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March 20, 2023, Edition
Business Leaders of the Year

Business Leaders: Dana Connors has been a tireless champion for Maine’s economy

J. Craig Anderson

Over six decades, Dana Connors has been called upon time and again by both government and industry to help tackle the state’s most pressing economic challenges.

Today's Poll

Will your business be holding a holiday party this year?
Poll Description

Sponsored by: GoNetspeed, a fiber internet provider

Are you ready to party like it's ... 2019?

Four years ago, on the eve of the pandemic, 76% of companies in a national survey were planning corporate holiday parties. That was the most since 2016, according to the poll by global human resources consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, which has been conducting the research annually since 2004.

In 2020, just 5% of companies gathered for the holidays at in-person galas. In 2021, as COVID vaccines were starting to become available, the percentage of partiers increased to 27%.

Last year, perhaps in a sign that the economy was approaching something like normal, the share of companies with holiday celebrations surged to 57%.

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