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April 3, 2023 Edition

On the Record: Ray Ruby leads nonprofit that aims to reduce cancer’s impact in Maine

Renee Cordes

Ray Ruby is the executive director of Maine Cancer Foundation, a Falmouth-based nonprofit whose biggest fundraiser is the annual Tri for a Cure triathlon in South Portland every July.

  • Ask ACE: Stay interviews, the why and how

    Angela Hansen of Range Culture Co.

    Angela Hansen, an ACE member and co-founder of Range Culture Co., says companies routinely do exit interviews. But what about adding a "stay" interview to help employees with their professional growth.

Today's Poll

Will your business be holding a holiday party this year?
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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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