Mainebiz cites Gabe’s study in report on state’s maple production
University of Maine economist Todd Gabe’s 2014 study on the maple industry’s financial impact on the state was cited in the Mainebiz article “Gov. LePage vies to make Maine No. 1 in maple production.” Conservation and Forestry Commissioner Walt Whitcomb said in a release that Maine Gov. Paul LePage’s desire to see Maine become the maple production leader is a “very high bar, but the industry and department are working very hard to create more maple products and grow the industry.” Gabe’s study found that including multiplier effects, Maine’s maple syrup industry annually contributes $49 million in revenue, 805 full- and part-time jobs and $25 million in wages to the state’s economy, according to the article.