{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/king-applauds-maine-entrepreneurs-and-innovators-says-best-days-are-ahead", "King Applauds Maine Entrepreneurs and Innovators, Says Best Days Are Ahead", "2014-09-26", "2014", "2014-09", "Independent", "House", "ME", "Angus King", "K000383", "www.king.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "King Applauds Maine Entrepreneurs and Innovators, Says Best Days Are Ahead\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFriday, September 26, 2014\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tFREEPORT, ME \u2013 This morning, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) delivered the keynote address at the Envision Maine Summit in Freeport. His remarks entitled, \u201cA Moment of Opportunity for Maine\u2019s Economy\u201d focused on how Maine\u2019s entrepreneurs and innovators can help to build a powerful, next-generation economy that can create and sustain jobs within the state.\r\n\u201cWhat\u2019s the key to economic growth? It\u2019s a question I\u2019ve been thinking about for more than 35 years. Some would say the answer is all policy based, but as I\u2019ve thought about it more and more, I\u2019ve come to really believe it\u2019s about leadership. It\u2019s about entrepreneurship. It\u2019s about having the vision, passion, creativity, and flexibility to start with nothing but an idea and build it into something real,\u201d Senator King said. \u201cI think that\u2019s the most essential element of economic growth. And it\u2019s something we have a lot of here in Maine. I see it every day in the businesses I visit. We are a state of entrepreneurs and innovators, and as long as we continue to work together and seize that spirit, then our best days are ahead.\u201d\r\nThe Envision Maine Summit is an inspiring one-day gathering of government, business, and industry leaders to share and explore ideas and actions to help build Maine\u2019s next economy. Senator King recently toured several advanced manufacturers, including Biovation, IDEXX, and most recently, Kennebec Technologies.\r\n\r\nA photo Senator King took of the Envision Maine Summit crowd.\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/king-applauds-maine-entrepreneurs-and-innovators-says-best-days-are-ahead"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.726746093481779, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}