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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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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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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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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Todd Gabe, an economics professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Bangor Daily News article “Cross Insurance Center gets high marks for comfort, quality, but patrons say food prices on high side” after a performance by the Harlem Globetrotters, the first ticketed event, was held in the new Bangor arena. Gabe said […]
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Kennebec Journal, Times Union and Sun Journal were among several news organizations to carry an Associated Press report on documents that show Gov. Paul LePage’s administration worked to derail Statoil’s agreement with the state for an offshore wind project, paving the way for the University of Maine to submit a proposal. The Maine Public Broadcasting Network also […]
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Blackstone Accelerates Growth and its partner, the University of Maine Foster Center for Student Innovation today, were recognized for the Innovate for Maine Fellows program. The program, designed to give Maine undergraduate and graduate students opportunities to work with innovative Maine companies, was launched in 2012. It is a cornerstone of the Blackstone Accelerates Growth […]
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Supporting Maine’s R&D capacity through workforce development, technology and science communication is the focus of the 2013 Maine EPSCoR State Conference at the University of Maine Sept. 30. The conference, which begins at 8 a.m., in Wells Conference Center, is free and open to the public. This year’s annual conference of Maine EPSCoR — an […]
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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 for the article “Cumberland Farms invests millions in Maine stores, remodels.” Mahon said investing while your brand might be a little tired and while the economy is recovering makes […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported a group of Japanese academics and University of Maine representatives visited Ocean Renewable Power Co. in Eastport to learn about the company’s pilot project that uses tides to produce electricity. The Japanese delegation also attended the Marine Energy International Symposium, a three-day conference held at UMaine.
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