Contact: George Manlove at (207) 581-3756 Omar Khan at (207) 581-1949 ORONO — The University of Maine will host the fourth annual Inter-Collegiate Business Conference on Saturday, Nov. 7 at Donald P. Corbett Business Building. The conference will bring together business leaders, government officials and business students to interact and gain deeper insights into current […]
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Contacts: John Mahon, 581-1968; Andrei Strukov, 581-1925; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO – Special travel-study courses offered through the University of Maine previously have focused on Canada, Europe, China and other regions, as international interest keys on areas of rising global significance. A springtime travel-study course being offered through the Maine Business School and Division of […]
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Contacts: George Criner, (207) 581- 3151; Hugh Stevens, (207) 581-3111 ORONO — The University of Maine is receiving more than $1.8 million for a new initiative to help Maine employers respond to 2008 natural disasters and economic distress. A $1.82 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) enables a unique […]
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Contact: Todd Gabe, 207-581-3307 ORONO, Maine — Research by two University of Maine economists shows that spending by cruise ship passengers delivered $5.8 million to $8 million to the Portland area last year, representing an expanding revenue source that could increase if cruise ship visits to the city continue to increase. The spending estimates are […]
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Contact: Vicki Nemeth, Maine EPSCoR Director, 581-3399,maineepscor@umit.maine.eduJoe Carr, 581-3571, joecarr@maine.edu ORONO — Gov. John Baldacci and other state leaders joined University of Maine and University of Southern Maine officials on Wednesday morning to announce a $20 million National Science Foundation EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) grant for a wide-ranging new project called the […]
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Contact: John Mahon, 581-1968 ORONO — John Mahon, Maine Business School director and dean of the College of Business, Public Policy and Health, has received a unique award for a paper he published more than a decade ago in the scholarly journal “Business&Society.” During the 20th annual meeting of the International Association for Business & […]
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