by Maine Mechanical | Mar 15, 2020 | Education News
By Trevor McNally “Investing in career and technical education is just smart.” So says an op-ed co-penned by Biddeford Representative Ryan Fecteau and City of Portland Mayor Kate Snyder, which was published in the Portland Press Herald earlier this week on March 11....read more
by Maine Mechanical | Mar 4, 2020 | Education News, Heating, Mechanical, Plumbing
If passed, it would provide $20 million for CTE schools around the state. BY DINA MENDROS EXECUTIVE EDITOR, Portland Press Herald BIDDEFORD — When State Rep. Ryan Fecteau was going door-to-door around Biddeford, drumming up support for his reelection to the Maine...read more
by Maine Mechanical | Feb 23, 2020 | Education News, Heating, Mechanical, Plumbing
By Trevor McNally Student loan debt is out of control in this country. The U.S. Department of Education recently reported that in the first quarter of 2019- which are the most recent numbers available- as many as 49.8 million borrowers owed $1.447 trillion in...read more
by Maine Mechanical | Dec 30, 2019 | Building, Commercial News, Education News
A 550-bed residence hall and a student/career center are targeted for completion in 2022. BY MICHAEL KELLEY – THE FORECASTER PORTLAND — The new year will be busy on the Portland campus of the University of Southern Maine with buildings torn down and the launch...read more
by Maine Mechanical | Dec 15, 2019 | Building, Commercial News, Education News, Heating, Mechanical, Plumbing
By Trevor McNally On Friday December 6, Educate Maine held it’s annual education symposium in Portland. There it was projected that Maine will need 158,000 more trained workers over the next five years in order to maintain economic growth, according to the...read more
by Maine Mechanical | Dec 9, 2019 | Building, Commercial News, Education News, Heating, Mechanical, Plumbing, Residential News
By Trevor McNally Less than two weeks ago Maine Governor Janet Mills signed an executive order requiring Maine state agencies to invest in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and emissions reductions. It’s the next step in Mills’ environmental policy...read more
