Proposal for $80 million investment in innovation, R&D announced at Hangar 6 event
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BRUNSWICK LANDING, Maine — Gov. Janet Mills made a stop Thursday afternoon at the Brunswick-based startup bluShift Aerospace.
The governor’s office said the visit was to “promote the Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan’s investment in innovation to spur economic growth as Maine recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Mills’ plan proposes spending $80 million to expanding public sector business support through increased research and development spending, her office explained in a release. Investments in research and development are a “key driver of economic growth,” the Maine Development Foundation’s Measures of Growth report indicates.
