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Forest economies in focus at MITC virtual mission to Finland
Less than a year after Gov. Janet Mills and Finland’s prime minister at the time agreed to strengthen their respective forest economies, a virtual trade and study mission that kicks off this week aims to open
Initial numbers on COVID-19 and its impact on Maine exports
The Maine International Trade Center released initial data through April about the impact the pandemic has had on Maine industries. As COVID-19 spread across the world, industries came to a crippling halt. In Maine, it
Manufacturing growing again as need for ‘new space’ technology expands
The state’s clean atmosphere, location and textile tradition are among the factors fueling Maine’s growing aerospace and transportation sectors. Read more
For Wade Merritt, heading the Maine International Trade Center is no foreign task
Wade Merritt is president of the Maine International Trade Center and the state’s director of international trade. The Bangor native sat down with Mainebiz at MITC’s Portland Fish Pier headquarters to chat about his unconventional
Lobster on the line: China loves Maine lobster, but Trump’s trade war means Canada is filling the demand
A gold and pink glow creeps over the horizon as Mandy Perry sets sail on her 43-foot boat. In the hours ahead, she and her two-man crew will tend to dozens of wooden lobster traps,
Maine pact with Finland kicks off first day of Arctic Circle Assembly
Gov. Janet Mills and the prime minister of Finland, Antti Rinne, signed an agreement today to collaborate in the fight against climate change while strengthening their respective forest economies. Meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland, the two inked a