ​educational​ ​attainment​ ​profiles. Research​ ​Assistant​,​ ​Center​ ​for​ ​Economic​ ​Development,​ ​UMass,​ ​Amherst,​ ​2010​ ​to​ ​2011. ● Project:​ ​NSF​ ​Partnership​ ​for​ ​Innovation​ ​Manufacturing​ ​Initiative​. Mass​Benchmarks​ ​Research​ ​Fellow​,​ ​Economic​ ​&​ ​Public​ ​Policy​ ​Research​ ​Unit,​ ​UMass​ ​Donahue Institute,​ ​2009​ ​to​ ​2010. Graduate​ ​Assistant​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Director​ ​of​ ​Planning​ ​and​ ​Development​,​ ​Office​ ​of​ ​Planning​ ​and Development,​ ​City​ ​of​ ​Holyoke,​ ​MA,​ ​Fall​ ​2008. GRANTS,​ ​SPONSORED​ ​PROJECTS,​ ​AND​ ​AWARDS Wallace,​ ​R.​ ​(PI)​ ​and​ ​C.​ ​Colgan​ ​(Co-PI).​ ​The​ ​Economic​ ​and​ ​Employment​ ​Contributions​ ​of​ ​the​ ​New England​ ​Clean​ ​Energy​ ​Connect.​ ​Power​ ​Engineers​ ​and​ ​Central​ ​Maine​ ​Power​ ​(Avangrid).​ ​$35,000.​ ​Spring 2017​ ​to​ ​Summer​ ​2017. Wallace,​ ​R.​ ​(PI)​ ​and​ ​C.​ ​Colgan​ ​(Co-PI).​ ​The​ ​Economic​ ​and​ ​Employment​ ​Contributions​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Maine Clean​ ​Power​ ​Connection.​ ​Power​ ​Engineers​ ​and​ ​Central​ ​Maine​ ​Power​ ​(Avangrid).​ ​$35,000.​ ​Spring​ ​2017 to​ ​Summer​ ​2017. Wallace,​ ​R.​ ​(PI).​ ​A​ ​Workforce​ ​and​ ​Demographic​ ​Profile​ ​of​ ​Aroostook​ ​County,​ ​Maine:​ ​An​ ​update​ ​to​ ​the Tarnished​ ​Crown​ ​Report.​ ​Aroostook​ ​County​ ​Partnership​ ​and​ ​Northern​ ​Maine​ ​Development​ ​Corporation. $5,000.​ ​Summer​ ​2017. Daigneault,​ ​A.​ ​(PI),​ ​R.​ ​Wallace,​ ​and​ ​M.​ ​Crandall.​ ​An​ ​Integrated​ ​Approach​ ​to​ ​Realizing​ ​the​ ​Value​ ​of Maine’s​ ​Forest​ ​Resources.​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Maine​ ​System​ ​Research​ ​Reinvestment​ ​Fund​ ​Graduate​ ​Assistant Award.​ ​Fall​ ​2017​ ​to​ ​Summer​ ​2018. Beaupre,​ ​J.​ ​(PI),​ ​E.​ ​Nagy,​ ​S.​ ​Shaler,​ ​and​ ​R.​ ​Wallace.​ ​Cross-Laminated​ ​Timber​ ​Demonstration​ ​Building Design​ ​and​ ​Cost​ ​Analysis.​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Maine​ ​System,​ ​Research​ ​Reinvestment​ ​Fund​ ​Seed​ ​Grant Award.​ ​Fall​ ​2017​ ​to​ ​Summer​ ​2018. Wallace​ ​R.​ ​(PI)​ ​and​ ​C.​ ​Colgan​ ​(Co-PI).​ ​The​ ​Economic​ ​Importance​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Casco​ ​Bay​ ​Estuary.​ ​Casco​ ​Bay Estuary​ ​Partnership.​ ​$19,926.​ ​Jan.​ ​2017​ ​to​ ​June​ ​2017. Wallace,​ ​R.​ ​(PI).​ ​Estimating​ ​the​ ​Economic​ ​Contribution​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Harness​ ​Racing​ ​Industry​ ​to​ ​Maine’s Economy.​ ​Maine​ ​Dept.