Eleven nominees are vying for the title of Aroostook Entrepreneur of the Year for 2016.
The nominees will be honored and a winner announced at an awards dinner Thursday, May 26, at Northern Maine Community College.
Following up on a successful business survey of employment opportunities conducted almost four years ago in the region, the Aroostook Partnership is once again gathering data on projected jobs, but this time officials are casting a wider net.
The Northern Maine Development Commission (NMDC) received a 2015 Innovation Award from the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation for the Northern Maine Forest Products Industry Cluster.