The Foster’s Daily Democrat reported the University of Maine’s Target Technology Center and the Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development (MCED) have announced the 2015 Top Gun Showcase Pitch Event winner will be awarded $10,000. In addition to the cash prize, Great Works Internet (GWI) will also contribute a one-year business services package, according to the […]
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The University of Maine’s offshore wind project was the focus of the Real Clear Politics article, “Offshore wind power’s promising but complicated future.” The article mentioned the first successful year 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. VolturnUS was created […]
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The University of Maine Cooperative Extension was mentioned in an article published in The Guardian about Northern Girl, an Aroostook County company that processes the area’s surplus of organic crops. According to the article, one of the company’s founders said Northern Girl can now process about 1 million pounds of produce in the six to […]
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Blackstone Accelerates Growth (BxG) was mentioned in a Portland Press Herald article about a group of 10 Maine entrepreneurs and community organizers who will attend the PopTech innovation conference in Camden. The annual event is held to gather an elite group of innovators and entrepreneurs from around the world to discuss the impact that technology […]
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A survey of Monhegan Island’s summer visitors led by Caroline Noblet, an economics professor at the University of Maine, was the focus of the Working Waterfront article, “Monhegan tourism survey reveals low worry about wind project.” Researchers asked 180 summer visitors their views on the university’s proposed floating wind turbines off the island’s coast. According […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the 2014 Engineering Job Fair held at the University of Maine’s New Balance Student Recreation Center. About 90 companies were represented at the event that was co-sponsored by the UMaine College of Engineering and Career Center. Patty Counihan, director of the Career Center, said UMaine’s Engineering Department has a 99 […]
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Mainebiz reported the state is receiving $602,679 in specialty crop block grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to support 10 agricultural initiatives, including one that aims to develop a hops industry to support the state’s growing craft beer industry. The grants also aim to increase the competitiveness of crops such as potatoes, wild blueberries, […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a workshop for those interested in starting a small specialty or value-added food business Thursday, Oct. 23, at the UMaine Extension Penobscot County Office in Bangor. Workshop topics include personal goals, key business concepts, product development and licensing. Scheduled presenters are Extension faculty […]
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The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center was featured in a U.S. Department of Energy blog post from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, titled “EERE celebrates offshore wind in Maine.” The post references the successful first year of the VolturnUS floating wind turbine deployed off Castine. UMaine used $12 million […]
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The St. John Valley Times reported John Rebar, executive director of the University of Maine’s Cooperative Extension, will present an informational session on Question 2 of the November ballot as part of the University of Maine at Fort Kent Board of Visitors’ Business Breakfast Series on Oct. 15. The bond would give $8 million to […]
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