A Lewiston Sun-Journal story details a report by UMaine economist Todd Gabe, who estimated a proposed resort casino in Oxford County could generate $127 million in revenue and visitors would spend an additional $51 million for food and services in the area. The casino issue goes before Maine voters in November.
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Contact: Todd Gabe, 581-3307 ORONO — A resort-style casino such as the one proposed in Oxford with slot machines and table games could annually bring in $127 million in gaming revenue, according to research by University of Maine economist Todd Gabe. Gabe, a veteran at conducting economic analysis of large-scale proposed developments and tax initiatives […]
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The Village Soup Web site features a preview of “Faces of Literacy: Voices of Courage,” a photo exhibit scheduled for UMaine’s Hutchinson Center in Belfast Sept. 8 – Dec. 17. The photographs, to be displayed in the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery, depict individuals who have “achieved literacy skills and met personal goals” […]
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Thursday’s Portland Press Herald and Bangor Daily News provide previews of Thursday night’s season-opening UMaine football game. The Black Bears will host Albany at 7 p.m. at Morse Field.
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John Peckenham from UMaine’s Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research and Joe Kelley from the Dept. of Earth Sciences provided comment for a Wednesday WABI story previewing the potential impact of Hurricane Earl on Maine’s coast and inland waterways.
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Contacts: Susan McKay (207) 581-1019 or susan.mckay@umit.maine.edu Owen Maurais, executive director, Penobscot River Educational Partnership, (207)581-3651 or owen.maurais@umit.maine.edu ORONO– Almost 50 Maine middle and high schools will have a chance to redesign their physical science curricula thanks to a $12.3 million grant awarded to the University of Maine. The National Science Foundation grant, which is […]
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Comments from UMaine hazing researcher Mary Madden are included in a St. Petersburg Times story about the investigation into an alleged hazing incident involving the University of South Florida’s Omega Psi Phi fraternity chapter. Madden and her College of Education and Human Development colleague Elizabeth Allan are leading experts in issues related to hazing activities […]
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Comments from Hugh Stevens of the UMaine School of Economics’ Knowledge Transfer Alliance are included in a Wednesday Bangor Daily News story about the purchase of Monson-based Moosehead Manufacturing Company by a Portland woman. Louise Jonaitis purchased the property at an auction and says she plans to start manufacturing furniture again within a few months. […]
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WLBZ broadcast a Tuesday report about egg testing procedures conducted at UMaine Cooperative Extension’s Animal Health Lab, under the direction of veterinarian Anne Lichtenwalner. The lab features capabilities to conduct several levels of testing as mandated by state and federal regulations.
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An extensive online report in the Chautauquan Daily, the official newspaper of the Chautauqua Institution, describes a Tuesday presentation by Habib Dagher, director of UMaine’s AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center. Dagher, speaking as part of the institution’s “Powering the Future” lecture series, described the potential for deep offshore wind power and talked about the […]
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