While the decision to launch an international high school boarding program was based on financial necessity, the benefits of bringing students from 16 countries to Thornton Academy extend far beyond the $3.5 million revenue.

MITC 2011 Annual Report (PDF)
We at the Maine International Trade Center were busy in 2011 -- an exciting year for Maine's international business activity. Although the final figures for Maine exports are not out, all indicators show that we will exceed our record 2010 export numbers by double digit growth (October 2011 numbers indicate exports are up 16% over last year).

Back from Brazil: Local companies say trade mission a success (PDF)
There was interest in spending time abroad at Hebron Academy, in buying collapsible food concentrate drums from Packgen and wearing Auburn-made shoes on oil-drilling platforms in the Pacific.