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July 9, 2018 Edition
Focus on Greater Portland

Hussey Seating wrestles with impact of shifting global trade policies

Laurie Schreiber

If you sit on any high school bleacher in the country, whether it's in Maine, California or Texas, there's a 50/50 chance it was made by one of the nation's largest seating manufacturers, which hap

  • Arrogant boss? Here's how to deal with it

    Stephen Jenks Of Greyledge Consulting

    Q: My boss/supervisor's behavior is really arrogant. How can I deal with it?

  • Opinion
    Opinion

    A Mainebiz reporter's memories of Nasson College

    Peter Van Allen

    Maureen Milliken, a staff writer at Mainebiz, writes about planned redevelopment of parts of the former Nasson College campus (see Page 18).

  • In Short
    In Short

    IN SHORT

    New hiresOgletree Deakins, a labor and employment law firm in Portland representing management, hired Byrne Decker as managing shareholder, Steven Silver as associate and Scott Po

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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