Companies with UMaine ties advance in Greenlight Maine, Mainebiz reports

Greenlight Maine, an entrepreneurial pitch contest with a $200,000 prize, has named 26 semifinalists for its second season, according to Mainebiz. Greenlight Maine is a product of Portland Media Group, a custom content and production company founded by Corcoran; Nat Thompson, former president of Maine Radio and Television Co. and former owner/producer at WCSH (Channel 6 in Portland); and Con Fullam, an executive TV producer and music composer, the article states. Among the semifinalists are Lobster Unlimited, with Cathy Billings and Bob Bayer of the University of Maine’s Lobster Institute; Mobility Technologies, led by UMaine engineering alumnus Ryan Beaumont and created in collaboration with UMaine professors Stephen Gilson, Liz DePoy and Vince Caccese; and Tip Whip, founded by recent UMaine graduate Spencer Wood. Greenlight Maine runs statewide on WCSH (Channel 6 in Portland) and WLBZ (Channel 2 in Bangor) at 7:30 p.m. Saturdays beginning Sept. 24. Semifinalists will receive mentoring from media and marketing executives, as well as receive extensive promotion across television, print, social and digital media, Mainebiz reported.