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Technology

  • New UMaine center focuses on bioproducts research

    June 18, 2012

    The University of Maine's new Technology Research Center, located at Old Town Fuel & Fiber, opens today.

    June 18, 2012
  • Auburn technology company acquired

    June 14, 2012

    Auburn-based Downeast Networks Inc. has been acquired by a Vermont-based network and document technology services company.

    June 14, 2012
  • GWI acquires midcoast Internet company

    June 13, 2012

    Biddeford-based GWI Inc. today announced it has closed a deal to acquire Rockland-based Midcoast Internet Solutions for an undisclosed price. The deal will add 2,495 business and residential customers from Bath to Belfast to GWI's network

    June 13, 2012
  • A West Newfield startup attempts to erase mobile communication barriers

    Bob Mentzinger June 11, 2012

    The next wave in mobile communications might come from a basement in West Newfield.

    Bob Mentzinger June 11, 2012
  • Leasing IT equipment rarely makes sense

    Christian Perago Consultant And Senior Manager Of Technology Operations, Berrydunn, Portland June 11, 2012

    I recently read an article in Forbes that promoted leasing iPads rather than buying them outright.

    Christian Perago Consultant And Senior Manager Of Technology Operations, Berrydunn, Portland June 11, 2012
  • Pilot program tests electronic medical-image network

    Matt Dodge June 4, 2012

    A first-in-the-nation statewide medical image archive is expected to save Maine health care providers $6 million over seven years, says Portland-based HealthInfoNet.

    Matt Dodge June 4, 2012
  • A rural county pins its economic hopes on a new fiber-optic Internet spine

    May 14, 2012

    Prior to 2011, Nicole Snow had moved in and out of 10 communities in a five-year period to keep up with her husband Michael's engineering job.

    May 14, 2012
  • An Augusta printer reaps the rewards of a $15 million investment

    Carol Coultas May 14, 2012

    Rick Tardiff, CEO of J.S. McCarthy printers in Augusta, knew the company was at a crossroads in 2007 when he realized most of its customers were three-to-five hours away and its future growth lay in attracting more long-distance customers.

    Carol Coultas May 14, 2012
  • Technology drives growth at Bangor's Hartt Transportation

    Bob Mentzinger May 14, 2012

    With high fuel prices, dwindling manufacturers, a headquarters at the far end of the map and a shortage of trained labor — but not of competition or regulation — there doesn't seem to be a reason for a trucking company like Hartt Transportation to

    Bob Mentzinger May 14, 2012
  • Hackers target UMaine server

    May 11, 2012

    A University of Maine computer server has been breached by hackers, potentially exposing personal information of individuals who made purchases through campus-based computer stores at UMaine and the University of Arkansas.

    May 11, 2012
  • Wright Express acquires London co. for $27.5M

    May 11, 2012

    South Portland-based Wright Express Corp. has acquired CorporatePay, a London-based corporate prepaid card company that serves the travel industry, for $27.5 million.

    May 11, 2012
  • UMaine, others launch ocean research drone

    May 4, 2012

    A remotely operated ocean research tool has been launched in the Gulf of Maine. It will troll the coast for up to eight weeks, collecting data on ocean conditions and fish locations.

    May 4, 2012
  • GWI to build high-speed network around UMaine

    May 3, 2012

    Biddeford-based GWI Inc. plans to build an ultra-high-speed Internet network surrounding the University of Maine campus to boost economic development.

    May 3, 2012
  • Auburn nets $1.7M for technology park

    April 25, 2012

    The city of Auburn is receiving $1.7 million in federal funds to pave the way for a new, 119-acre technology industrial park. U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud announced yesterday the city and the Auburn Business Development Corp.

    April 25, 2012
  • Environmental cos. win grants to launch products

    April 10, 2012

    Two Portland-area entrepreneurs were among five companies that received nearly $20,000 from the Maine Technology Institute.

    April 10, 2012
  • Wilton-area call centers to hire 200

    April 10, 2012

    Call centers in western and central Maine are expected to hire another 200 people in the next few months, and have partnered with the Wilton Career Center to help find applicants.

    April 10, 2012

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Maine has over 100 farmers' markets offering a range of local food products.

Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets reports that unseasonably cool temperatures and a rainy early summer have not only caused issues for some crops but also for local farmers' markets. Strawberries, for instance, had a bad season. Around the state, sales at farmers' markets have been down this summer.