The university says the research will include develop 3D modeling to simulate weather and wave stresses on farms in the open ocean.
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J. Craig Anderson is a seasoned business reporter who covers a wide range of topics including banking, finance, real estate, technology and entrepreneurism. Originally from Arizona, Craig graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Arizona journalism school and has gone on to report for a variety of business and consumer publications such as the Business Journal of Phoenix, the Las Vegas Sun and the Arizona Republic. His work has earned him national recognition including Sigma Delta Chi and APA Journalism awards. Craig also served in the Army for four years, working as an intelligence analyst and Arabic linguist for the National Security Agency in Maryland. He currently lives in Freeport.
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Portland hotel sold to Virginia investment trust
The Residence Inn Portland Downtown/Waterfront has an assessed value of $15.5 million.
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Scarborough Downs site for Amazon’s second headquarters? It’s a long shot
The town manager says Scarborough will bid to host the company’s next big campus and 50,000 jobs at the 483-acre racetrack property.
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Maine-based venture capital fund headed for liquidation
CEI Community Ventures Fund LLC lost more than 70% of its value and failed to repay a $7.5 million SBA loan.
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Trump’s move to stop payments to ACA insurance providers will push premiums higher in Maine
The average premium increase for Affordable Care Act ‘silver’ plans in 2018 will be nearly 50 percent, the state Bureau of Insurance says.
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Additional health insurer to sell Maine plans in 2018
UnitedHealthcare of New England will offer large and small group coverage to employers but won’t join the ACA individual marketplace.
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MDI scientist receives $1.7 million grant for being ‘outstanding investigator’
The funding from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences will assist Vicki P. Losick’s research on wound healing at the laboratory in Bar Harbor.
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FocusMaine starts executing master plan to bring more jobs to the state
Aided by $6 million in funding, the independent group of state business leaders hires a chief executive as it works to add skilled workers in three industries.
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Neglect plagues downtown Portland’s landmark Time & Temperature Building
The building is deteriorating steadily and losing tenants, who wonder why the owner doesn’t either maintain it or sell it.
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Trump tax cuts would give little to poorest Mainers, windfall to wealthiest, report says
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimates that those with the lowest incomes would receive 1.6 percent of the cuts, while the state’s wealthiest residents would get 39 percent.