Pankaj Agrrawal, associate professor of finance at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Sun Journal article about shares of Verso Corp.’s stock dropping as low as 7 cents Friday. Verso earlier announced it would eliminate 300 jobs at the Androscoggin Mill in Jay this winter and when Verso’s stock dropped to 15 cents […]
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The University of Maine Graduate School and Maine Business School are the latest programs to upgrade to the university’s new website template. The new UMaine.edu and related pages debuted in late August. For more information on the UMaine website conversion, contact Mike Kirby at mike.kirby@maine.edu or 581.3744.
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The Scratchpad Accelerator, a pilot program of the University of Maine in collaboration with the Maine Technology Institute, has selected four companies to participate in a seed accelerator, the first of its kind in Maine. CourseStorm of Orono; Double Blue Analytics of Orono and Brunswick; Tip Whip, LLC of Old Town; and L&K Manufacturing of […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported four startups have been selected for Scratchpad Accelerator, a new business accelerator program in Bangor. Scratchpad is a pilot program of the University of Maine and the Maine Technology Institute. The first of its kind in the state, the program was created to help nurture and provide mentorship to promising […]
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The 2016 U.S. News & World Report Best College rankings again lists the University of Maine among the top national universities for their academic quality. UMaine’s ranking of 168 out of 199 in the national university category is up five points from last year. Also cited in the 2016 U.S. News rankings is the Maine […]
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Stephanie Welcomer, an associate professor of management and associate dean of the Maine Business School, spoke with the Maine Public Broadcasting Network for the report, “Maine farmers sail to new markets the old-fashioned way.” As part of the Maine Sail Freight project, a 90-year-old, twin-masted schooner sailed into Portland harbor Thursday morning to pick up […]
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https://youtu.be/i0Wy1WO5FAs Transcript L&K Manufacturing Inc., didn’t always reside in a 1,500-square-foot space in Bangor Maine. The company was initially founded in a college apartment by Vincent Lewis and Andrew Katon who were UMaine engineering undergraduates. Once Katon, company president, and Lewis, CFO, launched L&K Manufacturing, they were able to utilize space at UMaine’s Advanced Manufacturing […]
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The Republican Journal promoted two informational sessions about the new online Master’s in Business Administration program, as well as the traditional program, offered by the Maine Business School at the University of Maine. The Sept. 10 session is 4–6 p.m. at the UMaine Hutchinson Center in Belfast and the Sept. 17 session is 4–6 p.m. […]
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John Mahon, the John M. Murphy Chair of International Business Policy and Strategy at the University of Maine, wrote an opinion piece for the Portland Press Herald on the University of Maine System’s finances.
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The Maine Business School at the University of Maine is offering information sessions in Belfast and Orono for its new online master’s in business administration program. UMaine’s 30-credit program makes it possible to have a job and get an MBA while studying online or in live classes. The innovative MBA program is designed to meet […]
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