Economic Development

CCAR, Acadia Harvest Featured on WLBZ

WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on the University of Maine’s Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research (CCAR) in Franklin and its partnership with Acadia Harvest Inc. to develop a startup business of growing yellowtail using land-based aquaculture production. The company, which partnered with CCAR in 2012, now has 16,000 young yellowtail fish that they are growing to […]

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Grow Maine Show Interviews Former UMaine Hockey Coach About Startup

Dan Kerluke, a former associate head coach for the University of Maine hockey team, was a guest on the Grow Maine Show where he spoke about the startup he co-founded to create a hockey goaltending analytics app. Kerluke started Double Blue Sports Analytics with David Alexander, who was a UMaine goalie coach, and Tim Westbaker, […]

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UMaine Mentioned in E&E Publishing Articles on Ocean Energy

The University of Maine was mentioned in two Environment & Energy Publishing articles that focused on ocean energy. The first article mentioned the new wind and wave laboratory being built at UMaine. W² is the world’s first wind and wave lab to feature a rotating open-jet wind tunnel above a 100-foot-long by 30-foot-wide by 15-foot-deep […]

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VolturnUS Platform Featured in Windpower Monthly Article

Windpower Monthly published an article about the platform of VolturnUS, a prototype that’s one-eighth the scale of a full-size offshore wind turbine that was deployed off the coast of Castine in June 2013. VolturnUS was created by the University of Maine-led DeepCwind Consortium. During its deployment, the platform has experienced storm conditions allowing UMaine to […]

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Rice Talks with WLBZ, BDN About Pending Sale of Old Town Mill

WLBZ (Channel 2) and the Bangor Daily News interviewed Robert Rice, a professor of wood science and technology at the University of Maine, for a report about Old Town Fuel and Fiber owners confirming the pending sale of the defunct mill to Expera Specialty Solutions, a Wisconsin-based company. Rice said Expera has a strong background […]

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WABI Reports on UMaine Aquaculture Research

WABI (Channel 5) reported on aquaculture research at the University of Maine for the report, “Aquaculture in Maine: A look inside.” WABI visited UMaine’s Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research (CCAR), a state-of-the-art business incubation facility and center for aquaculture research, development and demonstration on a 25-acre campus on the shore of Taunton Bay in Franklin, […]

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Wind and Wave Facility Featured in Engineering News-Record Article

Engineering News-Record reported on the new wind and wave laboratory being built at the University of Maine. During the summer of 2014, UMaine broke ground for an $8 million facility that will house W² — the world’s first wind and wave lab to feature a rotating open-jet wind tunnel above a 100-foot-long by 30-foot-wide by […]

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Student-Owned Coffee Shop Opens on UMaine Campus, BDN Reports

The Bangor Daily News published an article about Hide and Seek, a new student-owned coffee bar that is housed in the IMRC center on the University of Maine campus. The shop is run by UMaine graduate students Rachel Nelson, Sarah Hollows and Kris Mason, who credit Dan Sturrup, executive director of UMaine Auxiliary Services, with […]

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UMaine Beer Economic Impact Study Cited in Mainebiz Article

An economic impact study on Maine’s craft beer industry that was commissioned by the Maine Brewers’ Guild and conducted by two University of Maine economics professors was referenced in the Mainebiz article, “Business is brewing: Craft beer’s national growth is reflected in Maine.” Sean Sullivan, executive director of the Maine Brewers’ Guild, said the study […]

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