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May 15, 2017 Edition
Focus on Education & Training

Job training: Maine Community College System syncs with businesses to get people working

Laurie Schreiber

Ralph Jellison was in his early 50s when he lost his job with the closure of Verso Paper Corp.'s mill in Bucksport in April 2015.

  • An inside look at IDEXX's 'culture of innovation'

    Renee Cordes

    Giovani Twigge, chief human resources officer at IDEXX Laboratories Inc. discusses the company's “culture of innovation” and approach to employee wellness.

  • Finding my way from Belgium to Biddeford

    Renee Cordes

    My day in Biddeford began at the Palace Diner, a cute-as-a-button eatery in a 1927 dining car. Maine's oldest diner was abuzz with activity that brisk March morning, but counter stools were wiped clean as soon as they were cleared.

  • Grohman's bill aims to boost MTI's role in creating strong innovation economy

    James McCarthy

    The scope of Maine Technology Institute's mission in supporting innovation and entrepreneurship in Maine would be broadened under a bill proposed by state Rep. Martin Grohman, D-Biddeford.

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    Retraining your way into a new line of work

    In the business world, life often imitates art. “Life” is a story in the Washington Post that says that interns at Facebook make $8,000 a month. How many of you had unpaid internships in college? I know I did.

  • In Short
    In Short

    IN SHORT

    New hiresBusiness Lending Solutions in Hampden hired Don Smith as assistant vice president and lending officer. Smith was previously commercial loan manager at Penobscot County Federal Credit Union.

Today's Poll

Has the growth of remote work in recent years hurt the ability of your business to innovate?
Poll Description

Since the start of the pandemic, employees have come to expect hybrid schedules that allow them to work remotely.

Many employers, however, have pushed for a return to traditional, pre-COVID offices and workspaces.

Tension about where workers do their work heated up on Friday when the CEO of Nike, John Donahoe, blamed remote work for the company's recent lack of product innovation.

"It’s really hard to do bold, disruptive innovation, to develop a boldly disruptive shoe, on Zoom,” he said in an interview with CNBC.

The sportswear and sneaker giant has come under fire in the past couple of years for falling behind on innovation and losing market share.

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