The Greater Portland region is the only metro area in the Northeast to rank among the top 20 best performing cities on the Milken Institute’s “Best Performing Cities 2004” index. Scarborough’s Professional Gateway will be a key player in the further economic development of Maine and its place in the Northeast business climate. With the best telecommunications infrastructure in the nation, a highly-educated workforce attracted by the area’s well-known high quality of life, and a booming economic climate, it’s not surprising that Inc. Magazine recently ranked the area among the top 25 nationwide cities for doing business.

The business climate is also conducive to long-term success, as demonstrated by the Council on Urban Economic Development, which recently ranked Maine 10th in the nation for business retention, and the American City Business Journal, which in 2004 ranked Greater Portland #1 in the nation for small business vitality.