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Education & Training

  • USM launches renewable energy program

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 12, 2010

    University of Southern Maine will begin offering a curriculum in renewable energy, thanks to a $175,000 National Science Foundation grant.

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 12, 2010

  • UNE pharm school accreditation advances

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 12, 2010

    The University of New England's pharmacy school has earned candidate status from the accreditation council, according to the Portland Press Herald.

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 12, 2010

  • UMaine counseling center servers breached

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 30, 2010

    The University of Maine is investigating a data breach that has exposed students and alumni who sought services at its Orono counseling center to identity fraud.

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 30, 2010

  • Feds dole out $52M for ME education

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 29, 2010

    Maine is receiving an additional $52 million in stimulus funds for the state's school districts.

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 29, 2010

  • EMCC hires new president

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 24, 2010

    Eastern Maine Community College has appointed Lawrence Barrett from Purdue University North Central in Indiana as its new president.

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 24, 2010

  • Lee Auto Malls founder Shep Lee dies

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 24, 2010

    Shepard "Shep" Lee, founder of Lee Auto Malls, philanthropist and an active member of Maine's business community, died Wednesday night at the age of 83.

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 24, 2010

  • $6M settlement reached in FAME fund losses

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 22, 2010

    Participants in the state-sponsored NextGen College Investing Plan will receive more than $6 million as part of a settlement with OppenheimerFunds reached by the Finance Authority of Maine and the Maine Office of Securities.

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 22, 2010

  • Offshore wind power center earns praise

    Mainebiz News Staff June 15, 2010

    U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, praised the University of Maine's AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center  yesterday after touring facility where deep-water offshore windmills are being designed.

    Mainebiz News Staff June 15, 2010

  • It's up to us to prepare Maine for the future

    Al Noyes June 14, 2010

    President of Walch Education in Portland and vice chairman of Maine Coalition for Excellence in Education

    Al Noyes June 14, 2010

  • Tech company using grant to hire 350

    Mainebiz News Staff June 11, 2010

    A Billerica, Mass.-based company with offices in Scarborough will use a partnership with Southern Maine Community College and a $550,000 grant to train and hire 350 Mainers to do in-home tech support.

    Mainebiz News Staff June 11, 2010

  • Bank seeks receiver for Portland's Bayside Village

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 4, 2010

    Bayside Village, Portland's first private housing development for college students, could be put into receivership after developers defaulted on the nearly $21 million mortgage.

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 4, 2010

  • Energy secretary to visit UMaine

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 27, 2010

    U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu is scheduled to visit the University of Maine next month to learn more about its offshore wind energy research.

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 27, 2010

  • UMS approves tuition increases

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 25, 2010

    The University of Maine System board of trustees approved an average tuition increase of 4.8% at its meeting last night.

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 25, 2010

  • UMA proposes 4% tuition hike

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 17, 2010

    The University of Maine at Augusta plans to propose a 4% tuition increase to offset a drop in state aid.

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 17, 2010

  • Initiative to boost economy through education rolls out

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 13, 2010

    The Maine Coalition for Excellence in Education, along with a group of business and other partners, today launched the Prepare Maine Initiative aimed at strengthening the state's educational system and work force training.

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 13, 2010

  • Kennedy approves UMaine cuts

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 5, 2010

    University of Maine President Robert Kennedy has accepted a recommendation to cut the school's budget by $12.2 million over three years, which will entail major changes to several academic programs.

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 5, 2010

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Back in early August, we asked how the summer tourism season was going — and at the time, the majority of respondents told us it could be better. And remember, the season started very rainy and ended amid a drought. 

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