WLBZ highlights Innovate for Maine program
WLBZ (Channel 2) highlighted the Innovate for Maine Fellows program, which connects college students with Maine companies to grow and create jobs across the state through innovation and entrepreneurship. “I don’t think that young people aren’t necessarily willing to stay,” says Angela McCue, outreach manager at the Foster Center for Student Innovation. “I think that young people don’t necessarily know the opportunities that are available to them. We’re looking for small companies, large companies, anyone who is doing anything innovative and anyone who is looking to grow.” Emma Wilson, 24, had planned to move after she graduated from UMaine. But thanks to the Innovate for Maine program, she’s president of a company that designed an odor-absorbing compost kit.