Economic Development

PUC Rules Details of UMaine Wind Project Proposal Must be Released, Media Report

The Associated Press, Bangor Daily News and Portland Press Herald reported on the Maine Public Utilities Commission’s ruling that the University of Maine and its partner companies must reveal some details of their offshore wind power project proposal by the end of the month. The Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Maine Public Broadcasting Network and WLBZ (Channel 2) were among […]

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Sun Journal Interviews Mahon about Patrick Dempsey’s Charities

John Mahon, a management professor and John M. Murphy Chair of International Business Policy and Strategy at the University of Maine, spoke with the Sun Journal about actor and Lewiston native Patrick Dempsey and his ability to raise funds for his charities in the area, including the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing and […]

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Kelly Talks to Media About New Co-Working Space in Bangor

Renee Kelly, director of economic development initiatives and co-director of the Foster Center for Student Innovation at the University of Maine, spoke with several news organizations about Eastern Maine Development Corp.’s new co-working space in downtown Bangor. The new space allows entrepreneurs and innovators to work in a common area alongside others. Kelly said she’s […]

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Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Focus of Reuters Video

Reuters produced a video on VolturnUS 1:8, the first grid-connected offshore wind turbine to be deployed off the coast of North America and created by the University of Maine-led DeepCwind Consortium. Habib Dagher, leader of the consortium and director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at UMaine, and Elizabeth Viselli, global communications manager for the […]

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Big Gig Networking Event Oct. 22 at Verve

Big Gig, the network for innovators and entrepreneurs in Orono, Old Town, Bangor and beyond, is holding a networking event from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22 at Verve in downtown Orono. The goal of the event is to create a network of innovators and entrepreneurs looking to make positive economic changes in their […]

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Press Herald Publishes Op-Ed on Climate Change by Thaler

The Portland Press Herald published an Op-Ed written by Jeffrey Thaler, University of Maine’s first visiting professor of energy policy, law and ethics. The piece, “To dismiss climate change is to ignore its insidious effects in Maine,” focuses on climate change and evidence that a reliance on fossil fuels is hurting the state’s economy.

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Media Report on UMaine’s Defense of Confidential Offshore Wind Project Proposal

Yahoo Finance, The Sacramento Bee, WLBZ (Channel 2) and Boston.com were among several news organizations to carry an Associated Press report that states despite increasing pressure from lawmakers and environmental groups, lawyers for the University of Maine and Maine Aqua Ventus said the detail of the proposed offshore wind project must be kept secret as […]

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Media Report on Increased Calls to Release Offshore Wind Plan Details

The Portland Press Herald and Bangor Daily News were among news organizations to report an increase in calls to the Public Utilities Commission to release details of the University of Maine’s offshore wind project proposal. The two chairmen of the committee that oversees energy issues in the Maine Legislature were the latest to publicly ask for […]

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Gabe’s Film Study Cited in BDN Article

A Bangor Daily News article on increased movie making in Maine cited an economic impact report on film production and photography in the state by Todd Gabe, an economics professor at the University of Maine. The study found the Maine film and photography sectors generate an annual statewide economic contribution of $117.7 million in output […]

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UMaine Study Cited in WLBZ Article on Boothbay Land Trust Trails

A University of Maine study done for the Boothbay Region Land Trust was cited in the WLBZ (Channel 2) article “Boothbay Land Trust trails lure tourists.” The study estimates more than 13,000 people use the trails annually — many of them tourists and summer residents — and visitors spend more than $70 per day in […]

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