Whole Oceans, of Portland, plans to build a salmon farm at the mill site, and recently was granted submerged land leases for property under the mean water line of the Penobscot River. Read more »
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Defendify Pursues Estimated $300B Cybersecurity Market with SaaS Product
“We want to be the QuickBooks of cybersecurity for small businesses,” said Simopoulos, a 20+ year veteran of the security world. Read more »
UMaine Composites Center wins awards for world’s largest prototype 3D printer
UMaine now holds Guinness World records for the world’s largest prototype polymer 3D printer, largest solid 3D-printed object and largest 3D-printed boat. Read more »
UMaine unveils world’s largest 3D printer
The University of Maine’s new 3D printer is the largest in the world, capable of producing objects up to 100 feet long by 22 feet wide by 10 feet high. Read more »
‘Best Places to Work in Maine’ rankings revealed
Employers are ranked in order of the highest scores in the evaluation process. Read more »
CEI to establish incubator for child-care entrepreneurs
The award includes funds that CEI will deploy as loans. Read more »
Dream weavers: Making high-tech wallets, packs and bags from discarded sailcloth
Together with UMaine classmate James Morin, they run the company from Gorham, and project 2019 sales to be well above $1 million. Read more »
VETRO FiberMap Rides the Wave of Massive Investment in Fiber Networks
While the opportunity is global—VETRO already has customers on every continent except Antartica—the biggest opportunity is actually suburban and rural America, according to Mitchell. Read more »
SBA Announces $50,000 Award to Maine Center for Entrepreneurs Through Growth Accelerator Fund Competition
Funds to be used in support of Startups and R&D focused Small Businesses Read more »
Rural jobs will be the goal from $800K grant to CEI
Coastal Enterprises Inc. has received $800,000 in federal funds to grow rural jobs. Read more »