​ ​of​ ​Agriculture,​ ​Conservation,​ ​and​ ​Forestry,​ ​Maine​ ​State​ ​Harness​ ​Racing Commission.​ ​$19,626.​ ​Nov.​ ​2016​ ​to​ ​Feb.​ ​2017. Wallace,​ ​R.​ ​(PI).​ ​Technical​ ​assistance​ ​in​ ​the​ ​development​ ​of​ ​a​ ​local​ ​food​ ​production​ ​program​ ​under​ ​an award​ ​from​ ​the​ ​US​ ​Dept.​ ​of​ ​Agriculture.​ ​Rosemont​ ​Markets​ ​(awardee).​ ​$13,000.​ ​Nov​ ​2016​ ​to​ ​April 2017. Wallace​ ​R.​ ​(PI).​ ​Economic​ ​Impacts​ ​of​ ​Maine​ ​State​ ​Housing​ ​Authority​ ​Projects.​ ​$14,920.​ ​Dec.​ ​2016​ ​to March​ ​2017. 2 Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 46 of 50 Wallace​ ​R.​ ​(PI),​ ​S.​ ​Shaler​ ​(Co-PI),​ ​J.​ ​Ward​ ​(Co-PI),​ ​C.​ ​Colgan​ ​(Co-PI),​ ​and​ ​J.​ ​Rubin.​ ​Maine​ ​Center​ ​for Economic​ ​Development.​ ​US​ ​Dept.​ ​of​ ​Commerce​ ​Economic​ ​Development​ ​Administration,​ ​University Center​ ​Program.​ ​$585,000,​ ​Sept.​ ​2016​ ​to​ ​Aug.​ ​2021. Wallace​ ​R.​ ​(PI)​ ​and​ ​C.​ ​Colgan​ ​(Co-PI).​ ​The​ ​Economic​ ​Impacts​ ​of​ ​Biomass​ ​Generation​ ​in​ ​Maine. ReEnergy,​ ​LLC.​ ​$6,600.​ ​July​ ​2016. Wallace​ ​R.​ ​(PI).​ ​Technical​ ​assistance​ ​in​ ​developing​ ​a​ ​Natural​ ​Resource​ ​Seed​ ​Capital​ ​Fund.​ ​US Economic​ ​Development​ ​Administration​ ​Regional​ ​Innovation​ ​Strategies​ ​Program.​ ​Coastal​ ​Enterprises Inc.​ ​(awardee)​ ​$50,000.​ ​June​ ​2016​ ​to​ ​June​ ​2018. Wallace​ ​R.​ ​(PI).​ ​A​ ​Cost​ ​Avoidance​ ​Study​ ​of​ ​e-Government​ ​in​ ​Maine.​ ​NIC​ ​USA,​ ​Inc.​ ​$33,000.​ ​June 2016​ ​to​ ​Feb​ ​2017. Wallace​ ​R.​ ​(PI).​ ​Maine​ ​Center​ ​for​ ​Business​ ​and​ ​Economic​ ​Research.​ ​Maine​ ​Economic​ ​Improvement Fund.​ ​$649,418,​ ​Dec.​ ​2015​ ​to​ ​Dec.​ ​2018. Wallace​ ​R.​ ​(PI).​ ​The​ ​Economic​ ​Impacts​ ​and​ ​a​ ​Market​ ​Analysis​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Fryeburg​ ​Fair.​ ​West​ ​Oxford Agricultural​ ​Society,​ ​$19,600.​ ​Aug.​ ​2015​ ​to​ ​April​ ​2016. Wallace​ ​R.​ ​(PI).​ ​A​ ​profile​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Coastal​ ​Counties​ ​Workforce​ ​and​ ​Labor​ ​Market.​ ​Coastal​ ​Counties Workforce​ ​Investments,​ ​$18,700,​ ​Sept.​ ​2015​ ​to​ ​Jan.​ ​2016. Wallace​ ​R.​ ​(PI)​ ​and​ ​C.​ ​Colgan​ ​(Co-PI).​ ​The​ ​Economic​ ​Impacts​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Maine​ ​Renewable​ ​Energy Interchange.​ ​Power​ ​Engineers.​ ​$74,900.​ ​Aug.​ ​2015​ ​to​ ​April​ ​2016. University​ ​of​ ​Massachusetts​ ​Graduate​ ​Fellowship.​ ​$5,000.​ ​Summer​ ​2014. National​ ​Science​ ​Foundation​ ​IGERT​ ​Doctoral​ ​Research​ ​Fellowship.