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UMaine Extension pilot program to take classroom learning outdoors
Laurie Schreiber September 19, 2025With the establishment of the program in state statute, Maine became one of just four states committed to providing outdoor learning opportunities for all public school students.
Laurie Schreiber September 19, 2025
York County boatbuilding school launches workforce development program
Laurie Schreiber September 18, 2025The Landing School launched the program as a corporate philanthropy initiative designed to invest in the next generation of marine trades professionals.
Laurie Schreiber September 18, 2025
Maine public universities ramp up online offerings for high-demand careers
Alexis Wells September 18, 2025The new degrees target fields facing critical shortages at both the state and national levels, including early childhood education, human services, medical laboratory science and homeland security.
Alexis Wells September 18, 2025
On the Record: Maine Business School chief bullish on climate for startups
Renee Cordes Updated: September 22, 2025Jason Harkins, executive dean of the Maine Business School and dean of Graduate School of Business at the University of Maine, said this year's class of 314 first-year students is the largest ever.
Renee Cordes Updated: September 22, 2025
Saint Joseph's College of Maine will offer free tuition to qualified students
Alexis Wells September 16, 2025The program targets Maine students with a high school GPA of at least 3.4 and family income of $100,000 or less.
Alexis Wells September 16, 2025
Colby College gets record $150M gift to build science complex
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 10, 2025An overall $500 million investment includes a $300 million, 200,000-square-foot science complex with labs, classrooms, specialized equipment and computing infrastructure.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 10, 2025
Early childhood education center to open in Windham
Alexis Wells September 8, 2025The space includes five classrooms, a multipurpose room, and administrative space, and will provide care for children ages six weeks through five years old.
Alexis Wells September 8, 2025
University of Maine System on track for sixth straight semester of enrollment growth
Laurie Schreiber September 1, 2025"When our public universities grow, so does Maine’s workforce and economy,” said the system’s chancellor.
Laurie Schreiber September 1, 2025
The tide waits for no one: Midcoast’s Bigelow Lab invests in ocean research
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 1, 2025The center includes the latest laboratory facilities, dedicated teaching labs and classrooms and a 300-seat forum that will become a hub for community outreach and scientific collaboration.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: September 1, 2025
Making waves in Maine: ‘Lift All Boats’ program mentors teens in the art of lobstering
Renee Cordes Updated: September 1, 2025The nonprofit mentorship program by the team behind Luke’s Lobster aims to give high school students an entry point into lobstering either as a hobby or livelihood.
Renee Cordes Updated: September 1, 2025
Early fall enrollment at Maine’s community colleges is up 21% since 2019
Tina Fischer August 29, 2025Maine's seven community colleges are seeing an increase in early fall enrollment for the third straight year. Numbers show 15,976 students have enrolled for the fall semester so far, a gain of 3.2% from a year ago.
Tina Fischer August 29, 2025
From gilding to apps, 11 Maine entrepreneurs are getting set to launch businesses
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 29, 2025In the past two years, 98.5% of Maine’s net job growth was driven by small businesses.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 29, 2025
'Cobots’ from around the world gather at UMaine’s high-tech training center
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 28, 2025Modern manufacturing increasingly uses “smart” robotics and automation technology, known as “Industry 4.0.” The facility is designed to strengthen the worker pipeline.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 28, 2025
University of Maine at Augusta opens nursing and cybersecurity workforce development center
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 27, 2025The 21,000-square-foot center, across from UMA’s main campus, expands capacity for real-world training programs in nursing and cybersecurity.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: August 27, 2025
UNE joins forces with Portland nonprofit on research accelerator
Alexis Wells Updated: September 3, 2025The University of New England and the Gulf of Maine Research Institute have launched a collaborative research program.
Alexis Wells Updated: September 3, 2025
Thomas College scholarship fund honors legacy of its former president
Renee Cordes August 19, 2025With more than $3 million raised so far, the Laurie Lachance Leadership Fund aims to boost college access and accessibility, particularly for first-generation college students.
Renee Cordes August 19, 2025
Today's Poll
Sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank
As hotel construction continues across Portland — with 10 new projects approved before the city imposed a moratorium on new hotel development — developers argue that new hotels bring jobs, tax revenue and visitors.
In June, the city extended the moratorium by six months.
With a growing number of hotel projects underway or proposed, some ask whether the market is saturated. Activists argue that developers should focus on much-needed housing.
Meantime, hotel rates routinely exceed $400 a night in Portland, so there's still apparently demand.
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Groundbreaking Maine
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The Giving Guide
The Giving Guide helps nonprofits have the opportunity to showcase and differentiate their organizations so that businesses better understand how they can contribute to a nonprofit’s mission and work.
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Work for ME
Work for ME is a workforce development tool to help Maine’s employers target Maine’s emerging workforce. Work for ME highlights each industry, its impact on Maine’s economy, the jobs available to entry-level workers, the training and education needed to get a career started.
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Groundbreaking Maine
Whether you’re a developer, financer, architect, or industry enthusiast, Groundbreaking Maine is crafted to be your go-to source for valuable insights in Maine’s real estate and construction community.
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