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Houlton is the site of a busy border crossing between the United State and Canada, and international travelers have long spurred the town's economy. But all that changed when the pandemic hit. Still, some local businesses are optimistic.
A bundle of bridges in Hampden is just one of the Maine Department of Transportation projects keeping construction crews busy in northern Maine.
In South Portland, PM Construction is preparing to open one of southern Maine's largest-scale apartment developments in recent memory this fall. Meanwhile, Great Falls Construction of Gorham is going "five for five."
The Northern New England Housing Investment Fund has been around for 30 years. In July it merged with another nonprofit housing capital syndicate, based in Vermont, to form Evernorth. But Shanahan says local low-income needs are still "our DNA."
The secret to success is to study the matter in detail, working out with all key participants just what is expected, the specific actions it will take to achieve it, the challenges to be met, who is going to do what — and especially how progress is to be measured.
Houlton has long had an economic relationship with its Canadian counterparts, including Woodstock, New Brunswick.
The Mainebiz roundup of businesses and businesspeople that have been making changes in recent weeks. Check out our compilation of new hires, promotions, accomplishments and more.
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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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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