As I have noted previously in a blog or two, MTI’s governing statute was/is really an inspired piece of legislation on several different levels. For one, it specifies that we invest our funds across Maine’s seven targeted technology sectors (biotechnology, composites and advanced materials, environmental technology, forestry and agriculture, information technology, marine and aquaculture, and… Read more »
Category: President’s blog
MTI to Launch Maine Entrepreneurial Resource Corps — Ooh-Rah!
Merriam-Webster defines a corps as “an organized subdivision of the military establishment, a tactical unit consisting of two or more divisions and auxiliary arms and services,” and also as “a group of persons associated together or acting under common direction, especially, a body of persons having a common activity or occupation.” We are most familiar,… Read more »
Internship and Apprenticeship Opportunities May Help to Curtail Great Resignation’s Impact in Maine
Happy New Year! We have heard a great deal over the past couple of years about the “Great Resignation,” what the Wall Street Journal recently referred to as the term that applied to record levels of unfilled jobs in the pandemic era. Hiring managers across Maine and the nation are searching for solutions to help… Read more »
MTI’s FY21 Annual Report Released: Organization deploys $9.4 million across 130 distinct projects, leveraging $74 million in private sector matching funds
It’s my honor to release the Maine Technology Institute’s fiscal year 2021 (FY21) annual report. MTI’s fiscal year began on July 1, 2020, and concluded on June 30, 2021. It was another strong year of catalytic investments by MTI into Maine organizations and entrepreneurs. As a result of loan repayments and sound investment returns, MTI… Read more »