Services

Eaton Peabody Consulting Group (EPCG) is a multi-disciplined consulting team providing an array of services in the field of economic and community development.

Our staff’s expertise allows us to provide direct assistance at the municipal, regional and state levels to business and governmental entities throughout the State of Maine. With this balance of private and public sector capacity, our team helps developers with the complexities of the review and permitting process, financial planning, market assessments, and identification of resources to assist in a project’s development. We also provide direct business assistance to emerging companies, connecting them to resources when they need it the most.

EPCG has the capacity to guide communities through the process of planning, through the implementation of a variety of community and economic development efforts, and to provide detailed financial planning services.

Across the public and private sector, we provide extensive marketing and branding services that include the capacity to conduct necessary market analysis and provide video production.

EPCG is further strengthened by its affiliation with the law firm of Eaton Peabody. Established in 1939, Eaton Peabody provides sophisticated legal services across a wide array of disciplines. The firm provides constructive and cost effective problem resolution, whether through negotiation or litigation, all the while providing depth and institutional capacity to be creative and original. We utilize this broad based legal capacity to assist our clients in our economic and community development efforts.

Business Development
Business Expansion
Financial Packaging
Incentives
Market Development & Matchmaking
Site Selection
Strategic Planning
Tax Increment Financing (TIF)

Community Assistance
Business Park Development
Branding
Community Strategic Planning
Comprehensive Planning
Downtown Master Planning
Economic Modeling & Profiling
Land Use Planning
Municipal Administrative Services

Public Affairs
Community and Government Relations
Facilitation
Grant Writing
Multi-Media Production

Municipal Services
Assistance in hiring Professional Staff
Assistance with Request for Proposals/Qualifications & their Assessments
Capital Improvement Programming
Evaluation Systems
Labor & Contract Negotiations
Local Ordinance Analysis & Amendments
Organizational Analysis and Change
Municipal Financing Mechanisms
Project Management
Strategic Planning/Priority Setting