Economic Development

MPBN Cites UMaine Study on Lake Clarity

A Maine Public Broadcasting Network report titled “Bill to protect Maine lakes sparks disagreement,” cited information from former University of Maine graduate student Ian McCullough’s study on water clarity in Maine lakes. The study found the clarity in Maine’s lakes has declined since 1995.

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Times Union Article Cites UMaine Program

A Times Union article on Tech Valley Connect, a nonprofit group in North Greenbush, N.Y. that helps newly relocated families settle into the area, cited a similar program at the University of Maine. The article states Tech Valley Connect’s success has encouraged the National Science Foundation to replicate the program in other areas of the […]

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UMaine Researchers Studying Commercial Thinning Methods on Regenerating Clearcuts

University of Maine researchers are studying the most efficient way to commercially thin regenerating clearcuts from the spruce budworm outbreak of the 1980s that are starting to reach profitable size throughout northern Maine. With no consensus among foresters and those in the logging industry about how best to thin stands, the researchers are investigating commercial […]

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Maine Edge Reports on Third Big Gig Pitch-Off Event

The Maine Edge reported on the third Big Gig pitch-off and networking event held at Husson University’s Richard E. Dyke Center for Family Business in Bangor. The Big Gig is a network for innovators and entrepreneurs in the Orono, Old Town and Bangor areas that was started by a partnership between the University of Maine, […]

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Ward Mentioned in Free Press Article on Analysis of Economic Development Investments

Jake Ward, University of Maine’s vice president for innovation and economic development, was mentioned in a Free Press article on the recent findings of an independent analysis on economic development investments in the state. The reports were compiled by Investment Consulting Associates (ICA) and include recommendations to improve the evaluation process and information on which […]

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WVII Covers Third Big Gig Pitch-Off Event

WVII (Channel 7) reported on the third Big Gig pitch-off and networking event held at Husson University’s Richard E. Dyke Center for Family Business in Bangor. The Big Gig is a network for innovators and entrepreneurs in the Orono, Old Town and Bangor areas that was started by a partnership between the University of Maine, […]

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Offshore Wind Research Report Wins Best Paper Award

A team of researchers from the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center won the Best Paper Award from the Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers at the 19th Offshore Symposium, Feb. 6 in Houston. The paper, “VolturnUS 1:8 — Design and Testing of the First Grid-Connected Offshore Wind Turbine in the U.S.A.,” […]

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Kaye Talks to Mainebiz About Effort to Apply Engineering to Aging

Lenard Kaye, director of the University of Maine Center on Aging and professor in the UMaine School of Social Work, spoke with Mainebiz about UMaine’s effort to apply engineering to aging for an article about Maine retirees rejoining the workforce. Kaye said the initiative follows the example of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s AgeLab, which […]

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MPBN Interviews Bayer for Report on Weak Canadian Dollar

The Maine Public Broadcasting Network spoke with Bob Bayer, executive director of the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine, for a report titled “Weak Canadian ‘Loonie’ worries Maine retailers.” Bayer said cheaper Canadian goods currently aren’t making a difference for Maine’s live lobster market, but he predicts there could be an effect on processed […]

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Hale Named Founding Project Leader of Maine Career Connect

Michelle Hale of Bangor has been named project leader of Maine Career Connect, a Bangor-based nonprofit program of the University of Maine Rising Tide Center. Maine Career Connect, funded by a $284,093 grant from the National Science Foundation, will work to network a consortium of employers in central and eastern Maine with newly relocated professional […]

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