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Economic Development

  • New development director sets sights on R&D industries

    Matt Dodge July 10, 2012

    Tom Turner had only been in his new position as executive director of the Greater Portland Economic Development Commission for two days when he traveled to Boston in mid-June for the 2012 BIO International Convention.

    Matt Dodge July 10, 2012

  • A local lawyer launches a crusade to revive the town with 14,000 feet of steel cable

    Sara Anne Donnelly July 9, 2012

    For more than a century, Rumford's downtown has been bookended by two powerful residents: the paper mill to the east and Pennacook Falls to the west. The mill here has long been the center of the town's economy.

    Sara Anne Donnelly July 9, 2012

  • $1.2M loan to help northern, eastern businesses

    June 20, 2012

    The Northern Maine Development Commission has received a $1.2 million federal loan to help businesses grow in Washington and Aroostook counties. NMDC officials said yesterday they received the funding from the U.S.

    June 20, 2012

  • Lawmakers head to Quebec

    June 11, 2012

    Three Maine lawmakers are heading to Quebec this week to talk with Canadian officials about energy, trade and economic development.

    June 11, 2012

  • Biddeford program aims for a downtown renaissance

    Randy Billings June 11, 2012

    Biddeford has earned a reputation as a gritty, blue-collar mill town that trucks in trash to burn in a downtown incinerator.

    Randy Billings June 11, 2012

  • Maine GDP falls in 2011

    June 5, 2012

    Maine's gross domestic product fell 0.4% in 2011, making it the only state in New England to see a drop compared with 2010.

    June 5, 2012

  • Report boosts Maine job outlook

    June 1, 2012

    A new report from New England Economic Partnership says Maine's economy is showing signs of a faster-than-anticipated rebound, and that job growth could bounce back to pre-recession levels by 2015 instead of 2017.

    June 1, 2012

  • LePage to host second round of job-creation workshops

    May 30, 2012

    Gov. Paul LePage is planning to host another series of industry-specific job creation workshops this summer, designed to allow business leaders to share ideas on job creation and improving Maine's economy.

    May 30, 2012

  • Former Gov. Baldacci hired as Pierce Atwood adviser

    May 29, 2012

    Pierce Atwood has hired former Gov. John Baldacci as senior adviser in its economic development and government relations group.

    May 29, 2012

  • Feds award $212K for economic development

    May 29, 2012

    Three Maine economic development groups are receiving more than $212,000 from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, which will benefit nine Maine counties.

    May 29, 2012

  • EPA doles out $3.8M for brownfield remediation

    May 25, 2012

    The federal government has awarded a total of $3.8 million to eight Maine organizations and municipalities for the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites in the state.

    May 25, 2012

  • Mayor promotes new business-assistance money

    May 22, 2012

    Mark McAuliffe opened Apothecary By Design in the InterMed building in November of 2008, right at the start of the recession. On the surface, it didn't seem like a good time to open a pharmacy-drug-compounding-lab-café hybrid business.

    May 22, 2012

  • Search for marine tenant at Merrill's Wharf continues

    Matt Dodge May 22, 2012

    It hasn't been difficult finding tenants eager to revitalize one of the city's oldest and most unique spaces, according to Drew Sigfridson with CBRE|The Boulos Co. Finding the right tenants, however, has proved the challenge.

    Matt Dodge May 22, 2012

  • LePage signs LURC reform bill

    May 22, 2012

    Gov. Paul LePage yesterday signed legislation to revamp the Land Use Regulation Commission. The bill takes effect 90 days after the Legislature's adjournment.

    May 22, 2012

  • Cate Street to benefit from tax credit boost

    May 17, 2012

    A plan to manufacture a new type of wood-derived fuel in Millinocket got a boost with Gov. Paul LePage's signing of the supplemental budget.

    May 17, 2012

  • Biomass is poised for a boost from federal funds and new consumer financing

    Matt Dodge May 14, 2012

    Last September, the Northern Maine Development Commission was awarded $1.9 million through the Obama administration's Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge, a $37 million initiative aimed at supporting high-growth clusters throughout the count

    Matt Dodge May 14, 2012

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Will Maine be hurt by not offering free tuition at community colleges?
Poll Description

This year's high school graduates will be the last to benefit from a program that offers free tuition within the Maine Community College System. 

The Free College Scholarship, launched in 2022, covered all tuition and mandatory fees for students who graduated from high school or passed an equivalency exam between 2020 and 2025. Nearly 18,000 students took advantage of the program. 

But last week, state lawmakers declined to continue the funding and it was not part of the budget signed by Gov. Janet Mills.

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