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Articles in category: Maine News
Groups partner to spur Maine innovation economy
Explore Mass High Tech Business News (Oct 3 2012)
Blackstone Accelerates Growth has had an ambitious long-term goal of adding 10,000 skilled jobs and $664 million in revenues to the Maine economy in the next decade, and now it’s created one more way to reach that goal.
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New England-built warship Michael Murphy heads to sea out of Bath, Maine
Explore masslive.com (Sep 5 2012)
The last of the Navy's original run of Arleigh Burke destroyers headed out to sea with sailors lining the deck in their white uniforms.
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Maine twins build a firefighting robot
Explore Business News (Aug 14 2012)
Identical twin brothers Michael and Jeff Howe have developed a robot to help firefighters and emergency managment personnel fight various types of fires. The duo, through their Waterboro, Maine company Howe and Howe Technologies Inc. , have developed Thermite, a robotic fire fighting machine. The Howe brothers and their 25-40 employees (depending on the project) are currently working with several different outfits to complete the testing and integration of Thermite into the fire industry, co-founder…
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Northeast home sales up, prices down, survey found
Explore Business News (Aug 9 2012)
Sales of existing homes in the Northeast increased by 10.6 percent in the second quarter compared to a year ago while median prices fell, according to the National Association of Realtors. The upward trend in volume is reflected in all regions of the U.S. But a lack of inventory, notably in lower price ranges, is limiting buyer choices nationwide, according to the NAR’s latest quarterly report. At the end of the second quarter, there were 2.39 million existing homes available for sale, 24.4 percent…
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New England's economy more linked with Europe than most of the U.S.
Explore PRI: Public Radio International (Aug 9 2012)
Every state has natural trading partners. Texas sends a lot of stuff to neighboring Mexico. Michigan favors Canada. The state of Washington likes to send its products across the Pacific.
The Atlantic economy features a lot of trade in high-tech gadgets: computers and electronics, aviation equipment and pharmaceutical devices.
But New England doesn't just trade across the Atlantic. Mayer pointed out that Europe has also heavily invested in New England companies: major banks in New England are European-owned, the largest supermarket, Stop and Shop, is Dutch-owned. European companies have also started buying up Boston-area biotechs.
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Vermont leads ‘Best of New England’ collaborative marketing effort at global aerospace show
Explore Vermont Business Magazine (Jul 9 2012)
The Vermont Chamber of Commerce has organized regional cooperation around a marketing and sales development effort at the Farnborough Air Show, July 9-13, 2012 in Hampshire, UK. The show is a platform for 1,300+ exhibitors from the private, commercial, civil and military sectors. The show is specifically designed to facilitate tailor-made opportunities to meet, negotiate and announce business transactions. It is the largest, most internationally attended aerospace event in the world. Five Vermont businesses will exhibit in the ‘Best of New England’ booth in the show’s U.S.A. Pavilion [1]along with businesses and economic development staff ...
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EDC hires Maine researcher to gauge America’s Cup impact
Explore Homepage (Jun 26 2012)
The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation has hired Maine-based research and planning firm Planning Decisions, Inc. to conduct an economic impact study of the America’s Cup World Series Event taking place this week in Newport.
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Massachusetts, Maine and Vermont top list of safest hospitals
Explore Vermont Business Magazine (Jun 22 2012)
Location may matter when it comes to where you get your healthcare, according to the newly releasedHospital Safety Score(SM). Massachusetts, Maine and Vermont boast the largest percentage of "A" hospitals in the United States.
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Sanford Maine is Recognized as Certified Business-Friendly
Explore Team New England Blog (Jun 12 2012)
The Sanford Regional Economic Growth Council is a private corporation that is well on its way to becoming the “go to” economic development organization in central York County, Maine. The Council was critical in getting Sanford the certified business friendly recognition for its community. The community improved its internal processes this past year to be more efficient and get faster with its approvals. Speed to market remains critical to the private sector. Congratulations to Sanford!
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Maine Standards to move to Cumberland, add staff
Explore Mass High Tech Business News (Jun 6 2012)
Maine Standards Company will construct a $3 million to $5 million facility in Cumberland, Maine. Founded in 2001, the developer of lab equipment calibration products got the go-ahead from the Cumberland Planning Board to build a new 33,000-square-foot facility, The Portland Press Herald reports.
