The Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth Council created the concept for Hire L-A through a grant from the Bell Atlantic Foundation and help from local community partners including Liberty Mutual, the Maine Department of Labor, and Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments. The project evolved from a need for local businesses to find employees to fill job openings efficiently and effectively. The Growth Council sought to create an easy-to-use and widely accessible electronic database to match job candidates with employers.

      The Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth Council is the central economic development agency serving Lewiston and Auburn, Maine. It is a nonprofit public/private partnership that assists emerging and expanding businesses in the Cities of the Androscoggin. Historically the Growth Council's efforts have played a positive role in the decisions of many companies to locate in the community. The Growth Council is focused on fostering a business environment that enhances job opportunities and the local tax base.

      The Growth Council works closely with companies that wish to expand or relocate to Lewiston-Auburn, providing business site search assistance, commercial financing, and marketing. The Growth Council also acts as a liaison with local, regional, and state development agencies, and serves as a clearinghouse of information on a wide variety of business resources, such as technical assistance, education and training programs, incentive programs, financing assistance, local statistical data, and networking opportunities.