Tag: innovation

Maine Innovations: It’s Not Your Grandparents’ Farm

The Maine Public Broadcasting Network interviewed John Piotti, president and CEO of Maine Farmland Trust, about his article found in the the most recent Maine Policy Review. In the interview, Piotti noted what he discussed in the article: farmers in Maine will have to rely on experimentation and innovation to survive and thrive. The MPBN interview […]

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Silka Talks with MPBN About Innovation, Maine Policy Review

Linda Silka spoke with Irwin Gratz of the Maine Public Broadcasting Network for Part 1 of its “Innovation in the Maine Economy” series. Silka spoke about the importance of innovation for the state’s future and the latest Maine Policy Review, which focuses on innovation in Maine’s economy. The full interview can be heard here: http://news.mpbn.net/post/innovation-maine-economy-part-1 […]

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Maine farmers must keep innovating

The Bangor Daily News published a Maine Policy Review article by John Piotti, president and CEO of Maine Farmland Trust. In the article, Piotti makes the case that farmers in Maine will have to rely on experimentation and innovation to survive and thrive. The Bangor Daily News article can be found at http://bangordailynews.com/2014/06/13/opinion/to-survive-and-grow-maine-farmers-must-keep-innovating/; the full Maine […]

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Maine Inventors – a natural advantage

The Bangor Daily News published a shortened version of a Maine Policy Review article by David Kappos that identifies Maine and Mainers as natural innovators with a long history of using necessity as the mother of invention. The Bangor Daily News article can be found at http://bangordailynews.com/2014/05/31/opinion/contributors/maine-inventors-have-a-natural-advantage/; the full Maine Policy Review article can be […]

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MPR Innovation issue highlighted in Mainebiz

MaineBiz highlighted the article about the linkages between innovation, educational attainment, and R&D spending written by Even Richert for the most recent Maine Policy Review issue. The MaineBiz article can be found at http://www.mainebiz.biz/article/20140522/NEWS0101/140529985/innovation-linked-to-education-r&d-spending:-report.    

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MPR Volume 23, No. 1 (Special Issue) – Innovation

The latest issue of Maine Policy Review (Volume 23, No. 1) is available on Digital Commons.  This special issue looks at Innovation in Maine.  The articles in this issue allow the authors to highlight the many ways that Maine is poised to strengthen its innovation policies and potential, from recognizing the history of innovation in […]

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