​ ​Offshore​ ​Wind​ ​Energy: Engineering,​ ​Environment,​ ​&​ ​Policy.​ ​UMass,​ ​Amherst.​ ​$60,000.​ ​2011​ ​to​ ​2013. Travel​ ​Grant,​ ​UMass​ ​Offshore​ ​Wind​ ​Energy​ ​IGERT.​ ​$500,​ ​2013 Travel​ ​Grant​ ​-​ ​Dept.​ ​Landscape​ ​Architecture​ ​&​ ​Regional​ ​Planning.​ ​$500.​ ​2012. Travel​ ​Grant​ ​-​ ​UMass​ ​Offshore​ ​Wind​ ​Energy​ ​IGERT.​ ​$500.​ ​2012. Outstanding​ ​Student​ ​Award​ ​for​ ​Masters​ ​in​ ​Regional​ ​Planning.​ ​Department​ ​of​ ​Landscape​ ​Architecture and​ ​Regional​ ​Planning,​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Massachusetts.​ ​Awarded​ ​May​ ​2010. Mass​Benchmarks​ ​Fellow.​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Massachusetts​ ​Donahue​ ​Institute​ ​and​ ​Center​ ​for​ ​Economic Development.​ ​2009-2010. TECHNICAL​ ​REPORTS​ ​AND​ ​PUBLICATIONS Wallace,​ ​R.​ ​and​ ​C.​ ​Colgan.​ ​2017.​ ​The​ ​Economic​ ​and​ ​Employment​ ​Contributions​ ​of​ ​the​ ​New​ ​England Clean​ ​Energy​ ​Connect.​ ​Prepared​ ​for​ ​Central​ ​Maine​ ​Power.​ ​Maine​ ​Center​ ​for​ ​Business​ ​and​ ​Economic Research,​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Southern​ ​Maine. 3 Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 47 of 50 Wallace,​ ​R.​ ​2017​ ​and​ ​C.​ ​Colgan.​ ​The​ ​Economic​ ​and​ ​Employment​ ​Contributions​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Maine​ ​Clean Power​ ​Connection.​ ​Prepared​ ​for​ ​Central​ ​Maine​ ​Power.​ ​Maine​ ​Center​ ​for​ ​Business​ ​and​ ​Economic Research,​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Southern​ ​Maine. Yeitz,​ ​L.​ ​and​ ​R.​ ​Wallace.​ ​2017.​ ​Workforce​ ​Baseline​ ​Assessment​ ​for​ ​Biobased​ ​Manufacturing​ ​in​ ​Maine. Prepared​ ​for​ ​Biobased​ ​Maine.​ ​Maine​ ​Center​ ​for​ ​Business​ ​and​ ​Economic​ ​Research,​ ​University​ ​of Southern​ ​Maine. Wallace,​ ​R.,​ ​R.​ ​Bouvier,​ ​L.​ ​Yeitz,​ ​and​ ​C.​ ​Colgan.​ ​2017.​ ​The​ ​Economic​ ​Contribution​ ​of​ ​Casco​ ​Bay. Prepared​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Casco​ ​Bay​ ​Estuary​ ​Partnership.​ ​Maine​ ​Center​ ​for​ ​Business​ ​and​ ​Economic​ ​Research, University​ ​of​ ​Southern​ ​Maine. Wallace,​ ​R.​ ​and​ ​L.​ ​Yeitz.​ ​2017.​ ​A​ ​Cost​ ​Avoidance​ ​Study​ ​of​ ​e-Government​ ​in​ ​Maine.​ ​Prepared​ ​for​ ​NIC USA,​ ​Inc.​ ​Maine​ ​Center​ ​for​ ​Business​ ​and​ ​Economic​ ​Research,​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Southern​ ​Maine. Wallace,​ ​R.​ ​2017.​ ​The​ ​Economic​ ​Contribution​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Maine​ ​Harness​ ​Racing​ ​Industry.