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If there’s one thing Mainers take seriously, it’s their home heating systems. And increasingly, the heat source of choice in the Pine Tree State is a heat pump. In fact, according to a recent Bloomberg article, Maine leads the U.S. when it comes to installing energy-efficient electric heat pumps and heat pump water heaters. “Nationwide,… Read more »

The 2024 Graduation Celebration by Mitchell Institute on on Exposure

Elliott Simpson, the 2014 Mitchell Scholar from Hampden Academy and incoming President of the Mitchell Institute Alumni Council (MIAC), announced today that four fellow Mitchell Scholars have been elected to serve two-year terms on the alumni service organization. Adam Fortier-Brown, Sadie Libby, Lauren Turcotte Seavey, and Hunter Steele will begin serving on the Alumni Council… Read more »

With her most recent gift to the Mitchell Institute, Malinda Gagnon, the 1999 Mitchell Scholar from Telstar Regional High School and CEO of Uprise Partners—a Maine-based technology firm providing small and medium-sized businesses with IT, cybersecurity, software engineering, and automations—became the 18th and newest member of the Truc Huynh Alumni Giving Society. The Truc Huynh… Read more »

PORTLAND, Maine — Jared Cash, President and CEO of the Mitchell Institute, announced today that Jeff Candura will join Maine’s premier scholarship organization as Director of Development on May 28. Among his responsibilities, Candura will lead the work of inspiring people and foundations to make philanthropic investments in the success of nearly 600 college-going Mitchell… Read more »