John Mahon, who holds the John M. Murphy Chair in International Business Policy and Strategy and is a professor of management at the Maine Business School at UMaine, had a column in this weekend’s Bangor Daily News. Mahon wrote about approaches to taxing large businesses and noted a study being done by Maine Business School […]
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Wall Street Journal personal finance columnist Jason Zweig interviewed Pank Agrrawal, a member of the Maine Business School faculty, for a recent article on interpreting stock market gains and losses. Agrrawal says that conventional charts on market websites don’t tell the complete story. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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A business column by UMaine’s John Mahon, who holds the John M. Murphy Chair in International Business Policy and Strategy and is a professor of management at the Maine Business School, called for concrete actions to move Maine’s economy forward. Mahon said efforts need to be focused on attracting and retaining new businesses to diversify […]
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A Bangor Daily News story profiles Rachel Hathaway, a UMaine student who will graduate in December with a degree in business and economics. The 36-year-old Millinocket native is in Bangladesh, working to help the poor by applying her business expertise through microfinancing. “Microloans,” often less than $500, provide Third World entrepreneurs with opportunities to escape […]
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The stocks and investment website Seeking Alpha mentioned UMaine finance professor Robert Strong in a post about the American Stock Exchange. The post cited a comment Strong made about picking economical puts, which are a type of stock option. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Comments from John Mahon, UMaine’s John M. Murphy Chair of International Business Policy and Strategy, are included in an Associated Press story about the impact of the strong Canadian dollar on tourism in northern New England. Mahon points out that U.S. gasoline is significantly cheaper than Canadian fuel, as well. The story appears on the […]
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Paul Myer, executive in residence in the Maine Business School, is reporting daily on the UMaine MBA travel-study trip to Japan. Myer and students are visiting Tokyo and Kyoto. Contact: George Manlove, 581-3756
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John Mahon, the John M. Murphy Chair of International Business Policy and Strategy in UMaine’s business school, is leading a group of MBA students on a trip to Russia. Mahon’s blog, which features a number of photos, details the experience including visits to Russian businesses and cultural attractions. Angie Bohovich, one of the trip’s participants, […]
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Comments from Scott Laflamme, a UMaine public administration student who serves on the Old Town city council, were included in a BDN story about the sudden resignation of Old Town’s city manager. Laflamme voted against accepting Peggy Daigle’s resignation during a meeting Thursday Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Comments from UMaine business professor John Mahon were included in an MPBN report about the news that Maine’s tax climate for new business investment was ranked No. 1 in the nation in a report from Ernst & Young done for the Council on State Taxation, a trade group representing multi-state corporations. Mahon said the report […]
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