​ ​Prepared​ ​for​ ​the Maine​ ​State​ ​Harness​ ​Racing​ ​Commission.​ ​Maine​ ​Center​ ​for​ ​Business​ ​and​ ​Economic​ ​Research, University​ ​of​ ​Southern​ ​Maine. Wallace,​ ​R.​ ​and​ ​L.​ ​Yeitz.​ ​2017.​ ​Natural​ ​Resource​ ​Business​ ​Seed​ ​Capital​ ​Fund​ ​Target​ ​Market​ ​Client Profile.​ ​Prepared​ ​for​ ​Coastal​ ​Enterprises​ ​Inc.​ ​Maine​ ​Center​ ​for​ ​Business​ ​and​ ​Economic​ ​Research, University​ ​of​ ​Southern​ ​Maine. Wallace,​ ​R.​ ​and​ ​L.​ ​Yeitz.​ ​2017.​ ​Consumer​ ​Preferences​ ​and​ ​Demand​ ​for​ ​Local​ ​Food.​ ​Prepared​ ​for Rosemont​ ​Markets.​ ​Maine​ ​Center​ ​for​ ​Business​ ​and​ ​Economic​ ​Research,​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Southern Maine. Wallace,​ ​R.​ ​2016.​ ​The​ ​Economic​ ​Impacts​ ​of​ ​Maine​ ​Economic​ ​Investment​ ​Fund​ ​Projects​ ​at​ ​the​ ​University of​ ​Southern​ ​Maine.​ ​Prepared​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Maine​ ​Economic​ ​Improvement​ ​Fund.​ ​Maine​ ​Center​ ​for​ ​Business and​ ​Economic​ ​Research,​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Southern​ ​Maine. Kahn-Troster​ ​S,​ ​Burgess​ ​A,​ ​Coburn​ ​A,​ ​Wallace,​ ​R,​ ​et​ ​al.​ ​2016.​ ​“Maine​ ​Rural​ ​Health​ ​Profiles.”​ ​A collection​ ​of​ ​16​ ​reports.​ ​Portland,​ ​ME:​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Southern​ ​Maine,​ ​Muskie​ ​School​ ​of​ ​Public Service,​ ​Maine​ ​Rural​ ​Health​ ​Research​ ​Center. Wallace,​ ​R.​ ​2016.​ ​The​ ​Economic​ ​Impacts​ ​of​ ​Biomass​ ​Production​ ​in​ ​Maine.​ ​ReEnergy,​ ​LLC. Wallace,​ ​R.D.​ ​and​ ​C.S.​ ​Colgan.​ ​2016.​ ​“The​ ​Economic​ ​Impacts​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Maine​ ​Renewable​ ​Energy Interchange.”​ ​Prepared​ ​for​ ​Central​ ​Maine​ ​Power.​ ​Maine​ ​Center​ ​for​ ​Business​ ​and​ ​Economic​ ​Research, University​ ​of​ ​Southern​ ​Maine. Wallace,​ ​R.​ ​2015.​ ​“A​ ​Labor​ ​Market​ ​and​ ​Workforce​ ​Profile​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Coastal​ ​Counties​ ​Workforce​ ​Investment Region.”​ ​Prepared​ ​for​ ​Coastal​ ​Counties​ ​Workforce​ ​Investments.​ ​Maine​ ​Center​ ​for​ ​Business​ ​and Economic​ ​Research,​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Southern​ ​Maine. Wallace,​ ​R.​ ​with​ ​L.M.​ ​Yeitz​ ​and​ ​C.​ ​Hopkins.​ ​2015.​ ​“An​ ​Export​ ​Market​ ​Assessment​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Greater Portland​ ​Region.”​ ​Maine​ ​Center​ ​for​ ​Business​ ​and​ ​Economic​ ​Research,​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Southern​ ​Maine. 