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Technology

  • Software co. targets mobile millennials, nets MTI grant

    March 12, 2013

    Portland-based software company Tide Creative's idea for a mobile application that allows betrothed couples to compile photo albums of their wedding day from multiple users has won the company a $15,000 seed grant from the Maine Technology Institu

    March 12, 2013
  • Surf shops, makers line up for paddleboard wave

    Matt Dodge March 11, 2013

    Two Maine brothers are looking to expand their surfboard manufacturing business by latching onto the next big wave in water sports.

    Matt Dodge March 11, 2013
  • L.L.Bean logs pre-recession level revenue, $1.5B

    March 11, 2013

    L.L.Bean announced on Friday that it closed its 2012 fiscal year with $1.52 billion in revenue, returning to pre-recession levels, according to Th

    March 11, 2013
  • Michaud urges jobs provision in T-Mobile merger

    March 6, 2013

    U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud and 61 other members of Congress have asked the Federal Communications Commission to guard U.S. jobs as they consider a pending acquisition by T-Mobile, which employs 500 Maine workers at a call center in Oakland.

    March 6, 2013
  • Looming patent changes prompt push to file

    Matt Dodge March 5, 2013

    A change to U.S. patent law coming this month has some Maine companies and inventors scrambling to file under the current system, which patent law authorities in the state say is a more forgiving process.

    Matt Dodge March 5, 2013
  • UMaine offshore wind meter eyes budding market

    March 4, 2013

    The University of Maine-led team developing plans for an offshore wind farm in the Gulf of Maine has designed a meter for measuring offshore wind speeds, a tool researchers say could develop into its own business.

    March 4, 2013
  • UMF trustees OK $1.5M geothermal project

    March 4, 2013

    The University of Maine Farmington plans to install 80 geothermal wells on campus this year, marking the university's largest such project.

    March 4, 2013
  • MDI lab takes heart in regenerating tissue

    Lori Valigra March 4, 2013

    Kevin Strange says he almost turned around before crossing the Trenton Bridge — a natural divide between Down East Maine's more populous areas and the solitary outpost of Bar Harbor — for a job interview. But the man who would become the first full-

    Lori Valigra March 4, 2013
  • FabLab aims to boost Maine manufacturing

    Lori Valigra March 4, 2013

    Sarah Boisvert wants to stem the tide of young people leaving Maine to find work by transplanting a concept from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology called the FabLab, a facility where students of all ages can use sophisticated equipment to

    Lori Valigra March 4, 2013
  • Rogue industries builds a better billfold

    Matt Dodge March 4, 2013

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    Matt Dodge March 4, 2013
  • Putney launches generic med for dogs

    Matt Dodge February 18, 2013

    Putney Inc., a pharmaceutical company focused on the development and sale of generic prescription medicines for pets, has received FDA approval for a generic drug to treat skin infections in dogs.

    Matt Dodge February 18, 2013
  • An old industry finds hope in new technologies

    Bob Holtzman February 18, 2013

    Maine boatbuilders work hard at evoking a message of traditional value and heritage in marketing their craft.

    Bob Holtzman February 18, 2013
  • Forge an effective relationship with your CEO and board

    Rick Dacri February 18, 2013

    Nobody takes care of the boss. The CEO's job is to take care of everyone in the organization, but many CEOs feel no one is taking care of their personal and professional needs.

    Rick Dacri February 18, 2013
  • Rebate programs inspire new look at electric heat

    James McCarthy February 18, 2013

    Gerry Chasse, president and chief operating officer of Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. and Maine Public Service, has a personal and keen business interest in the three electric heat pumps newly installed in his home.

    James McCarthy February 18, 2013
  • Sappi invests $100K in USM STEM program

    February 14, 2013

    Sappi Fine Paper North America, which has a mill in Westbrook, has pledged $100,000 over four years to a new program at the University of Southern Maine to focus on educating students in science, math, technology and engineering.

    February 14, 2013
  • Delegation pleas for groundfish relief

    February 8, 2013

    Maine's congressional delegation has joined nine other New England representatives to call for federal help for the region's groundfishing industry, according to

    February 8, 2013

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