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V I E W P O I N T S W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 3 J U N E 2 4 , 2 0 2 4 From the Editor A ny parent with kids at or near college age can't help but have some anxiety about the high cost of higher education. Yet when we see the kind of investment going into new buildings, campuses and fields of study, parents can't help but have a twinge of envy, wishing they were going back to school. e University of New England has launched a College of Business and next year plans to unveil a consolidated med school campus in Portland. Staff Writer Alexis Wells has the story on Page 16. e University of Maine at Augusta is renovating a building that will house the nursing and cyberse- curity programs. Senior Writer Laurie Schreiber has details on Page 18. Finally, it wouldn't be possible for many students to get to college without the help of the Rockland- based Worthington Scholarship Foundation. Senior Writer Renee Cordes goes behind the scenes to tell us how the foundation works. See Renee's cover story, which starts on Page 10. is issue also includes a list of Maine's largest graduate programs, on Page 26. Peter Van Allen pvanallen@mainebiz.biz Featured @ Mainebiz.biz For a daily digest of Maine's top business news, sign up for the Mainebiz Daily Report at mainebiz.biz/enews Get all the latest business news at Mainebiz.biz and by subscribing to the Daily Report and Real Estate Insider newsletters. Here's the top Mainebiz content from June 3–17: 1. Covetrus lays off some employees in restructuring 2. Developer gets Portland Planning Board approval for 13-condo building on Eastern Prom 3. Clothing store relocates to 'cutest retail space in Freeport' 4. Robbins Lumber's 100-acre Hancock County mill may not stay a mill after selling to contractor 5. Maine bakers bask in national spotlight, winning 2 top prizes at James Beard Awards 6. After six years, Presque Isle is about to switch its only commercial airline 7. In Oxford County, Norway is making headway 8. Portland freezer warehouse nears end of construction, to open soon for business 9. Market Basket ready to open its third Maine supermarket 10. Portland Planning Board OKs plan for Roux Institute building at former B&M site F I L E P H O T O / W I L L I A M H A L L 1 Now is a good time to go to college in Maine. bernsteinshur.com Meet Shiloh. A labor and employment powerhouse, Shiloh advises and defends employers in numerous areas of employment law. She also works with institutions of higher education and other schools on employment, student, and Title IX matters. We're attorneys. But we're people first. Shiloh Theberge, Attorney and Shareholder Investments reflect Maine's commitment to higher ed P H O T O S / C O U R T E S Y O F T H O M A S C O L L E G E Thomas College grads bask in their day.

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