4 Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 48 of 50 Wallace,​ ​R.​ ​2015.​ ​“The​ ​Economic​ ​Impacts​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Fryeburg​ ​Fair.”​ ​Prepared​ ​for​ ​the​ ​West​ ​Oxford Agricultural​ ​Society.​ ​Maine​ ​Center​ ​for​ ​Business​ ​and​ ​Economic​ ​Research,​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Southern Maine. Wallace,​ ​R.​ ​and​ ​C.​ ​Colgan.​ ​2015.​ ​“Identifying​ ​Industries​ ​for​ ​Targeted​ ​Cluster-Based​ ​Strategies”,​ ​a collection​ ​of​ ​7​ ​regional​ ​reports​ ​on​ ​industry​ ​specializations​ ​in​ ​Maine​ ​EDDs,​ ​Maine​ ​Center​ ​for Business​ ​and​ ​Economic​ ​Research,​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Southern​ ​Maine. Renski,​ ​H.​ ​and​ ​R.​ ​Wallace.​ ​2014.​ ​A​ ​Profile​ ​of​ ​Advanced​ ​Manufacturing​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Commonwealth:​ ​Key Industry​ ​and​ ​Occupational​ ​Trends.​ ​Report​ ​prepared​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Commonwealth​ ​of​ ​Massachusetts.​ ​Center for​ ​Economic​ ​Development,​ ​UMass,​ ​Amherst. Renski,​ ​H.​ ​and​ ​R.​ ​Wallace.​ ​2014.​ ​A​ ​Profile​ ​of​ ​Advanced​ ​Manufacturing​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Berkshires​ ​region:​ ​Key Industry​ ​and​ ​Occupational​ ​Trends.​ ​Report​ ​prepared​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Commonwealth​ ​of​ ​Massachusetts.​ ​Center for​ ​Economic​ ​Development,​ ​UMass,​ ​Amherst.​ ​43​ ​pages. Renski,​ ​H.​ ​and​ ​R.​ ​Wallace.​ ​2014.​ ​A​ ​Profile​ ​of​ ​Advanced​ ​Manufacturing​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Boston/MetroWest​ ​region: Key​ ​Industry​ ​and​ ​Occupational​ ​Trends.​ ​Report​ ​prepared​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Commonwealth​ ​of​ ​Massachusetts. Center​ ​for​ ​Economic​ ​Development,​ ​UMass,​ ​Amherst.​ ​43​ ​pages. Renski,​ ​H.​ ​and​ ​R.​ ​Wallace.​ ​2014.​ ​A​ ​Profile​ ​of​ ​Advanced​ ​Manufacturing​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Cape​ ​and​ ​Islands​ ​Region: Key​ ​Industry​ ​and​ ​Occupational​ ​Trends.​ ​Report​ ​prepared​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Commonwealth​ ​of​ ​Massachusetts. Center​ ​for​ ​Economic​ ​Development,​ ​UMass,​ ​Amherst.​ ​43​ ​pages. Renski,​ ​H.​ ​and​ ​R.​ ​Wallace.​ ​2014.​ ​A​ ​Profile​ ​of​ ​Advanced​ ​Manufacturing​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Central​ ​Region:​ ​Key Industry​ ​and​ ​Occupational​ ​Trends.