Maine Maritime Academy

The facilities inside the industrial park consist of a Maritime Industrial Workforce Training Center affiliated with the Maine Maritime Academy and a SpaceTech facility that's part of the Maine Space Corp.

Ben Dinsmore, the incoming general manager and CEO, brings more than 25 years of global experience to the role, succeeding John Warnock, who resigned in March.

The appointment comes at a 'pivotal moment,' when the U.S. is experiencing the largest shortage in licensed mariners since World War II.

A retired U.S. Navy officer and former commandant of midshipmen at Maine Maritime Academy has been hired to help lead the newly formed alliance.

After two years as president of Maine Maritime Academy, Jerry Paul is retiring this summer due to family circumstances.

Business owners throughout Maine have said they have jobs available but have difficulty finding qualified and trained workers.

Lynch Logistics Inc., a Bangor logistics company, has appointed Maine Maritime Academy grad Joe Marriner as a business development executive.

The future USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. is the first Flight III Arleigh Burke destroyer to be built at Bath Iron Works. Maine Maritime Academy will get a new type of multi-mission vessel in 2024.

The U.S. Maritime Administration had originally planned to designate Maine Maritime Academy's training vessel as hailing from Virginia. With pushback from U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, the agency has changed course.

In a roundup of nonprofit news, the Maine Community Foundation awards grants to 27 nonprofits in Hancock County while Maine State Credit Union awards $100,000 in scholarships to Maine residents.