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Gardiner’s Libby Hill Business Park Expansion
Groundbreaking Event August 28, 2008
Gardiner, ME, August 26, 2008 — The City of Gardiner will be celebrating its new 12 lot expansion of its Libby Hill business park with a public groundbreaking event this Thursday, August 28th, at the end of Technology Drive. The groundbreaking tent will open at 1:30 PM with the groundbreaking ceremony starting at 2 PM. Opening remarks from Mayor Andy MacLean will be followed by a keynote speech by Senator Susan Collins. Senator Collins was instrumental in the City receiving an $856,400 US Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant.
The groundbreaking ceremony will conclude around 2:30 PM. After the ceremony, tours will be available at the EJ Prescott and Pine State Beverage businesses, as well as the Harper’s Development building, for those who are interested in seeing some exciting local businesses in world class facilities already located at the Libby Hill business park. McGee Construction, of West Gardiner, Maine was selected to construct 4,500 linear feet in public infrastructure to serve the 12 new pre-permitted business park lots.
Gardiner views the success of the first phase of its Libby Hill business park, as a model for planning the current business park expansion. Since being built, close to 500 jobs have been created or retained among the new business development at the park. In addition, phase I has generated over $25 million in investment, thus far. Some of the current businesses located in Libby Hill Business Park include, Pine State Trading Company, EJ Prescott, and a multi-tenant office building owned by Harper’s Development. Dennison Lubricants purchased two (phase I) lots in December of 2007 and is currently building a 20,000 square foot facility.
To find the groundbreaking event, take the main entrance (Enterprise Avenue) to Libby Hill Business Park and drive to Technology Drive (will be on your right). Note the Dennison Lubricants building project currently underway at the intersection of Enterprise Ave and Technology Drive. Parking will be along both shoulders of Technology Drive. If necessary, you may park along Enterprise Avenue.
For a full copy of the press release on the event and the business park project, please click here.
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