The Bangor Daily News reported on several initiatives by University of Maine researchers that were presented during the annual Paper Days meeting of Maine’s paper industry, which was held at UMaine. Doug Bousfield, a chemical engineering professor, aims to develop fully recyclable potato chip packaging using cellulose nanomaterials derived from wood pulp, according to the […]
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The Portland Press Herald, Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal and Maine Startups Insider reported on the winners of the seventh annual UMaine Business Challenge, the largest business-plan competition for college students in the state. Three teams of student entrepreneurs — all from the University of Maine — walked away with cash prizes, according to the […]
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The University of Maine was mentioned in a Mainebiz article about new federal legislation that removes deed restrictions on land at the Old Town Airport, allowing it to be used for business development. The bill to help spur economic growth and job creation in Old Town was signed into law by President Donald Trump, according […]
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The University of Maine’s Process Development Center was mentioned in a MaineToday Magazine article about a Maine-based company looking to develop beer coasters. After entrepreneur Kai Smith found the vast majority of the world’s coasters come from one town in Germany, he learned the raw materials used to make them are similar to what is […]
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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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