A $1 million federal grant will allow Gorham to start construction on the initial expansion of its industrial park project. “This will help immensely with the build-out of the Gorham Industrial Park,” Town Council Chairperson Lee Pratt said this week. Gorham Economic Development Director Kevin Jensen said the funding, earmarked in the U.S. Senate’s Fiscal […]
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Kevin Jensen became Gorham’s economic development director in January 2020, moving here from New York City, where he’d spent 10 years in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. He took the position as the town works to enhance its economic footprint. Mainebiz caught up with him to check on how things are going.
Mainebiz: Gorham is developing an industrial park why such a major undertaking?
Kevin Jensen: The town sees it as an opportunity to play an active role in fostering the type of economic development that aligns with town priorities while also making sure a project of this scale moves forward. The town has had a zero percent occupancy rate in its industrial parks for the last two years. By providing a variety of lot sizes for development, the town hopes a variety of businesses will locate in Gorham.