UMaine News

Comments from Nory Jones of the UMaine Business School faculty are included in a Monday Maine Public Radio report about broadband Internet access and its importance for Maine economic development.

Comments from UMaine economist Todd Gabe are included in a Philadelphia Inquirer story based on “Knowledge in Cities,” a report he wrote in collaboration with three other economists.  The report lists Philadelphia as a “thinking city.”  The study places regions in one of 11 clusters based on the kind of knowledge that drives their workforce.

“Knowledge in Cities,” a scholarly paper by UMaine economist Todd Gabe and three collaborators is listed as one of the week’s “interesting (examples of) economics research” in the Sept. 8 issue of The Economist.

The Maine Business School’s MBS Corps was represented by a group of 13 walkers and runners at Sunday’s Susan Komen Race for the Cure breast cancer fundraiser in Bangor.  MBA student Amy Sundberg organized the effort and MBA student Cassie Vaillancourt raised the most money.  Altogether, the MBS Corps raised $2,200. Photos of the group […]

UMaine School of Economics professor Todd Gabe was quoted in a Bangor Daily News story looking at the potential impact of an Oxford County casino on the Hollywood Slots facility in Bangor.  The Maine electorate will vote in November on whether to approve a casino in that western Maine county.

Research being done by Mary Davis, and adjunct faculty member in UMaine’s School of Economics, was cited in a Portland Press Herald story about the safety risks of fishing. Davis has found that about 40 percent of the boats in Maine’s inshore fishing fleet are out of compliance with safety regulations, and 16 percent of […]

Sandy Butler, a UMaine social work professor, is quoted in a Bangor Daily News story about the Maine gubernatorial candidates’ focus on the issue of welfare. Butler says a report, which claims Maine is the most welfare-dependent state in the nation, did not distinguish between federal aid and state aid.

Comments from Hugh Stevens of the UMaine School of Economics’ Knowledge Transfer Alliance are included in a Wednesday Bangor Daily News story about the purchase of Monson-based Moosehead Manufacturing Company by a Portland woman.  Louise Jonaitis purchased the property at an auction and says she plans to start manufacturing furniture again within a few months.  […]

Contact: Renee Kelly, 581-1401, Deb Neuman, 866-6500 ORONO — The director of the University of Maine’s Economic Development Initiatives is reminding entrepreneurs and inventors throughout the state that many university resources are available to offer new business development advice and information at no cost. “Businesses that would like to work with the university can access […]