Economic Development

Media Report on Gabe’s Updated Waterfront Concerts Study

The Bangor Daily News and WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on an updated study conducted by University of Maine economist Todd Gabe on the economic impact of Bangor’s Waterfront Concerts series. Gabe first released the study in early 2013, which estimated the first three years of the concert series brought more than $30 million into the […]

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Gabe’s Economic Impact Study for Downeast LNG Cited in Press Herald Article

An economic impact study by University of Maine economist Todd Gabe was cited in a Portland Press Herald article about Downeast LNG altering plans for a proposed liquefied natural gas import terminal in Washington County. Downeast LNG commissioned Gabe to conduct the study. Gabe found the new project would create 2,350 jobs and $375 million […]

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UMaine Hosts 70 High School Students for Stormwater Research Institute

About 70 high school students and teachers from Portland, Bangor, Auburn and local Native American communities will gather at the University of Maine for a five-day UMaine Stormwater Management Research Team (SMART) Institute. UMaine scientists and students, city water planners, and representatives from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, and businesses including Woodard & Curran […]

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Burton’s Guidance Mentioned in Mainebiz Report on Top Gun Entrepreneurs

Kris Burton, director of technology commercialization at the University of Maine, was mentioned in the Mainebiz article, “Top Gun entrepreneurs gain an edge with expert guidance on avoiding mistakes while growing.” The Top Gun Entrepreneurship Acceleration program is a Blackstone Accelerates Growth program offered by the Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development in Portland and Bangor. […]

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Trostel’s Fiscal Return on Higher Education Research Focus of Mainebiz Report

Research conducted by Philip Trostel, a University of Maine professor of economics and public policy, is the focus of the Mainebiz article, “Maine’s colleges and universities struggle with shrinking budgets.” Trostel was the author of “The Fiscal Return on Higher Education in Maine,” which looks at the state benefits of greater educational attainment, such as […]

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Press Herald Interviews Counihan About Job Placement of Graduates

Patty Counihan, director of the Career Center at the University of Maine, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for the article, “Finding a job isn’t getting any easier for Maine teens.” Counihan said hiring plunged five or six years ago, but “it seems like it is coming back slowly but surely.” In 2009, she told […]

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IEEE Spectrum Interviews Dagher About Offshore Wind Project

The University of Maine’s DeepCwind Consortium was featured in an IEEE Spectrum article about developments in prototype testing of offshore wind turbines. UMaine’s prototype offshore turbine, currently floating in Penobscot Bay, is one of only five in operation around the world and the only one in the U.S. Habib Dagher, director of UMaine’s Advanced Structures […]

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Blackstone Accelerates Growth Mentioned in Sun Journal Article on Business Trade Show

A Sun Journal article about the 2014 Business to Business Trade Show mentioned Blackstone Accelerates Growth (BxG) as a resource for future economic growth and development in the Lewiston-Auburn region, as well as statewide. BxG is committed to building a community of entrepreneurs and innovators throughout Maine by providing advisory services, investment funds, entrepreneurial coaching […]

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Former UMaine Hockey Coach Kerluke Featured in BDN Article on Maine Entrepreneurs

Dan Kerluke, a former associate head coach for the University of Maine men’s hockey team, was featured in the Bangor Daily News article “Three groundbreaking Maine entrepreneurs share how they did it.” Kerluke spoke about how he and Tim Westbaker, co-founder and chief technical officer of Double Blue Sports Analytics, created the 360 Save Review […]

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