This summer, Jon Guzman, a senior marketing major at the Maine Business School, applied the skills and knowledge he gained in the classroom to a fast-paced internship at a Fortune 500 company. As an executive team lead (ETL) intern at Target, Guzman honed his leadership skills while broadening his perspective on career possibilities in retail […]
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Pankaj Agrrawal, a finance professor at the University of Maine’s Maine Business School, discussed the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut with WFVX (Channel 7). “If you lower interest rates, it means credit is easier, loans are easier, there’s more economic activity and people will be less delinquent on their loans,” he said.
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Every spring when the sap starts running, Carli Frigon, her brother Carroll and her parents, Jereme and Donna, stay at their sugarhouse in the small northern Maine town of Sandy Bay. From the age of 9, Frigon’s March memories have consisted of building snow forts, making hot cocoa, tasting the sweetness of syrup on snow […]
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The University of Maine, the state’s public flagship and only Research 1 (R1) institution, has launched its new brand campaign, Blue Horizons, that invites everyone to experience world-class education in a welcoming place of ingenuity, exploration and collaboration. The Blue Horizons campaign aims to distinctly define and communicate UMaine’s unique strengths, positioning it as a […]
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Maine Public interviewed Stefano Tijerina, a lecturer in management with the Maine Business School, about a railroad strike in Canada and how it may impact the state and U.S. economy. Tijerina said while it’s still too early to say what the fallout will look like, “we would probably see an increase in the price of […]
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Molly Graham put the Girl Scout motto “Be Prepared” to work this summer as she helped plan the 2024 Business Bridge Week for incoming first-year students. A lifelong member of the Girl Scouts, Graham credits the organization with her drive and passion to help others. “Be a sister to every Girl Scout” is the message […]
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Maine’s public universities, including the University of Maine and its regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias, will guarantee admission to graduates of the state’s community colleges starting this fall. Under the terms of a new, historic Transfer ME agreement signed Wednesday, July 31, by Maine Community College System (MCCS) President David Daigler and […]
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As a rising senior studying marketing and sport management, Lucas Ronco was eager to practice what he learned in the classroom. When Renewal By Andersen hired Ronco as its intern this summer, he put his skills to the test through door-to-door marketing. By visiting homeowners to discuss how the company could help them address the […]
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Forbes reported on a new study co-authored by Dmitri Markovitch, University of Maine associate professor of marketing, and Rusty Stough, assistant professor of marketing, exploring the impact of customer service chatbots on consumer outcomes.
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WalletHub featured William Obenauer, an assistant professor of management in the Maine Business School at the University of Maine, as an expert to answer questions related to the demographics car insurance companies consider when setting premiums.
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