Technology park to open in Oakland

OAKLAND – A dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony will take place for Maine’s Premier Business and Technology Center at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 16.

The 285-acre park represents the collaborative effort of 24 area municipalities that joined to form the Kennebec Regional Development Authority. The ceremony will mark the development of the business and technology park, a unique economic development project to improve the economy of central Maine.

Speakers will include U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and Steven Levesque, commissioner of the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development.

Construction began last spring for the park’s first tenant, the Waterville-based accounting and business advisory firm of Perry, First, Boulette & Fitton. The center is being billed as an ideal site for professional offices for research and development, information technology, financial services, health care, customer service and sales. The park also is outfitted with a sophisticated communications and utilities infrastructure.

The park is located off Kennedy Memorial Drive, west of Interstate 95 exit 33. The public is invited to attend Monday’s event.

For more information, contact the FirstPark offices at 465-4870 or (800) 966-1002 or visit www.firstpark.com.