​ ​Report​ ​prepared​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Commonwealth​ ​of​ ​Massachusetts.​ ​Center for​ ​Economic​ ​Development,​ ​UMass,​ ​Amherst.​ ​43​ ​pages. Renski,​ ​H.​ ​and​ ​R.​ ​Wallace.​ ​2014.​ ​A​ ​Profile​ ​of​ ​Advanced​ ​Manufacturing​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Pioneer​ ​Valley:​ ​Key Industry​ ​and​ ​Occupational​ ​Trends.​ ​Report​ ​prepared​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Commonwealth​ ​of​ ​Massachusetts.​ ​Center for​ ​Economic​ ​Development,​ ​UMass,​ ​Amherst.​ ​43​ ​pages. Renski,​ ​H.​ ​and​ ​R.​ ​Wallace.​ ​2014.​ ​A​ ​Profile​ ​of​ ​Advanced​ ​Manufacturing​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Southeast​ ​Region:​ ​Key Industry​ ​and​ ​Occupational​ ​Trends.​ ​Report​ ​prepared​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Commonwealth​ ​of​ ​Massachusetts.​ ​Center for​ ​Economic​ ​Development,​ ​UMass,​ ​Amherst.​ ​43​ ​pages. Renski,​ ​H.​ ​and​ ​R.​ ​Wallace.​ ​2014.​ ​A​ ​Profile​ ​of​ ​Advanced​ ​Manufacturing​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Northeast​ ​Region:​ ​Key Industry​ ​and​ ​Occupational​ ​Trends.​ ​Report​ ​prepared​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Commonwealth​ ​of​ ​Massachusetts.​ ​Center for​ ​Economic​ ​Development,​ ​UMass,​ ​Amherst.​ ​43​ ​pages. Melnik,​ ​M.,​ ​L.​ ​Koshgranian,​ ​D.​ ​Hodge,​ ​H.​ ​Wong,​ ​and​ ​R.​ ​Wallace.​ ​2014.​ ​“At​ ​the​ ​Apex:​ ​The​ ​2030 Educational​ ​Attainment​ ​Profiles​ ​and​ ​Implications​ ​for​ ​Bay​ ​State​ ​Policymakers.”​ ​MassInc.​ ​and​ ​the UMass​ ​Donahue​ ​Institute,​ ​Economic​ ​and​ ​Public​ ​Policy​ ​Research​ ​Unit. Hodge,​ ​D.,​ ​L.​ ​Koshgarian,​ ​W.​ ​Provost,​ ​and​ ​R.​ ​Wallace.​ ​2014.​ ​“Knowledge​ ​Corridor​ ​Talent​ ​and Workforce​ ​Strategy.”​ ​UMass​ ​Donahue​ ​Institute,​ ​Economic​ ​and​ ​Public​ ​Policy​ ​Research​ ​Unit. Renski,​ ​H.​ ​and​ ​R.​ ​Wallace.​ ​2012​ ​“Entrepreneurship​ ​in​ ​Rural​ ​America:​ ​An​ ​empirical comparison​ ​of​ ​owner,​ ​firm,​ ​and​ ​start-up​ ​financing​ ​characteristics​ ​of​ ​rural​ ​and​ ​urban​ ​entrepreneurs.”​ ​In​ ​Z. Kotval​ ​and​ ​S.B.​ ​White​ ​eds,​ ​Economic​ ​Development​ ​Financing​ ​in​ ​the​ ​21st​ ​Century. 5 Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 49 of 50 Renski,​ ​H.​ ​and​ ​R.​ ​Wallace.​ ​2012.​ ​“Workforce​ ​Skills​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Changing​ ​Knowledge​ ​Economy​ ​in Massachusetts.”​ ​Mass​Benchmarks,​ ​(14)1. Wallace,​ ​R.D.​ ​2010.