The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) will invest more than $4 million to help diversify and grow the Maine economy, which includes new funds designed to aid the forest sector, announced U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Matt Erskine in a news conference at the University of Maine July […]
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The Portland Press Herald reported members of Maine’s congressional delegation are scheduled to join federal officials at the University of Maine on Friday, July 29 to announce a new initiative to help the state’s forest products industry. U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Matt Erskine will join U.S. Sens. Angus King and […]
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Fiddlehead Focus published an article about how the booming craft beer industry is offering new opportunities for Maine farmers, including potato farmers who have long grown grains that mostly sell for animal feed. Researchers with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension are studying 25 varieties of barley, the base grain in many beers, to help […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported Old Town city leaders approved a proposed $3 million bond to purchase the 40-acre parcel of land and some warehouses along the Penobscot River where the Expera Old Town mill once operated. The property is owned by a consortium of liquidators and still home to the University of Maine’s Technology […]
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Technology created by a spin-off company of the Laboratory of Surface Science and Technology (LASST) at the University of Maine has won a top safety award. CF Industries, a North American manufacturer and distributor of agricultural fertilizers, recently presented a 2016 Stephen R. Wilson Excellence in Safety Award to staff at its Port Neal laboratory […]
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The federal Department of Education is giving nearly $800,000 to Maine public universities to provide help for low-income and first-generation students who want to go to college. The award was announced in a joint press release from U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King. The agency is awarding the money through the Talent Search Program […]
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Neil Spillane, co-founder and CEO of Portland-based Fork Food Lab, was a recent guest on “The Grow Maine Show.” Fork Food Lab is a food entrepreneur’s incubator space that will be open 24/7 and feature a tasting room. The goal is to host more than 40 companies to operate in the space, which features a […]
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Jake Ward, the University of Maine’s vice president for innovation and economic development, was quoted in the Bangor Daily News article, “Old Town leaders consider $3M bond to buy defunct mill land, warehouses.” City leaders are working toward purchasing the 40-acre defunct mill site along the Penobscot River, which is owned by a consortium of […]
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The University of Maine-led New England Aqua Ventus I floating offshore wind pilot project was profiled in the Renewable Energy article, “Are floating turbines the future of wind energy?” There are currently dozens of pilot projects testing floating turbines — which consist of a wind turbine mounted on a buoyant structure — capable of generating […]
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