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May 29, 2023
Focus on Locally Grown

Forces of nature: Growing crop of women in agriculture makes waves in Maine

Renee Cordes

From laborers to farm owners creating jobs, growing numbers of women are working in Maine’s $1.8 billion agricultural sector.

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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