A coastal New England community, Freeport is ideally located for business and pleasure, being centrally positioned in the Southern Midcoast of Maine’s vibrant and dynamic business environment.
While retaining its traditional downtown district, featuring retail shops, restaurants, and lodging, it is
attracting a variety of additional businesses along its Route One South and Lower Main Street
corridor. It has always been a unique center of trade and industry.
• Freeport is a community that is experiencing significant economic growth and investment. From
L.L.
Bean to Winter People to Freeport Village Station to Taggart Construction’s green business park.
• Not only is it the number one tourist destination in Maine with 3.5 million visitors annually, it is
an ideal community in which to live and operate non-tourist related businesses.
• The town has a mix of residential housing, local services, and cultural, historical, and recreational
opportunities, as well as an excellent local school system which is one of the best in Maine, as
well as in the nation.
• Within a twenty minute drive there is a diverse and growing medical community, a dozen
colleges, universities, trade schools and technical training centers including Bowdoin College,
numerous cultural and historical offerings, and a variety of housing.
• Freeport is a preferred business location for a growing number of diverse businesses, such as
Middlesex Mutual Assurance, Cold River Vodka, Eastland Shoe, Brewer's Marina, and, of course,
L.L. Bean.
• The hospitality sector includes over 20 lodging facilities with over 800 rooms and 41 dining
establishments.
Freeport is focusing its future on economic diversity and organizations like yours and is a proactive business climate intertwined with a dynamic town government and a highly supportive and involved resident and employee base. Planned expansion is focused on upscale retail shops including apparel, household goods, dining, entertainment and family activities.
