Economic Development

Proposals sought for SEANET research mini-grants

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 reports on internship connecting college students, growing companies

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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Media advance Belfast Regional Job Fair at Hutchinson Center

WVII (Channel 7), WABI (Channel 5) and The Free Press previewed the Belfast Regional Job Fair. Nearly 60 area businesses will be represented at the fair scheduled for 9 a.m.–2 p.m. March 20 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. In addition, the Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce will be representing several smaller […]

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Hutchinson Center to host Belfast Regional Job Fair on March 20

Nearly 60 area businesses will be represented at the Belfast Regional Job Fair from 9 a.m.–2 p.m. March 20 at the Hutchinson Center in Belfast. In addition, the Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce will be representing several smaller businesses looking to fill positions. Resource providers attending include the Belfast Creative Coalition, the Maine Department of […]

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Internship connects Maine college students with growing companies

Editor’s note: The Innovate for Maine application deadline has been extended from March 11 to March 23. For the seventh year in a row, the Foster Center for Student Innovation at the University of Maine is inviting Maine companies and college students to apply for a one-of-a-kind internship experience. Innovate for Maine seeks to connect […]

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Media detail Bigelow Lab, UMaine Gulf of Maine kelp study

Mainebiz and Boothbay Register reported Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences has been awarded funding from the Maine Sea Grant College Program for a new study of kelp forests in the Gulf of Maine. Douglas Rasher, senior research scientist at Bigelow, will lead the project with support from University of Maine scientist Robert Steneck, continuing a […]

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Kersbergen quoted in BDN article on concern over declining dairy prices

Rick Kersbergen, a sustainable dairy and forage systems expert with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “Declining dairy prices spur concerns about farmer suicides.” The Associated Press reported that farmers are facing their fourth year of milk payments that are well below the cost of production, […]

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Ellsworth American interviews Yarborough about Maine blueberry industry, retirement

The Ellsworth American spoke with David Yarborough, a wild blueberry specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the article, “Market glut, low prices hurt Maine’s blueberry industry.” The per-pound price for Maine blueberries steadily dropped from 76 cents in 2012 to 60 cents in 2014 and 27 cents in 2016, according to Yarborough. In […]

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UMaine research cited in Press Herald report on Maine lobster haul decline

University of Maine research was cited in the Portland Press Herald article about Maine’s lobster industry seeing both its value and volume fall sharply in 2017. Landings declined 16 percent in 2017, and the boat value of the statewide catch fell 18.6 percent, according to the Maine Department of Marine Resources, which released its annual […]

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