​ ​“Human​ ​Capital​ ​in​ ​the​ ​City:​ ​Exploring​ ​the​ ​relationship​ ​between​ ​skill​ ​and productivity​ ​in​ ​US​ ​metropolitan​ ​areas.”​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Massachusetts,​ ​Amherst.​ ​Master’s​ ​Thesis. Goodman,​ ​M.,​ ​R.​ ​Loveland,​ ​K.​ ​Wilkinson,​ ​C.​ ​Bernstein,​ ​T.​ ​Perrone,​ ​and​ ​R.​ ​Wallace.​ ​2009.​ ​“The​ ​IT Industry:​ ​Hub​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Massachusetts​ ​Technology​ ​Economy.”​ ​UMass​ ​Donahue​ ​Institute,​ ​Economic​ ​and Public​ ​Policy​ ​Research​ ​Unit. PRESENTATIONS​ ​AND​ ​INVITED​ ​SPEAKING​ ​ENGAGEMENTS “The​ ​Economic​ ​Contribution​ ​of​ ​Casco​ ​Bay.”​ ​2017.​ ​Presented​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Casco​ ​Bay​ ​Estuary​ ​Partnership​ ​Board of​ ​Directors. “The​ ​State​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Maine​ ​and​ ​US​ ​Economies​ ​Under​ ​the​ ​New​ ​Administration.”​ ​2017.​ ​Invited​ ​talk​ ​for​ ​the Bath​ ​Savings​ ​Bank​ ​Breakfast​ ​with​ ​Customers,​ ​Freeport,​ ​ME. “The​ ​State​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Maine​ ​and​ ​US​ ​Economies​ ​Under​ ​the​ ​New​ ​Administration.”​ ​2017.​ ​Invited​ ​talk​ ​for​ ​the Maine​ ​Employer​ ​Benefits​ ​Council,​ ​Portland,​ ​ME. Wallace,​ ​R.​ ​and​ ​C.​ ​Colgan.​ ​2017.​ ​“Maine’s​ ​Economic​ ​Forecast.”​ ​New​ ​England​ ​Economic​ ​Partnership Winter​ ​2017​ ​Conference.​ ​Maine​ ​Center​ ​for​ ​Business​ ​and​ ​Economic​ ​Research,​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Southern Maine. Colgan,​ ​C.​ ​and​ ​R.​ ​Wallace.​ ​2015.​ ​“Maine’s​ ​Economic​ ​Forecast.”​ ​New​ ​England​ ​Economic​ ​Partnership Fall​ ​2015​ ​Conference.​ ​Maine​ ​Center​ ​for​ ​Business​ ​and​ ​Economic​ ​Research,​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Southern Maine. Colgan,​ ​C.​ ​and​ ​R.​ ​Wallace.​ ​2015.​ ​“Maine’s​ ​Economic​ ​and​ ​Energy​ ​Outlook:​ ​Spring​ ​2015.”​ ​New​ ​England Economic​ ​Partnership​ ​June​ ​2015.​ ​Special​ ​topic​ ​conference​ ​on​ ​Energy.​ ​Maine​ ​Center​ ​for​ ​Business​ ​and Economic​ ​Research,​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Southern​ ​Maine. Wallace,​ ​R.D.​ ​and​ ​H.​ ​Renski.​ ​“Basic​ ​skills,​ ​learning​ ​capacity,​ ​&​ ​productivity​ ​in​ ​small​ ​and​ ​mid-sized​ ​U.S. metropolitan​ ​areas.”​ ​Paper​ ​presented​ ​at​ ​2012​ ​American​ ​Collegiate​ ​Schools​ ​of​ ​Planning​ ​annual meeting,​ ​Cincinnati,​ ​OH. Wallace,​ ​R.D.​ ​2012.