{"id":975,"date":"2025-11-07T20:54:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T20:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=975"},"modified":"2025-11-07T20:54:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T20:54:51","slug":"explore-our-economic-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=975","title":{"rendered":"Explore Our Economic Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a0956cf96952&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a0956cf96952\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-11-07-EIR-Collage-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-976\" style=\"width:1320px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-11-07-EIR-Collage-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-11-07-EIR-Collage-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-11-07-EIR-Collage-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-11-07-EIR-Collage-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-11-07-EIR-Collage-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-11-07-EIR-Collage-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-11-07-EIR-Collage-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025-11-07-EIR-Collage.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>Bigelow Laboratory<\/strong>, we go to great lengths to gather solid, actionable data.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While we\u2019ve long known that our institution\u2019s efforts to build, buy, contract, and hire within the great state of Maine make a difference, we\u2019ve been missing hard data to prove it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We hired <strong>Stepwise Data Research<\/strong> to help us quantify and tell that story. Our latest<strong> Economic Impact Report<\/strong> explores our institution\u2019s positive impact on the place we call home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bigelow.org\/economic\">Check Out the Economic Impact Report<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Bigelow Laboratory, we go to great lengths to gather solid, actionable data.\u00a0 While we\u2019ve long known that our institution\u2019s efforts to build, buy, contract, and hire within the great state of Maine make a difference, we\u2019ve been missing hard data to prove it. 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