Democratic VP candidate cites UMaine in BDN op-ed
Tim Kaine, the Democratic nominee for vice president, mentioned the University of Maine in an opinion piece he wrote for the Bangor Daily News titled, “Working together, we can make an economy where prosperity is shared by all.” Kaine wrote the five-year $275 billion infrastructure plan he and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton have proposed will improve the lives of workers and families in Maine. Their “Make it in America” plan will invest in manufacturing communities across the country, which is good news for employers such as Bath Iron Works and the University of Maine, the article states. “Programs such as the Target Technology Incubator at UMaine already are resulting in new supply chains for innovative products that can revitalize manufacturing communities,” Kaine wrote. “We need to build on that success everywhere we can.”