Economic Development

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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Lobster Institute Research Cited in Morning Sentinel Article on Pesticides

The Morning Sentinel cited research from the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine for an article about a proposed bill designed to protect Maine’s lobster industry by banning two pesticides that have been partially blamed for hurting lobster populations in New York and Connecticut. According to research from the Lobster Institute, the lobster industry […]

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Media Report on Innovate for Maine Internship Program Accepting Applications

Foster’s Daily Democrat and The Maine Edge reported the University of Maine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation is accepting applications from college students and Maine companies for the Blackstone Accelerates Growth (BxG) Innovate for Maine Fellows program. The program connects Maine college students with growing companies as a way to create jobs in Maine through […]

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Maine Potato Board, UMaine Unveil Two New Potato Varieties, BDN Reports

The Bangor Daily News reported the University of Maine and the Maine Potato Board announced the creation of two new potato varieties — the Easton and the Sebec — that were developed over the past several growing seasons. The varieties are targeted at the french fry and potato chip industries. Kris Burton, director of technology […]

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