WVII (Channel 7) and the Associated Press reported an a recent economic impact study of civil legal aid services in Maine. The study, which was commissioned by Maine’s Justice Action Group and conducted by University of Maine economist Todd Gabe, found legal aid for Maine’s poor population boosts the state’s economy by more than $105 […]
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The Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine has been selected by the Maine International Trade Center to receive the “Innovator of the Year” award. The 2017 International Trade and Investment Awards will be presented May 25 during Maine International Trade Day at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. The company winners […]
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An economic impact study conducted by the University of Maine was mentioned in a WLBZ (Channel 2) report about the town of Bar Harbor’s proposal to turn one of its ferry terminals into a cruise ship hub. Town officials want to buy the ferry terminal off Eden Street from the state and create a maritime […]
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David Yarborough, a wild blueberry specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was quoted in a Maine Public report about how blueberry growers in the state are struggling with plummeting prices. Yarborough said the berries can be roughly categorize into two groups: cultivated, or “highbush,” and wild, or “lowbush.” Wild blueberries, those found only in […]
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The Maine Community Foundation published an article on Tristan Corriveau, an entrepreneur from Harpswell who founded The One Gallon Soap Co. in Scarborough. His fledgling company, which recycles used bars of soap into liquid hand soap, began a year ago in his basement, according to the article. Corriveau said he has found plenty of support […]
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Data from the Maine Sea Grant College Program at the University of Maine was cited in the Portland Press Herald article, “Judge rules that rockweed harvesters need landowners’ permission.” Jeff Nichols, spokesperson for the Maine Department of Marine Resources, said there were 134 licensed seaweed harvesters in Maine in 2016. They landed 13,977,313 pounds of […]
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The Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal reported the University of Maine’s Foster Center for Student Innovation is seeking Maine companies to host interns from the Innovate for Maine Fellows program. Innovate for Maine Fellows connects the best and brightest Maine college students with the state’s most exciting companies as a way to grow and create […]
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Kathy Hopkins, a maple syrup expert with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Bangor Daily News about the growing popularity of drinking pure maple sap water. “It has a lot of the components that are so good for you,” said Hopkins, who also is a member of the Maine Maple Syrup Association. […]
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Mainebiz reported legislation backed by U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King calls for accelerated research and development of using new wood technologies, such as cross-laminated timber, in the construction of buildings over 85 feet high. Collins and King have joined two other senators in re-introducing the Timber Innovation Act, bipartisan legislation being pursued in […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) highlighted the Innovate for Maine Fellows program, which connects college students with Maine companies to grow and create jobs across the state through innovation and entrepreneurship. “I don’t think that young people aren’t necessarily willing to stay,” says Angela McCue, outreach manager at the Foster Center for Student Innovation. “I think that […]
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