UMaine mentioned in Mainebiz article on Old Town business development

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

April 4, 2018 Economic Development, UMaine in the News

The University of Maine was mentioned in a Mainebiz article about new federal legislation that removes deed restrictions on land at the Old Town Airport, allowing it to be used for business development. The bill to help spur economic growth and job creation in Old Town was signed into law by President Donald Trump, according to the article. The city has invested more than $1 million in infrastructure improvements to help bring job creators to the site, and businesses have already expressed interest, the article states. For overall economic growth, the city has identified six targeted industry sectors that, through existing industry-academia collaborations spurred by UMaine, are expected to present the greatest opportunities for future growth: forest bioproducts, advanced materials and composites, sensors and nanotechnologies, new media and IT, food sciences and human nutrition, and data centers and super-computing, Mainebiz reported.