November 8, 2005 – Nationally recognized economic and community development company has outgrown its headquarters in Limestone.

Caribou, Maine – The Maine Winter Sports Center (MWSC) has purchased an office building at 552 Main Street in Caribou, Maine to serve as its new headquarters. The move from its Loring Development Centre office in Limestone will be completed by December 1, 2005.

“The Loring Development Authority was very important to our success in the early years,” said Max Saenger, Chief Operating Officer for the MWSC. “They introduced us to the community and provided us with a very professional work environment. We could not have asked for a more supportive environment to get our company started.”

“Our programs now support more than 50 communities statewide, including two of the top nordic skiing facilities in the world and two of the top community alpine ski areas in the Eastern United States,” said John Farra, Program Coordinator for MWSC. “Over the past six years our staff has grown, as has the need for storage space, including more than 1,000 ski packages for our Healthy Hometown Ski Program. We loved our time at Loring but we were looking for a specific set of features to meet our unique needs and the building in Caribou was perfect.”

The Caribou office will serve as the workplace of the MWSC coaching and administrative staff. There will be meeting space and a large storage area for the Healthy Hometown Ski Rental Program. It is also centrally located between the 10th Mountain Center in Fort Kent and Big Rock in Mars Hill.

There will be an open house for the community on Friday December 9th. The public is invited to view the new space and get to know the MWSC staff.

Please note our new address as of November 15 will be 552 Main St., Caribou, Maine 04736 Telephone 492-1444 Fax 492-1442

The Maine Winter Sports Center is a 501c3 Charitable and Benevolent tax exempt organization, with a mission to create sustainable economic and cultural models for the rural communities in Maine. For more information on the Maine Winter Sports Center, visit their website at http/:www.mainewsc.org. or e-mail: mainewsc@mainewsc.org.