Media report on new School of Economics, Maine Brewers’ Guild study

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.

January 17, 2019 Research, UMaine in the News

The Bangor Daily News, Craft Brewing Business, WABI (Channel 5) and Brewbound reported on a new study released Jan. 16 by the Maine Brewers’ Guild and Andrew Crawley, an assistant professor in the University of Maine School of Economics. Breweries and related activities by their suppliers and employees contributed a total of $260.4 million to the Maine economy in 2017, up from $225 million in 2016, according to the study. The BDN broke down that number into $1.5 million in excise taxes, $168 million in beer sold, and 2,560 jobs with a total of $54.8 million in wages. In 2017, the number of breweries grew 16 percent nationally compared to 34 percent in Maine, with 19 breweries opening between January 2017 and January 2018, according to the BDN. And Maine breweries saw 9.8 million tourists — one in five tourists to the state — stopping for a tour or tasting in 2017. While Cumberland County still has the most craft breweries with 47, each Maine county now has at least one craft brewery, according to the study. The study is based on poll responses from 36 percent of members in the Maine Brewers’ Guild, and is an update to a previous version of the study released in 2017. The Maine craft brewing industry is expected to continue to grow in the foreseeable future, with a 10 percent increase in output by the end of 2019 and a 15 percent increase by the end of 2020, according to Craft Brewing Business. Maine Public carried the BDN article and the Portland Press Herald also cited the study.