Working to site a federal prison in Berlin is the Androscoggin Valley Economic Recovery Corp’s top project for the coming year.
The AVER board identified its other two top projects as working with the local communities to hire an economic development director to recruit new businesses to the region and developing a plan to address the blighted housing in Berlin.
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