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Education & Training

  • UMaine nabs $1.2M DOE grant

    Mainebiz News Staff August 10, 2011

    The University of Maine has been awarded a $1.2 million federal grant to improve technology for reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

    Mainebiz News Staff August 10, 2011
  • Suit: Co. broke student aid rules under McKernan

    Mainebiz News Staff August 8, 2011

    A for-profit college chain recently headed up by former Maine Gov. John McKernan is being sued by four states and the U.S. Department of Justice for fraudulently securing more than $11 billion in federal aid while improperly recruiting students.

    Mainebiz News Staff August 8, 2011
  • Engaging business, adult ed and colleges to upgrade Maine's work force

    Connie Zhu August 8, 2011

    The United States has one of the world's most advanced higher education systems, attracting droves of foreign students here to earn a coveted degree despite language and cultural barriers.

    Connie Zhu August 8, 2011
  • Educators prepare northern Maine to harness the economic impact of the World Acadian Congress

    Jason Parent August 8, 2011

    President, Maine delegation organizing the 2014 World Acadian Congress and director of communications, Northern Maine Community College, Presque Isle

    Jason Parent August 8, 2011
  • A loose network of central Maine colleges sparks enthusiasm for startups

    Douglas Rooks August 8, 2011

    At a time when jobs are scarcer than they've been in generations, states must look to grow their economies from within.

    Douglas Rooks August 8, 2011
  • Derek Rice August 8, 2011
  • Discounts and waivers offered to spur work force development

    August 8, 2011

    More than 100 companies that participate in a Maine Development Foundation program are getting extra incentives to encourage their employees to seek higher education.

    August 8, 2011
  • SMCC begins work on base campus

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 27, 2011

    Southern Maine Community College's plan to establish a campus at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station moved forward this week with a property transfer.

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 27, 2011
  • Luxury housing planned for UMaine

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 25, 2011

    A Charlotte, N.C.-based student housing developer is planning to build a $25 million property at the University of Maine in Orono.

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 25, 2011
  • Yacht maker scraps Boat School plans

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 21, 2011

    Florida-based luxury yacht manufacturer Marlow Yachts has backed out of proposal to buy the Boat School in Eastport, leaving its future in question.

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 21, 2011
  • Health education gets $500,000 boost

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 12, 2011

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded two grants to organizations in Maine to improve access to health care training.

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 12, 2011
  • Back to school | Good Will-Hinckley undertakes a painful rebirth to become Maine's only agricultural academy

    Jackie Farwell July 11, 2011

    The campus of Good Will-Hinckley appears on Route 201 somewhat unexpectedly, a swath of green lawn stretching to a series of stately buildings set back from the road.

    Jackie Farwell July 11, 2011
  • Happy campers? | Hopes to revive enrollment at summer camps are pinned on new ad campaign

    Derek Rice July 11, 2011

    For decades, thousands of children have flocked to western Maine from around the country, and the world, each summer to take part in an age-old ritual: summer camp.

    Derek Rice July 11, 2011
  • Anthem donates $100K for nursing lab

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 27, 2011

    Nursing education at Central Maine Community College in Lewiston recently received a $100,000 boost from the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation.

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 27, 2011
  • SMCC picks new president

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 22, 2011

    Southern Maine Community College has named Ronald Cantor of Mohawk Valley Community College in New York its new president.

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 22, 2011
  • June 13, 2011

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Sponsored by: Kennebunk Savings Bank

Fast-growing towns are trying to determine how much growth is appropriate. 

Scarborough, Maine's fastest-growing town, recently turned down a proposal to create another tax increment financing district, which would have encouraged more development. 

That raises the question that many towns and cities in Maine face: of how to limit growth.