A 2017 study released by the Maine Brewers’ Guild and conducted by the University of Maine School of Economics was cited in a Mainebiz article on the third annual New England Craft Brew Summit held in Portland. The study showed that Maine brewers had a $227.95 million economic impact in 2016 and employed a total […]
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Steve Eddy, director of the Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research at the University of Maine, was quoted in the Undercurrent News article, “Oysters, not lobsters, are leading seafood growth from Maine thanks to ‘insatiable’ demand.” The oyster trend has been building for several years, while Maine’s lobster supply declined during the last two years, according […]
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Rick Wahle, a research professor at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center, was quoted in the BloombergQuint article, “Maine’s booming lobster industry starts feeling some heat.” Lobster harvests already have collapsed in several states farther down the Atlantic coast, providing evidence for the warming-ocean-temperatures theory of the lobster boom, according to the article. The […]
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Mainebiz cited an economic impact study by Todd Gabe, a professor of resource economics and policy at the University of Maine, in an article about Waterfront Concerts seeking a long-term lease extension on city-owned land in order to build a permanent open-air venue in Bangor. Waterfront Concerts’ promoter signed a new 10-year contract with the […]
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Maine Startups Insider reported on the finalists for the seventh annual UMaine Business Challenge, the largest business-plan competition for college students in the state. The entrepreneurs were paired with mentors and have two weeks to prepare for the live pitch event on March 31 in Orono, according to the article. Up for grabs is $20,000 […]
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The UMaine Business Challenge presented by Business Lending Solutions, Maine’s largest college business plan competition, has announced this year’s finalists. The seven-year-old competition is open to student entrepreneurs from Maine colleges or universities with businesses headquartered, or soon to be headquartered, in the state. Vying for more than $20,000 in cash and prizes, the students […]
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Kathy Hopkins, a maple syrup expert with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Morning Sentinel for an article about the 35th annual Maine Maple Sunday on March 25. “It’s kind of turning into a tale of two seasons,” said Hopkins, who is based in Skowhegan. “From here south in the state, people have […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the Belfast Regional Job Fair at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. Fifty-seven employers looking to hire workers at a variety of skill and experience levels were represented at the fair. The free Belfast Regional Job Fair is a collaboration involving the city of Belfast, Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce, […]
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The Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network (SEANET) program invites proposals for research mini-grants that will result in projects that create industry/academic partnerships and contribute to the performance metrics of the SEANET/EPSCoR program and the National Science Foundation. Proposals may be submitted by principal investigators from academic institutions, governmental agencies, aquaculture-related industries or nonprofit research institutions. It […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported the Foster Center for Student Innovation at the University of Maine is seeking college students and growing companies for its Innovate for Maine internship program. The program aims to grow and create jobs in Maine, staff told WVII. “Our goal is to show students that there are a lot of incredible […]
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