New Balance giving UMaine $5M gift for naming rights to field house, fitness center

The University of Maine’s field house and Memorial Gym project has received a huge boost as the result of a $5 million gift to the institution from Boston-based athletic products company New Balance.

The field house will be renamed the “New Balance Field House” and the student recreation and fitness center will be known as the “New Balance Student Recreation and Fitness Center” for a 20-year period in return for the $5 million gift.