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Education & Training

  • UMS, companies aim to boost IT grads

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 31, 2011

    The University of Maine System is planning a new partnership with private businesses to boost the number of students graduating with computer and information sciences degrees.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 31, 2011
  • Federal cuts threaten UMaine lab

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 29, 2011

    A research laboratory at the University of Maine is slated to close and its 18 employees left jobless, now that its federal funding has been cut.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 29, 2011
  • Alfond Foundation pledges $5M to college

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 23, 2011

    Thomas College in Waterville has received a $5 million pledge to help fund its planned campus expansion.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 23, 2011
  • A matter of degrees | Verso offers scholarships to train younger workers

    March 21, 2011

    Verso Paper Corp. in Jay has started a new scholarship program to try to create more qualified workers for its pulp and paper mills and fill its ranks with younger employees.

    March 21, 2011
  • Many Flags/One Campus project to buy land

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 16, 2011

    An initiative that would create a joint high school/associate degree educational campus in the midcoast has taken a step forward.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 16, 2011
  • UMaine picks new president

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 15, 2011

    Paul Ferguson, the former vice chancellor of academic affairs at Southern Illinois University, is the new president of the University of Maine.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 15, 2011
  • Good Will-Hinckley pitches magnet school

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 15, 2011

    Officials at Good Will-Hinckley are proposing an agricultural and environmental-themed magnet school and are seeking state funds to launch it.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 15, 2011
  • MTI grant to help manufacturing R&D

    March 8, 2011

    The Maine Technology Institute has given the University of Southern Maine and University of Maine a $493,577 grant to boost their partnerships with private-sector manufacturers.

    March 8, 2011
  • Bowen confirmed for top education post

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 4, 2011

    Stephen Bowen, Gov. Paul LePage's former senior policy adviser, today will be sworn in as commissioner of the Department of Education.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 4, 2011
  • Husson launches new business college

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 1, 2011

    Husson University's board of trustees has approved a new college of business that will help it attract more students.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 1, 2011
  • LePage turns down bond request

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 17, 2011

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    The Mainebiz News Staff February 17, 2011
  • Bowen LePage's education pick

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 17, 2011

    As expected, Gov. Paul LePage has nominated his senior policy adviser Stephen Bowen as commissioner of the Department of Education, a choice that some officials are questioning.

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 17, 2011
  • UMaine composites center wins patent

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 11, 2011

    The University of Maine's Advanced Structures and Composites Center has been issued a patent for a unique technology used to strengthen bridge and building beams.

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 11, 2011
  • Husson announces $15M expansion

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 2, 2011

    Husson University is planning a $15 million expansion of its Bangor campus to accommodate growing enrollment.

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 2, 2011
  • $1.2M to fund NMCC energy center

    The Mainebiz News Staff January 25, 2011

    Northern Maine Community College has received $1.2 million to open an alternative energy education and training center.

    The Mainebiz News Staff January 25, 2011
  • Thomas College plans major expansion

    The Mainebiz News Staff January 19, 2011

    Thomas College in Waterville yesterday unveiled a new master plan that includes nearly doubling the size of its campus to accommodate its growing enrollment.

    The Mainebiz News Staff January 19, 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.