BRUNSWICK — Tom Peaco, executive director of the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce, has been appointed president of the Midcoast Chamber Council for fiscal year 2015-2016.

The MidCoast Chamber Council is a regional alliance of eight chambers of commerce of the Midcoast region, from Bath-Brunswick to Searsport. The region is defined by the Maine Office of Tourism, and the Midcoast region works closely with the Office of Tourism and the other seven tourism regions across the state. 

The Midcoast Chamber Council is lead by directors of the individual chambers of commerce, and works on projects related to promoting the region, lending power and breadth to each effort. The council produces materials for tourism kiosks, creates online and print advertising, produces the Maine’s Midcoast See Life! publication and administers the regional website, mainesmidcoast.com. It also keeps the state Office of Tourism abreast of major happenings in the region.

Formed on Aug. 1, 2011, through the consolidation of the Camden-Rockport-Lincolnville Chamber and the Rockland-Thomaston Area Chamber, the Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce is the voice of business in Knox, Waldo and northern Lincoln counties.

The third largest chamber in the state of Maine (and the largest chamber representing smaller, coastal communities), the PBRCC is also one of the largest membership-driven community organizations in the area. The PBRCC represents the coming together of businesses, nonprofits, government and citizens in support of a vibrant and growing region with unparalleled quality of life and quality of place.

FMI:  penbaychamber.com