BANGOR DAILY NEWS • February 8, 2023
A Maine-based development corporation wants to launch the first major overhaul of the former Loring Air Force Base since the 1990s. Green 4 Maine LLC has acquired approximately 450 acres and 150,000 square feet of buildings from the Loring Development Authority, which manages a 3,800-acre industrial park on the former base. Within 10 years, Green 4 Maine wants to develop its land into a major workforce hub with thousands of new jobs, and will start this year to renovate former military housing for workforce residences. If the company reaches its lofty goals, the investment could spark a large-scale economic revitalization for a region that has struggled to retain major employers in the past decade.