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Dan Bookham enjoys his work at Allen Insurance and Financial, where he's the business development director and a commercial insurance producer at the firm's office in Camden. But over time, he became increasingly sedentary and his diet worsened.
In my position as the leader of a nonprofit membership organization that works to improve the quality and lower the cost of health care, I find myself in frequent conversations with employers from around the state about what they can do to wring m
Every business out there is thinking of how to cut costs.Yet we also know that it's the people at our companies that are ultimately responsible for our product, our brand, our company.
Nonprofit organizations like the Island Institute are not exempt from the pressures of the bottom line.
Good health, according to those in the wellness field, is good not only for employees, it's good for employers, who save on medical plan costs and absenteeism, and find that these sorts of programs help foster a positive workplace culture and serve to attract and retain employees.
I recently did a podcast with digital marketing expert and author Stephen Woessner called “Onward Nation” in which I revealed that I have been using hypnotherapy for several years, using it to solve problems and focus on what's important in my lif
Workplace wellness programs can create many positive changes in employee health and office culture, but employers sponsoring a wellness program should also be aware of federal and state compliance concerns when structuring their program.
This year saw the rise of an unlikely travel personality — Driving Miss Norma.
Over the past several months, banks and other businesses have been looking for the Federal Reserve Board to cut interest rates, but the waiting game continues.
Basing its decision on new economic reports, the Fed on May 1 said it doesn’t plan to cut rates until it has “greater confidence” that inflation is slowing toward the central bank's 2% target. Three rate reductions have been projected for 2024, likely starting in June.
But for now, it appears the key borrowing rate in the U.S. will stay at a two-decade high of roughly 5.3%.
Keeping the rate so high for so long may tame inflation, but can also discourage new investment and business growth.
“The Fed is really stressing the banking industry,” said Andrew Silsby, president and CEO of Augusta-based Kennebec Savings Bank, in a Mainebiz story last month. “The economic environment is really quite difficult, but I haven’t quite figured out whether we’re through the storm or in the eye of the storm.”
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Learn moreThe Giving Guide helps nonprofits have the opportunity to showcase and differentiate their organizations so that businesses better understand how they can contribute to a nonprofit’s mission and work.
Work for ME is a workforce development tool to help Maine’s employers target Maine’s emerging workforce. Work for ME highlights each industry, its impact on Maine’s economy, the jobs available to entry-level workers, the training and education needed to get a career started.
This special publication examines the innovation infrastructure in Maine and the resources available to help entrepreneurs at the various stages of their journey.
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