Economic Development

Brady discusses Maine aquaculture with The Counter

The Counter interviewed Damian Brady about the growth of aquaculture in Maine and concerns surrounding upcoming large-scale operations. Brady, an associate professor of marine sciences, says there could be unintended consequences of an operation like a massive kelp farm, but “the fundamental tension in all this is that it’s up to the stomach of the […]

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Ferrini-Mundy speaks with News Center about hotel planned for UMaine

University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy talked with News Center Maine about a plan to convert two historic buildings at UMaine into a boutique hotel. “We are a center not only for people in Maine but for the region, for the country, for the world. We have scientists whose work is global, they participate in […]

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Pelletier, Benton speak with WABI about ‘Undiscovered Maine’

Nicole Pelletier and Joyce Benton, University of Maine students who are part of the “Undiscovered Maine” program, talked with WABI (Channel 5) during a weekend tour of a small blueberry farm in Cherryfield. The program, an initiative of the Maine Business School, is intended to create interest in visiting lesser known areas of the state […]

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Dumas talks different pesto vatiaties with BDN

Rob Dumas, University of Maine food science pilot plant manager, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about making different kinds of pesto. “Parsley is probably my all time favorite herb,” Dumas said. “It’s very good for you, it stays delicious all the time [and] it makes a wonderful pesto kind of thing.”

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Media report UMS considering hotel development at UMaine

Mainebiz, the Bangor Daily News and Commercial Construction and Renovation reported that the University of Maine System is considering a proposal to develop a boutique hotel at UMaine by retrofitting two vacant campus buildings. System trustees will review the plan to remodel Coburn and Holmes Halls and build an addition on Holmes Hall later this month. The […]

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Sun Journal speaks with Crawley about Maine’s real estate market

The Sun Journal talked with Andrew Crawley, an assistant professor of economics at the University of Maine and founder of the Maine Regional Economic Forecast Lab, who predicts that real estate prices will eventually fall but not significantly like they did during the 2008 recession. Centralmaine.com shared the Sun Journal story.

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