​ ​“Integrating​ ​Offshore​ ​Wind​ ​Energy​ ​into​ ​a​ ​Marine​ ​Spatial​ ​Planning​ ​Framework:​ ​the case​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Rhode​ ​Island​ ​Ocean​ ​SAMP.”​ ​Presentation​ ​for​ ​Renewable​ ​&​ ​Sustainable​ ​Energy Technology​ ​Workshop​ ​(ReSET),​ ​hosted​ ​by​ ​Clean​ ​Green​ ​IGERT,​ ​UCLA​. WORKING​ ​PAPERS Wallace,​ ​R.​ ​“The​ ​Location​ ​Decisions​ ​of​ ​Remote​ ​Workers.” Wallace,​ ​R.​ ​“Planning​ ​for​ ​offshore​ ​wind​ ​energy​ ​development​ ​in​ ​coastal​ ​communities:​ ​what​ ​do​ ​planners need​ ​to​ ​know?”​ ​Advisory​ ​paper. Wallace,​ ​R.D.​ ​and​ ​H.C.​ ​Renski.​ ​“Basic​ ​skills,​ ​learning​ ​capacity,​ ​&​ ​productivity​ ​in​ ​small​ ​and​ ​mid-sized U.S.​ ​metropolitan​ ​areas”. 6 Exhibit NECEC-7 Docket No. 2017-00232 Page 50 of 50 TEACHING Quantitative​ ​Methods​ ​for​ ​Policy​ ​and​ ​Planning​ ​(graduate) State​ ​and​ ​Regional​ ​Economic​ ​Development​ ​(graduate) RESEARCH​ ​INTERESTS​ ​AND​ ​EXPERTISE Regional​ ​economic​ ​resilience​ ​and​ ​adjustment Technology,​ ​regional​ ​labor​ ​markets,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​changing​ ​place​ ​of​ ​work Resource-based​ ​economies Ecosystem-based​ ​management Evolutionary​ ​economic​ ​geography MEMBERSHIPS​ ​AND​ ​SERVICE Maine​ ​Policy​ ​Review​ ​-​ ​Reviewer Maine​ ​Technology​ ​Institute​ ​-​ ​Reviewer American​ ​Collegiate​ ​Schools​ ​of​ ​Planning Association​ ​of​ ​American​ ​Geographers OTHER​ ​SERVICE USM​ ​Economic​ ​Development​ ​Strategy​ ​Advisory​ ​Committee Data​ ​Innovation​ ​Project​ ​Advisory​ ​Committee Work​ ​In​ ​Place​ ​Organization​ ​Advisory​ ​Board OTHER​ ​EMPLOYMENT Sales​ ​Associate​,​ ​The​ ​Hartford​ ​Insurance​ ​Co.,​ ​Simsbury,​ ​CT.​ ​June​ ​2006​ ​to​ ​August​ ​2008. Senior​ ​Loan​ ​Consultant​,​ ​NorthEast​ ​Home​ ​Loan​ ​Group,​ ​LLC,​ ​Billerica,​ ​MA.​ ​June​ ​2004​ ​to​ ​June​ ​2006. Loan​ ​Consultant,​​ ​Northern​ ​Mortgage,​ ​Arlington,​ ​MA.​ ​April​ ​2003​ ​to​ ​Jun​ ​2004. Business​ ​Development​ ​Manager​,​ ​Allied​ ​Health​ ​Division,​ ​StatTravelers​ ​Staffing,​ ​Inc.,​ ​Marlborough, MA.​ ​October​ ​2002​ ​to​ ​April​ ​2003. District​ ​Sales​ ​Manager​,​ ​Collette​ ​Vacations,​ ​Pawtucket,​ ​RI.​ ​From​ ​June​ ​2002​ ​to​ ​October​ ​2002. Team​ ​Leader​,​ ​BEN​ ​Marketing​ ​Group,​ ​LLC.​ ​Quincy,​ ​MA.​ ​From​ ​October​ ​2001​ ​to​ ​April​ ​2002. Service​ ​Representative,​ ​The​ ​Hartford​ ​Mutual​ ​Funds,​ ​Simsbury,​ ​CT.​ ​October​ ​2000​ ​to​ ​August​ ​2001. Sales​ ​Assistant​ ​(Intern),​ ​Financial​ ​Perspectives​ ​Planning​ ​Services,​ ​Boston,​ ​MA.​ ​September​ ​1999​ ​June 2000. 7