Media report on UMaine, Maine Brewers’ Guild study on craft beer industry

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.

March 21, 2017 In the News, School of Economics

The Portland Press Herald, Maine Public and Mainebiz reported on a new study released by the Maine Brewers’ Guild and conducted by the University of Maine School of Economics. The report is projecting growth of nearly 40 percent next year as the number of Maine’s craft brewers continues to increase, according to Maine Public. Maine breweries added $228 million to the state’s economy last year, and employed more than 1,600 workers, according to estimates based on survey responses from guild members. The estimated total revenue of Maine brewers was more than $150 million in 2016, a 17 percent increase from 2013, according to the report. “I wasn’t expecting to see the level of economic impact we found,” said Andrew Crawley, a UMaine economist who co-wrote the report. “If it continues at this pace, it will start to overtake some more established industries. We are going to see craft brewing right up there as a major part of the state’s industrial makeup.” Crawley told the Press Herald that a big surprise for him was the geographic reach of craft breweries. “The north and central Maine is where people are talking about significant expansions, and that is a positive economic sign of the industry growing across the state,” Crawley said. “It is really good to see the impact it is having in places where there have been decline.”