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CT’s Pratt adding for 400 workers in Maine
Explore HartfordBusiness.com (Apr 30 2012)
East Hartford jet-engine maker Pratt & Whitney is planning to boost its North Berwick, Maine, work force to 1,700 over the next four years in order to meet demand for engines for fighter and commercial planes, The Portland Press Herald reports.
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Maine Takes Tidal Power to Next Level
Explore Forbes.com (Apr 29 2012)
Maine's Public Utilities Commission approved the first long-term deals for purchasing power from grid-connected a tidal energy plant for with ratepayer funds in the United States last week. The PUC's approval will allow Hydro, CMP and Maine Public Service to purchase power from the four megawatt tidal power project in the Gulf of Maine under ...
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Maine utilities commission OKs tidal energy contracts
Explore Mass High Tech Business News (Apr 25 2012)
Ocean Renewable Power Co. of Portland, Maine, said the state’s Public Utilities Commission has approved the long-term, primary contract terms of power purchase agreements for the company’s Maine Tidal Energy Project in Washington County, Maine.
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Home sales up in New England
Explore wwlp.com (Apr 21 2012)
The latest housing report from RE/MAX of New England has some good news for the region.
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New England recovery continuing, Fed says
Explore RutlandHerald.com (Apr 15 2012)
New England’s economic recovery advanced at a moderate pace over the past several weeks, as businesses across a variety of industries reported increasing revenues and some modest hiring, according to a survey released last week by the Federal Reserve. ... - The Boston Globe
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Colo. health drink makes way to CT, Maine
Explore HartfordBusiness.com (Apr 10 2012)
A Denver health-beverage promoter has signed with a pair of New England distributors to get its natural lemonade onto store shelves in Connecticut and Maine, authorities say.
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Maine Voices: State's entrepreneurs quietly leading state to a brighter future
Explore pressherald.com (Mar 27 2012)
Highly publicized reports of Maine's 'business unfriendliness' don't tell the whole story. Many unheralded companies are quietly succeeding in Maine.
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Maine Tech Institute invests in 7 businesses
Explore Mass High Tech Business News (Mar 27 2012)
Maine Technology Institute (MTI), a publicly-financed, private nonprofit organization created by Maine’s legislature to stimulate research and development, new products, and services, said it has invested $709,011 in seven growing Maine businesses.
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Maine Tech Institute invests in seven businesses
Explore Mass High Tech Business News (Mar 27 2012)
Maine Technology Institute (MTI), a publicly-financed, private nonprofit organization created by Maine’s legislature to stimulate research and development, new products, and services, said it has invested $709,011 in seven growing Maine businesses.
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CT-bound Jackson Lab expanding in Maine
Explore HartfordBusiness.com (Mar 20 2012)
Maine researcher The Jackson Laboratory, preparing to branch into Connecticut, isn't slowing expansion in its home state, MaineBiz reports. It is buying the former Lowe's home improvement store in Ellsworth, Maine, to house production, warehousing and administrative work.
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Fluid Imaging Technologies expands in Yarmouth
Explore maineco.org (Mar 7 2012)
Laboratory instrumentation manufacturer Fluid Imaging Technologies recently expanded its corporate headquarters in Yarmouth, growing its square feet by 35%.
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New Blance to add 40 jobs in March
Explore maineco.org (Mar 7 2012)
New Balance, an athletic shoe manufacturer in Norridgewock, is planning to hire another 40 workers by the end of March, and said it could add more employees in the future if a natural gas pipeline is built. Voters last night approved a tax increment financing agreement for Kennebec Valley Gas Co.
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New LePage program aims to name business-friendly communities
Explore bangordailynews.com (Mar 7 2012)
AUGUSTA, Maine — Communities that reduce red tape and work cooperatively with businesses could apply to be certified as “business friendly” under a new program unveiled Tuesday by Gov. Paul LePage. State officials hope the new effort will help align state and local government, making it easier for companies to locate and expand in Maine.
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Maine’s Pondera teams with Deepak Chopra
Explore Mass High Tech Business News (Feb 24 2012)
Maine nutraceutical company Pondera Pharmaceuticals has launched a line of nutraceutical products endorsed by well-known mind-body medicine pundit Dr. Deepak Chopra.
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