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Maine's capital city, an original 1627 Pilgrim settlement, embraces the powerful Kennebec River along with 20 other small cities and towns comprising the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce region. Augusta is both the capital city of the Pine Tree State and the service center of a Micropolitan with 70,000 residents and a workforce of 44,000 people.
Maine's government center is rich in history, culture, educational resources, industry, innovation and art - with outstanding shopping opportunities. This booklet offers a sampling of the attractions and lifestyle which make the Capital area a perfect place to live, work, rear a family - and visit.
People of the Kennebec: A decade ago the Augusta area and nearby Waterville area Chambers of Commerce created the People of the Kennebec economic region, now recognized as a combined Micropolitan statistical area with a workforce of 66,000 and combined retail sales of $1.3 billion.
This collaboration continues to bring together a large number of resources to help provide quality job growth and business growth while preserving the best of our environment and quality of life in this Capital region.
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Updated 2/6/2006
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