Maine Business School

Neuman Comments in Innovation Story

Comments from Deb Neuman, director of UMaine’s Target Technology Incubator, are included in a front-page Thursday Bangor Daily News story about Wednesday’s Invention to Venture conference.  The UMaine technology incubator organized the conference, held in Orono. Under Secretary of Commerce David Kappos spoke at the conference, lauding Maine and its people for the “can-do attitude” […]

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2010 William S. Cohen Papers Forum Friday at UMaine

Contact: Jim Settele, 581-1835 “The Promise & Problems of Transparency” is the title of the William S. Cohen Papers Forum 2010 on Friday, Nov. 12, featuring a panel of journalists, government representatives and academics discussing an issue of importance to Maine’s former U.S. Representative, Senator and Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen, a Bangor native. […]

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Law, Politics of Global Economy Is Forum Topic

Contact: Jim Settele, (207) 581-1835 The UMaine School of Policy and International Affairs will host Ambassador John K. Veroneau, former Deputy United States Trade Representative and a University of Maine alumnus, Nov. 15 at 4 p.m. in the D.P. Corbett Business Building for a discussion on the law and politics of a global economy. He […]

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Mahon Provides Election Analysis

John Mahon of the UMaine business faculty provided live election analysis, looking at results from a business perspective, on Portland ABC affiliate WMTW Wednesday morning.

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Lecture Tuesday on Maine’s Home Health Care Aide Shortage

Sandy Butler, professor of social work, and graduate assistant Alison Ashley will present information from their research on Tuesday, Nov. 2 into the worsening shortage of home health care aides at a time when needs are growing. They have interviewed women who work in these challenging, low-paying jobs to see why they stay and why […]

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UMaine, Pennsylvania College Announce Global Policy Partnership

Contact: Jim Settele, 581-1835 ORONO – The presidents of the University of Maine and Dickinson College, a top liberal arts college in Pennsylvania, have signed an articulation agreement to formalize academic collaboration in areas of mutual strength and interest.  The new arrangement will facilitate priority admission of Dickinson students into the UMaine Master of Arts […]

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Economist’s Research On Welfare Mentioned

A Portland Press Herald opinion piece about the cost of welfare in Maine, written by Envision Maine President Alan Caron, cites research by UMaine economist Philip Trostel. Caron, who argues welfare spending is higher than stated in previous stories published in the Press Herald, included statistics that came from a report by Trostel.

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Daniel Comments On Rural Broadband Access

Comments from UMaine business professor Harold Daniel were included in MPBN and Bangor Daily News stories about broadband access in rural areas of Maine. Daniel said broadband access is crucial for the economic health of rural areas.

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Market Study to Boost Orono Visibility

Contacts: Paul Myer, 581-1992; Kathy Welch, 866-7227; Michele Goldman, 866-3423 ORONO — A Maine Business School faculty member and a UMaine graduate assistant are partnering with the Orono Village Association to conduct a marketing analysis and create a new growth plan for the downtown. Paul Myer, executive in residence lecturer in the business school, and […]

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State Innovation Director to Visit UMaine Oct. 28

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Maine Office of Innovation director Catherine Renault will visit the University of Maine on Thursday Oct. 28 as part of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow Program. Renault will spend the day at UMaine, meeting with students, faculty members and staff members. The […]

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