The Bangor Daily News reported Tempus Jets, an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul business, has leased space at Brunswick Landing and plans to employ 50 workers by the end of 2014. Steve Levesque, executive director of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority, said Tempus plans to work with the University of Maine and Southern Maine Community […]
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The Associated Press, Portland Press Herald and Bangor Daily News were among several news organizations to report on the University of Maine’s submission of a proposal to the state Public Utilities Commission for a long-term contract for an offshore wind energy project. Details of the proposal are confidential, according to a PUC official. Miami Herald, […]
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Mainebiz published an article about clean technology growth in Maine and cited a report released by E2Tech, Maine’s energy and environmental engineering industry group. The report, “The Clean Technology Sector in Maine 2013,” was prepared by Innovation Policyworks and the University of Maine School of Economics. In the Mainebiz article, study co-author Catherine Renault, principal […]
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An opinion piece published in the Bangor Daily News titled “For a strong economic future, education must be forefront” cites a study by Philip Trostel, a University of Maine economist. Trostel’s study, “Path to a Better Future: The Fiscal Payoff of Investment in Early Childhood in Maine,” looks at the fiscal benefits of creating a […]
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The University of Maine-led offshore wind project and its deployment of the first floating offshore wind turbine in the U.S. was mentioned in a Design News blog titled “Researchers build concrete-composite offshore floating wind turbine.”
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network spoke with College of Engineering Dean Dana Humphrey about a new partnership between the University of Maine and Thornton Academy in Saco. The collaboration will allow students from the school’s four-year science, technology, engineering and mathematics curriculum to be admitted into the College of Engineering with sophomore standing.
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WLBZ (Channel 2) and the Portland Press Herald were among news organizations to cover the announcement of a new partnership between the University of Maine and Thornton Academy in Saco. The collaboration will allow students from the school’s four-year science, technology, engineering and mathematics curriculum to be admitted into the College of Engineering with sophomore […]
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A new partnership between the University of Maine and Thornton Academy in Saco will allow students from the school’s rigorous four-year science, technology, engineering and mathematics curriculum to be admitted into the College of Engineering with sophomore standing. Qualifying students who are eligible for admission will enter with advanced admissions standing with a credit equivalency […]
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Mainebiz published an article about Orono’s Target Technology Incubator and its relationship with the University of Maine. The incubator began in the late 1990s to spur innovation, boost regional economic development and elevate UMaine’s standing as a research university, according to the article. Renee Kelly, co-director of programs, operations and outreach at the UMaine Foster […]
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James McConnon, economics professor at the University of Maine, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for the article “School shopping offers a lesson on the economy.” McConnon predicts many shoppers will be spending smartly and may wait to take advantage of Labor Day sales. He also said school shopping season is an important time for […]
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