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Recent MITC trade news
On the Move (PDF)The Maine International Trade Center has announced the election of the following members to its board...
7/6/2010 , Portland Press Herald
International Trade: Maine in the Global Marketplace
A discussion of the opportunities available to Maine businesses in markets worldwide. Host: Connie Zhu, MECEP Policy Analyst; Guest(s): John Wolanski,VP, Savage Safe Handling, Auburn; Christopher Hopkins, Headmaster, ME Cent. Inst., Pittsfield; and Janine Bisaillon-Cary, Pres., ME Int'l Trade Ctr.
6/29/2010 , MECEP's State of the State
Medical device firm acquires Pa. company, hopes for growth (PDF)
Medical instruments firm Lighthouse Imaging Corp. in downtown Portland is preparing for significant growth after company President Dennis Leiner acquired a Pennsylvania firm and its infrared endoscope patents in January.
6/29/2010 , Mainebiz
Wyman & Son scouts China markets (PDF)
Ed Flanagan didn’t know what to expect when he traveled to a trade show in Shanghai, China, in May. The CEO and president of Jasper Wyman & Son, the largest wild blueberry grower in the United States, was hoping to make connections that would lead to a new market for Maine’s succulent natural treasures.
6/28/2010 , Mainebiz
Seed grant boosts Trillium Diagnostics (PDF)
A statewide economic development grant is helping a small Bangor biotechnology firm bolster its presence here and abroad.
6/17/2010 , Mainebiz
Maine trade mission to go to Paris (PDF)
Maine Gov. John Baldacci says Paris will be the destination of the next gubernatorial trade mission.
6/4/2010 , CNBC.com
Exports growth to pull Maine out of recession (PDF)
Speakers at the Trade Day 2010 conference on Thursday had one theme in common: Maine is doing a fine job exporting goods and is on track to do more.
6/4/2010 , Bangor Daily News
Maine Launches Foreign Direct Investment Initiative (PDF)
Governor John E. Baldacci today unveiled a new Foreign Direct Investment initiative at the 30th Maine International Trade Day event held at the Samoset Resort.
6/4/2010 , GovMonitor
Initiative to attract foreign energy investment (PDF)
Gov. John Baldacci rolled out a new foreign direct investment initiative Thursday at the Maine International Trade Center's Trade Day.
6/4/2010 , Mainebiz
State Embarking on Trade Mission to France (PDF)
Trade officials are lining up businesses to head to France in October to promote Maine's food and tourism industries, as well as the state's renewable energy efforts.
6/4/2010 , MPBN
Gov: Maine to Build on Foreign Trade Momentum (PDF)
Maine's international exports are faring well so far this year, compared to a tough 2009. The state's exports for the first quarter of the year are up 20 percent.
6/3/2010 , WABI-TV5
What Maine Needs to do to Compete For Foreign Investment
What will it take to attract more foreign investment to Maine? Consultant Chris Steele tells MPBN's Morning Edition host Irwin Gratz that it will require a mix of factors.
6/3/2010 , MPBN
Baldacci pushes trade initiative as exports rise (PDF)
Last year Maine exports dropped by over 24 percent, but in the first three months of this year they were up by 20 percent, and Gov. John Baldacci believes they will continue to increase under initiatives by both the state and federal government.
6/2/2010 , Bangor Daily News
Fluid Imaging Technologies lauded for international work (PDF)
When Kent Peterson, CEO of Fluid Imaging Technologies, reflects on the Yarmouth firm's growth in overseas markets, he feels they are still just beginning.
6/1/2010 , Mainebiz
French consul general gets first taste of Maine (PDF)
Christophe Guilhou will help the state make the most of a trade mission to Paris, and also a food show there.
5/12/2010 , Portland Press Herald
On the Move - Awards and Recognition (PDF)
2010 Maine International Trade and Investment Awards
4/25/2010 , Portland Press Herald
Trade center names award winners (PDF)
The Maine International Trade Center has announced the winners of its 2010 Maine International Trade and Investment Awards.
