BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 21 -- The Business Network for Offshore Wind, an organization that expands the adoption of offshore wind energy, issued the following news release: The Business Network for Offshore Wind, the leading organization working to accelerate offshore wind energy deployment and build a dedicated domestic supply chain, welcomes yesterday's release by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) of a new draft Wind Energy Area (WEA) in the Gulf of Maine. The draft WEA covers ove more PR

PITTSFIELD, Maine, Oct. 20 -- Cianbro, a construction and construction services companies, issued the following news on Oct. 19, 2023: Our team working at the Procter & Gamble facility in Auburn, Maine, recently reached a major milestone. At the end of 2022, Ernie Selberg, Cianbro Sr. Project Manager, set forth a challenge to all team members and subcontractors on site to reach and surpass their goal of working 1 million safe hours with zero recordable injuries. On August 21, 2023, the team acc more PR

WATERVILLE, Maine, Oct. 21 (TNSres) -- Colby College issued the following news: * * * The Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence has built an infectious culture of cross-campus collaboration aimed at improving the human condition * * * Two years ago, when Colby used a $30-million gift from the Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund to launch the Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence, President David A. Greene talked to dozens of reporters. They all wanted an answer to this question:  more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 21 -- The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry issued the following news on Oct. 20, 2023: The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) announced today that it has received a $5 million grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support the State's effort to address PFAS contamination. The award was made possible through the Federal Fiscal Year 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act, introduced in the House by  more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 20 -- The Maine Department of Education issued the following news release: The Maine Department of Education (DOE) launched a new podcast today hosted by Commissioner Pender Makin featuring conversations with educators, school staff, and students. The monthly podcast, What Holds Us Together, highlights the great things happening in public schools across Maine and how public education connects us. The podcast launched with a conversation between Makin, 2023 Maine Teacher of more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following joint statement on Oct. 20, 2023 * * * Governor Janet Mills and the Maine Congressional Delegation issued the following joint statement today in response to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)'s release of its draft Wind Energy Area (WEA) for the Gulf of Maine: "We look forward to reviewing the proposal in detail, but we are encouraged that the Bureau has initially listened to our concerns and those of the fishing more PR

MADISON, Maine, Oct. 21 (TNSres) -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2023: Governor Janet Mills today joined community leaders in Madison to break ground on a new housing development supported by her Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan, which is designed to expand the availability of rental homes for workers and families in central Maine and support economic growth in the region. The project, 55 Weston Avenue, was made possible by initial funding of $2.9 million  more PR

HALLOWELL, Maine, Oct. 20 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release: The life of Maine's single area code has been extended another three and a half years to September 2032, according to a semi-annual review by the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA). In April 2023, the predicted date when Maine would need to implement a second area code was early 2029. While only about 38 percent of telephone numbering resources are currently in use, the 207 Ar more PR

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine, Oct. 21 -- The University of Maine's Presque Isle Campus issued the following news release: After sharing plans this summer for the addition of a 3-D Sun to the Maine Solar System Model, University of Maine at Presque Isle officials are pleased to announce that its finalized location will be in front of Preble Hall, in the grassy area between the UMPI sign and flagpole. This will allow the largest object within the solar system model to be viewable from U.S. Route 1--like t more PR