Maine Public interviewed Philip Trostel, a professor of economics and public policy at the University of Maine, about the state labor market and workforce challenges on a recent segment of “Maine Calling.”
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Jason Harkins, associate dean of the Maine Business School at the University of Maine, appeared on Maine Public Radio’s “Maine Calling” to discuss the future of remote work as Maine employers and employees return to their offices.
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot and the Bangor Daily News cited a donation of equipment from the University of Maine Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC) to the Waldo County Technical Center (WCTC) welding trades program. John Belding, director of UMaine’s AMC, donated a Computerized Numerical Control plasma table with a plasma cutter power unit which will help WCTC students prepare […]
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The Associated Press spoke with Rafa Tasnim, a Ph.D. student of ecology and environmental sciences at the University of Maine about how rising temperatures are affecting Maine’s wild blueberry crop. Tasnim led a study of changes in temperature and precipitation in Down East Maine over the past 40 years which revealed a greater increase in […]
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Sandy Butler, director of the School of Social Work at the University of Maine, argued that unemployment benefits extended during the pandemic are not delaying economic recovery in a Bangor Daily News column.
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The County noted that University of Maine researchers are helping Original Mass Timber Maine, an initiative from the town of Ashland, study the environmental benefits of structural round timber, which is expected to be more environmentally sustainable than other wood building products. According to the report, “university will also be conducting a cost analysis of […]
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Mainebiz cited the University of Maine as a partner in the Top Gun initiative, a program that has assisted more than 300 entrepreneurs in successfully growing their businesses through a combination of structured classroom curriculum and in-depth mentoring. The program concludes with a pitch competition for a $25,000 prize. The Cubby, a Waterville startup that […]
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The spring 2021 edition of OneVoice Maine, the Maine State Chamber of Commerce magazine, focuses on the role innovation has played in Maine’s long-standing traditional industries – farming, fishing, and forestry – in the last century. The magazine’s opening letter cites chamber president Dana Connors and board chair Clif Greim. “Perhaps our state’s biggest incubator for […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of Vermont Extension will offer a weekly four-part business management class for maple syrup producers online from 7–8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays from June 8–29. “Is My Maple Business Profitable? Finances for Maple Producers“ is designed to provide financial management education for maple business owners and the skills to understand […]
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A Sun Journal column by Elliott Epstein noted that sustainability initiatives, such as those supported by the University of Maine’s Forest Bioproducts Research Institute, represent business opportunities for Maine.
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