Mainebiz interviewed Kathy Hopkins, a maple syrup educator with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, and Jenny Shrum, a doctoral biology and ecology student at the University of Maine, for the March 18 article “Maine syrup makers brace for widespread variability.” Hopkins spoke about the unusually warm seasons producers have been seeing in the past […]
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Mainebiz interviewed University of Maine faculty members Jim McConnon and Beth Calder for the March 18 article, “Belfast food hub creates new market forlocal vendors.” McConnon, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension business and economics specialist and professor of economics, explained why a food hub has taken root in Belfast. Calder, a UMaine Extension food […]
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The Bangor Daily News cited a 2012 study on use tax by University of Maine economics professor Todd Gabe in an analysis on Maine sales tax revenues. The study, which was commissioned by the Retail Association of Maine and the Maine State Chamber of Commerce, found the percentage of Mainers who pay the full use […]
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UMaine’s Paint, Plant and Polish initiative enters its second year.
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Internship program matches students with growing Maine companies.
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UMaine Extension brings popular small business series to campus.
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UMaine study assesses Bangor concerts’ economic impact.
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Environmental attorney says regulatory reform needed in the quest for renewable energy alternatives.
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