Presque Isle is going on offense to spark growth

Presque Isle is going on offense to spark growth

Presque Isle is done waiting to be noticed. The biggest city in Maine’s northernmost county has weathered steady population decline for decades. It’s seen big box stores and national chains pack up and leave, a nearby Air Force base shuttered and Canadian tourism shrink as its dollar weakened and political tensions ratcheted up. The city’s top officials see value in what has endured — the land, the resources, the workforce — that they feel is no…