New additions to Maine’s Maritime and Aerospace industries debuted in Brunswick Landing this week — the former naval air station now transformed into a hub for tech and STEM.

The Maine Maritime Academy opened its 50,000 square-foot Workforce Training Center. It will house apprentice programs in trades like shipbuilding and manufacturing. And just down the road, the Maine Space Corp. showed off its new lab that will be used to test electronics for multiple industries.

Terry Shehata is executive director of the Maine Space Corp. He said it made sense for the organizations to open their centers at the same time for "Manufacturing Month" and that the two sectors need to work together to build workforces in Maine.

“What we're really are trying to do is increase the state's economy by using s

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