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Education & Training

  • UMS report: Align agenda with state economic goals

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 24, 2009

    A task force charged with revamping the state's university system released a draft report yesterday that calls for increasing the system's financial viability and economic impact.

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 24, 2009

  • Obama picks former UMaine chancellor for top Army spot

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 11, 2009

    Pres. Obama has nominated Joseph Westphal, former chancellor of the University of Maine System, as Army under secretary.

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 11, 2009

  • Budget problems cripple Good Will-Hinckley

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 9, 2009

    Good Will-Hinckley Homes for Boys & Girls in Fairfield intends to lay off about 110 staff members and suspend its core residential programs Sept. 1.

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 9, 2009

  • Maine seeks offshore wind center

    The Mainebiz New Staff June 8, 2009

    The state's congressional delegation has asked U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu for $20 million to fund an offshore wind power research center off the Maine coast.

    The Mainebiz New Staff June 8, 2009

  • Future of SMCC's Brunswick composite center in question

    The Mainebiz New Staff June 1, 2009

    Southern Maine Community College may suspend classes at its composites training center in Brunswick if the school cannot extend its lease with the town.

    The Mainebiz New Staff June 1, 2009

  • Maine pays feds $1.5M to settle allegations

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 22, 2009

    The Maine Department of Education has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle allegations that it submitted false information to the federal government in order to receive more funds under the Migrant Education Program, according to a press release f

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 22, 2009

  • $18M grant to fund biomed research

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 22, 2009

    Maine's research organizations are getting an $18 million federal grant to boost biomedical research training for students and scientists.

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 22, 2009

  • UMaine trustees increase tuition

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 19, 2009

    The University of Maine System will increase the average tuition for in-state undergraduate students across the system's seven campuses by 5.8%.

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 19, 2009

  • A matter of degrees | A novel program between Cianbro and Eastern Maine Community College could become a pipeline for better-educated trades people

    Sara Donnelly May 18, 2009

    A new collaboration between Cianbro Corp. and Eastern Maine Community College may be used as a model by the construction company to create similar programs at its offices in Maryland and Connecticut.

    Sara Donnelly May 18, 2009

  • Grooming the talent | An innovative program in The County prepares young professionals for career and civic advances

    Whit Richardson May 18, 2009

    The reporters have their notebooks out. The camera is rolling. Chris Maple, dressed in a dark suit with slicked-back hair, stands beside a wooden podium ready to field questions from the press.

    Whit Richardson May 18, 2009

  • UMaine eliminates 109 positions

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 15, 2009

    The University of Maine in Orono this morning said it will cut 109 positions, including dozens of layoffs, to trim $8.8 million from next year's budget.

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 15, 2009

  • UMaine system mulls tuition hike

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 15, 2009

    The University of Maine System is considering a tuition hike for the coming academic year.

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 15, 2009

  • UNE seeks dental school bond

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 14, 2009

    Officials at the University of New England are encouraging lawmakers to approve a $5 million bond to help fund the first dental school in Maine.

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 14, 2009

  • Developer eyes Orono student housing complex

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 4, 2009

    A development company founded by a University of Maine graduate wants to build a luxury student housing complex in Orono that could house 500 students by fall 2010.

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 4, 2009

  • Green science | A USM professor hopes his upcoming research in Delhi will lead to new businesses back home

    Carol Coultas May 4, 2009

    Wind, solar, tidal and wood chips get all the attention these days when the topic turns to alternative energy fuels.

    Carol Coultas May 4, 2009

  • Waterville approves $10M education center

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 29, 2009

    The Waterville Planning Board on Monday unanimously approved a $9.4 million early childhood education center, the first center of its kind in the Northeast.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 29, 2009

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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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