Economic Development

Jemison, Fitzgerald, McConnon Cited in Morning Sentinel Article on Farmers Markets

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s John Jemison, water quality and soil specialist; Caragh Fitzgerald, agricultural educator; and James McConnon, business and economics specialist and professor at UMaine spoke with the Morning Sentinel for the article  “Central Maine farmers markets gain in popularity.” Jemison talked about the limited opportunities in established farmers markets, Fitzgerald touched […]

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Falmouth Company’s Participation in Project>Login Focus of Mainebiz Article

Tyler Technologies Inc. in Falmouth spoke to Mainebiz about building their workforce through interns, including some from the University of Maine. The company’s leaders also spoke about their involvement in Project>Login, an initiative between Educate Maine and the University of Maine system that aims to attract students to computer technology-related majors and support them throughout their […]

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Productivity in Maine Report Focus of Several Articles

The Portland Press Herald, Mainebiz and the Bangor Daily News were among several news organizations to write about a quarterly jobs economic report released by the Maine Development Foundation and the University of Maine’s School of Economics. The study found the productivity of Maine workers is one of the worst in the nation due to the […]

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Mallory Quoted in BDN Article on Skowhegan Bread Conference

Ellen Mallory, sustainable agriculture extension specialist at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine director of the Northern New England Local Bread Wheat Project, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article “How Skowhegan became Maine’s new bread basket” after the annual Kneading Conference was held in Skowhegan. Mallory spoke about the need […]

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Gabe’s Waterfront Concerts Study Cited BDN Editorial

A Bangor Daily News editorial titled “Turn up the volume on compromise” cites a study by Todd Gabe, University of Maine economics professor. Gabe’s study found Bangor’s Waterfront Concerts have generated more than $30 million in local spending in the first three years.

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Mainebiz Reports on Porter’s Fulbright Scholarship

Mainebiz reported Terry Porter, an associate professor in the Maine Business School at the University of Maine, has won a Fulbright Scholarship to research how and why businesses adopt sustainability practices. Porter will conduct her research at Cardiff University in the United Kingdom in spring 2014.

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Daniel Quoted in Mainebiz Article on Low-Priced Lobsters

Harold Daniel, associate marketing professor in the Maine Business School at the University of Maine, spoke with Mainebiz for the article “Low prices pose challenge to lobster’s upscale image.” Daniel said one way to boost Maine’s lobstering brand is to establish green credentials.

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