{"id":509,"date":"2023-05-09T13:45:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T17:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.umaine.edu\/mieab\/?page_id=509"},"modified":"2025-06-23T11:07:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T15:07:39","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mieab\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id509_f7d7c2-92 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id509_f7d7c2-92 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id509_f7d7c2-92 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1000px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:48px;padding-right:25px;padding-bottom:60px;padding-left:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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alignwide wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column509_d83a6a-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column509_d83a6a-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column509_d83a6a-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column509_d83a6a-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column509_d83a6a-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column509_d83a6a-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column509_d83a6a-e8{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column509_d83a6a-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column509_d83a6a-e8 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column509_d83a6a-e8 inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image509_e1cbc1-31 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image509_e1cbc1-31 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"797\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mieab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/686\/2023\/05\/Maine-Outline-09-797x1024.png\" alt=\"Outline of the state of Maine\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mieab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/686\/2023\/05\/Maine-Outline-09-797x1024.png 797w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mieab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/686\/2023\/05\/Maine-Outline-09-234x300.png 234w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mieab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/686\/2023\/05\/Maine-Outline-09-768x987.png 768w, 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column509_52d9bc-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column509_52d9bc-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column509_52d9bc-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column509_52d9bc-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column509_52d9bc-e0{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column509_52d9bc-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column509_52d9bc-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column509_52d9bc-e0 inner-column-2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading509_729d98-91, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading509_729d98-91[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading509_729d98-91\"]{font-size:42px;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;text-transform:capitalize;color:#002a5c;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading509_729d98-91 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading509_729d98-91[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading509_729d98-91\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading509_729d98-91 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading509_729d98-91[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading509_729d98-91\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading509_729d98-91 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading509_729d98-91\">Welcome<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Maine Innovation Economy Advisory Board (MIEAB) coordinates R&amp;D activities and foster collaboration among public, private, and nonprofit research institutions and the business community. The Board, all appointed by the Governor, the president of the Maine Technology Institute, and the director of the Governor\u2019s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future, prepare a plan every four years to set a path towards economic prosperity through the advancement of science and technology. 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