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Economic Development
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Spurring innovation | Maine's entrepreneur community welcomes a $3 million boost from the Blackstone Charitable Foundation
October 17, 2011What is the Caribou connection among U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, pioneer businessman Peter Vigue and the top executive of the biggest private equity management firm in the world?
October 17, 2011New school of thought | Welcoming foreign students is an investment in Maine's future
October 17, 2011If you visit Maine’s college and academy campuses lately, you may notice some exciting changes in student populations. Maine educational institutions are going global in their student recruitment, and this development is an encouraging sign.
October 17, 2011
Events manager | Michael Aube, president and CEO, Eastern Maine Development Corp., Bangor
October 17, 2011Michael Aube, who shepherded a game-changing $65 million arena project in Bangor, showed signs of economic-development finesse early in life.
October 17, 2011$3.5M to revitalize 11 downtowns
October 13, 2011The Maine Department of Economic and Community Development has awarded 11 grants totaling $3.5 million to downtown revitalization projects around the state.
October 13, 2011Group touting Civic Center work raises $86,000
October 11, 2011A group that's trying to push voters to support the renovation of the Cumberland County Civic Center raised almost $86,000 in the last three months, according to reports filed last week with the state's ethics and elections commission.
October 11, 2011Foundation to invest $3M for innovation
October 7, 2011A $3 million initiative from New York-based Blackstone Charitable Foundation will support the growth of Maine's innovation economy and entrepreneurship.
October 7, 2011Ocean Properties funds pro-racino effort
October 7, 2011Ocean Properties, one of the partners behind the proposed Biddeford Downs racino, has contributed nearly $800,000 to the campaign, according to third-quarter finance reports filed Wednesday.
October 7, 2011Border commission awards $250,000
October 5, 2011Two projects in northern Maine have received a total of $250,000 from the Northern Border Regional Commission, a multi-state organization charged with boosting development along the rural border regions of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New Yor
October 5, 2011$5M to train 300 unemployed in Brunswick
October 5, 2011The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded nearly $5 million to Coastal Counties Workforce Inc. in Brunswick to be used to train 300 long-term unemployed people.
October 5, 2011LePage seeks input on job creation
October 4, 2011Gov. Paul LePage yesterday announced he will host a series of job creation workshops this month and next to collect ideas from the business community on how to stimulate the economy.
October 4, 2011Are decision-making habits robbing you of productivity?
October 3, 2011"Advice Squad" is written by members of the Maine chapter of the Association for Consulting Expertise, a trade organization of 88 consultants around the state.
October 3, 2011Quimby expands land holdings
September 29, 2011Roxanne Quimby has expanded her extensive footprint in northern Maine, purchasing another 11,291 acres near Baxter State Park for her land conservation foundation.
September 29, 2011Bangor Savings, Goodwill coming to Augusta
September 28, 2011A developer has announced plans to bring new tenants to the former Kennebec Journal property in Augusta, including Bangor Savings Bank and Goodwill.
September 28, 2011Report: Trade deficit cost ME jobs
September 21, 2011A report from the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C., has concluded that Maine lost nearly 10,000 jobs over the last decade due to the U.S. trade deficit with China.
September 21, 2011MRRA, Navy agree on base land sale
September 20, 2011The U.S. Navy and the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority have a reached a unique deal that will transfer more than 1,000 acres of land and buildings at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station to the civilian reuse group.
September 20, 2011Black Bear picks casino gaming partner
September 19, 2011Black Bear Development will partner with Las Vegas-based Silverton Casino to support development and operations of its casino under construction in Oxford.
September 19, 2011
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