Contact: Howard Segal, (207) 581-1920; Joe Carr, (207) 581-3571 (Ed. note: Toward the end of this article, author Howard Segal briefly addresses how Henry Ford’s concept of decentralized “village industries” – autonomous components of a much larger entity – could apply to economic development in Maine, New England and similar regions. He is available to read more New Segal Book Explores Henry Ford’s “Village Industries