4/20/2010 , Portland Press Herald
Healthy increases (PDF)
Growing worldwide demand makes the biotech industry Maine's export darling.
4/19/2010 , Mainebiz
MITC announces International Trade and Investment Award Winners (PDF)
Companies to receive recognition at 30th Maine International Trade Day at the Samoset Resort in Rockport.
4/6/2010
Maine export figures show weakness in traditional industries, growth in new ones
Maine exports fell last year by over 24 percent. For a look at what's behind those numbers, Irwin Gratz talked with Janine Bisaillon-Cary, President of MITC, who pointed to some bright spots in the figures.
3/19/2010 , MPBN
Maine exports slow, but poised to rebound (PDF)
Overall, international sales of goods ranging from paper products to lobsters came out to $2.2 billion -- off 24 percent from 2008.
3/16/2010 , MPBN
Maine trailing N.H. in tapping Canadian power (PDF)
However, Maine is part of Hydro Quebec's 10-year plan, according to the state's energy director.
2/26/2010 , Portland Press Herald
Maine urged to attract students from India (PDF)
The state is getting a smaller share of those students – and their money – than the nation as a whole.
1/19/2010 , Portland Press Herald
Businesses urged to consider India (PDF)
India offers Maine businesses a chance to tap the world's largest democracy with fewer barriers to entry.
1/19/2010 , Mainebiz
Foreign groups eye Maine’s wind potential (PDF)
A recent trade mission could lead to $18 million in sales and contracts, a group says.
10/15/2009 , Portland Press Herald
Trip lays out pieces of wind-power puzzle (PDF)
Hurdles are many, Maine officials say, but surmounting them could make the state
an alternative energy leader.
9/27/2009 , Portland Press Herald
'Amazing' turbine may be tested off Maine (PDF)
Officials get a close look at a one-of-a-kind deep-water tower off Norway and line up UMaine for joint research.
9/26/2009 , Portland Press Herald
Many intriguing parallels (PDF)
Maine already has some of the infrastructure and skilled workers seen in visits to
wind power businesses overseas.
9/25/2009 , Portland Press Herald
Trip demonstrating value of cooperation (PDF)
Maine leaders see benefit of touting state's end-to-end chain of companies working
on wind.
9/24/2009 , Portland Press Herald
Building relationships and lining up business (PDF)
Construction firms see wind powering their futures, too.
9/23/2009 , Portland Press Herald
Wind power giant shows interest in state (PDF)
Maine officials pitch the state's turbine siting potential to Iberdrola, a Spanish company that owns CMP.
9/22/2009 , Portland Press Herald
Baldacci heads trade mission to Spain and Germany (PDF)
The Governor is leading a group that includes representatives of some of Maine's largest companies in a bid to market Maine-based wind energy technology.
9/21/2009 , MPBN
Delegation aims to advance wind energy (PDF)
In an unusual move, firms that want to do business in Europe focus on an industry,
not a locale.
9/21/2009 , Portland Press Herald
Maine governor leads overseas wind trade mission (PDF)
Hoping to trumpet the state's burgeoning role as a player in the wind-power industry, Maine Gov. John Baldacci will lead a weeklong trade mission to Germany and Spain in which participants hope to cultivate business contacts and attract investors.
9/17/2009 , CNBC
Maine alternative energy leaders hit Europe on trade mission (PDF)
Maine Gov. John Baldacci and a group of clean energy business officials are heading to Europe next month to showcase the state's wind and ocean energy capabilities to the world's leading renewable energy developers.
8/21/2009 , Mass High Tech
Off to Europe (PDF)
Businesses with a focus on renewable wind and ocean energy have until the end of this month to sign up for a trade mission to Spain and Germany led by Gov. John Baldacci.
7/11/2009 , Kennebec Journal
Trade mission bound for Europe (PDF)
Renewable energy technology is the focus of the next trade mission of MITC and Gov. John Baldacci, who are set to visit Germany and
6/16/2009 , MaineBiz
