Research

Press Herald Cites UMaine Study on Online Sales Tax

The Portland Press Herald cited a 2012 study by University of Maine economist Todd Gabe in the article “Maine moves step closer to taking Internet purchases.” The study, commissioned by the Retail Association of Maine and the Maine State Chamber of Commerce, found Maine forgoes $19 million to $24 million a year by not collecting […]

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Associated Press Cites UMaine Cruise Ship Study

A 2008 economic impact study from the University of Maine was cited in an Associated Press article on the beginning of Portland’s cruise ship season. The study found cruise ships bring up to $8 million to the regional economy. WGME (Channel 13), Boston.com and the Portland Press Herald carried the report.

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Bayer, Steneck Quoted in Ecologist Article on Fishing the Gulf of Maine

The Ecologist interviewed Bob Bayer, executive director of the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine, and Robert Steneck, professor in the School of Marine Sciences at UMaine’s Darling Center, for the article “Fishing the Gulf of Maine: Tradition at a Crossroads.” Bayer spoke about lobster bait while Steneck spoke about the complex Gulf of […]

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