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Green home design takes off in Maine
(Reprint from Kennebec Journal 11/6/2016) SEARSMONT — What’s coming off the assembly line at Ecocor looks a bit like a really fat, firm box spring, 18 inches thick, swathed in high performance fabrics, framed with wood, so solid that even the princess couldn’t feel a pea through it. Read more here.
Read more »MTI Funds $1,446,440 in 26 Awards to Maine Companies
BRUNSWICK, MAINE – The Maine Technology Institute (MTI) approved 19 Seed Grant applications, 4 Development Loan applications and 3 TechStart applications in October 2016, totaling $1,446,440 in awards to entrepreneurs from across Maine to advance new product and process development in biotechnology, composite materials, environmental technology, forestry & agriculture, information technology, aquaculture & marine technologies,…
Read more »Kelp company approved for long-term lease
(Reprint from Mainebiz 10/31/2016) – A Casco Bay company that bills itself as the world’s first commercial kelp farm got state approval Friday to convert a temporary seaweed plot off Chebeague Island into a 10-year lease, giving it the financial and regulatory certainty it needs to support the expansion of its Saco processing operation. Read…
Read more »Surge Hydro wins regional Cleantech Open
(Reprint from Maine Startups Insider 10/28/2016) – For the third time in five years, a Maine startup has been chosen as a winner of the northeast regional Cleantech Open, a competition for companies working in the energy and environmental sectors. Read more here.
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