The state’s clean atmosphere, location and textile tradition are among the factors fueling Maine’s growing aerospace and transportation sectors. Read more

Fiber Materials Inc. (FMI) and bluShift Aerospace are working with NASA to further space exploration. Read more

Portland’s famed Fork Food Lab will have 50 tenants within a month which means a move to another location needs to happen soon. Read more

The University of Maine, working with the University of New Hampshire and the University of Vermont, will conduct a four-year study to monitor forest growth and conditions using digital sensor technology.  The  project will generate near real-time data for use by the forest products industry and in forestland sustainability efforts.  The National Science Foundation has set aside $6 million for … Read More

The National Science Foundation is funding a five-year study into the state’s coastal waters to further the understanding of sustainability of coastal ecosystems using environmental DNA or eDNA, the genetic traces left behind by living organisms. The study is a collaboration among Bigelow Laboratory, the University of Maine, Southern Maine Community College and Colby College. Read more

The University of Maine’s Advanced Manufacturing Center in Orono has become one of the first campuses in the country to have a metal 3D printer available to students and business. Read More

The University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center and Bowdoin College each received $100,000 grant from the U.S. Forest Service to promote research and construction of mass timber buildings on the campuses. Bowdoin plans to put the funds toward the construction of the Barry M. Hall and the Center for Arctic Studies. UMaine will use to funds to expand … Read More

The reopening of the Old Town Mill is expected to support the regional economy and bolster Maine’s forest products industry.  The pulp mill officially reopened Tuesday, August 13, in ceremonies that included a tour of the plant attended by U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Angus King, I-Maine, and U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, according to a news release.  ND … Read More

The Maine International Trade Center (MITC) seeks proposals from qualified applicants to support the Invest in Maine Initiative in China. Focus of the effort is on investment attraction in the Advanced Materials/Transportation, Life Sciences, and Food Processing sectors. Services to be provided by the qualified entity are: Outreach, lead development, prospecting, and follow-up that support the attraction of Chinese investment … Read More