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  • Feds give $2.5M to Maine housing authorities

    March 3, 2015

    The Maine State Housing Authority is receiving the majority of a more than $2.5 million grant from the federal government to help residents obtain affordable housing.

    March 3, 2015

  • As public funding for R&D slows, universities feel pinch

    Lori Valigra February 23, 2015

    University spending on research and development rose by less than half a percent nationally in fiscal year 2013, according to data released recently by the National Science Foundation.

    Lori Valigra February 23, 2015

  • AT&T gives $200K to school for career prep

    February 11, 2015

    AT&T’s grant-making arm has donated $200,000 to Cony High School in Augusta for a career preparation program that seeks to address Maine’s so-called “skills gap.”

    February 11, 2015

  • Student business contest expands to other schools

    February 10, 2015

    The UMaine Business Challenge, the state’s largest student entrepreneurship competition, is no longer limited to Maine’s public universities.

    February 10, 2015

  • Maine unemployment dips slightly in December

    January 27, 2015

    Maine's unemployment rate in December was 5.5%, down from 5.7% the previous month and nearly 1% less than it was a year ago.

    January 27, 2015

  • Bowdoin College names new president

    January 27, 2015

    Bowdoin College has named a Harvard Business School faculty member as its next president, taking over the mantle from departing leader Barry Mills.

    January 27, 2015

  • Maine community colleges name interim leader

    January 26, 2015

    The Maine Community College System board of trustees has named its general counsel as the interim president, more than week after longtime leader John Fitzsimmons resigned.

    January 26, 2015

  • Education and diversity key to growth in Maine

    Peter Van Allen January 26, 2015

    Education and diversity in Maine are hot topics now.This was reinforced at our recent Mainebiz panel discussion, “Five on the Future.”

    Peter Van Allen January 26, 2015

  • Labor pains: Greater Portland companies find creative solutions to attract talent

    Jennifer Van Allen January 26, 2015

    Ask any local business leader to name his or her No. 1 challenge and, whether you're talking to a high-tech exec or an excavator, you're likely to get the same response: lack of labor.

    Jennifer Van Allen January 26, 2015

  • UMaine law school names new dean

    Dylan Martin January 16, 2015

    The University of Maine School of Law has named professor Danielle Conway as its new dean, making her the first African-American to lead Maine’s only law school.

    Dylan Martin January 16, 2015

  • Maine community colleges president resigns

    January 15, 2015

    John Fitzsimmons, president of the Maine Community College System, announced his resignation on Wednesday in the face of mounting pressure from Gov. Paul LePage.

    January 15, 2015

  • Lewiston, Bangor beauty schools abruptly close

    January 7, 2015

    Mr. Bernard’s School of Hair Fashion’s campuses in Lewiston and Bangor abruptly closed on Monday, leaving students wondering how they will complete their education.

    January 7, 2015

  • Eastern Maine seventh fastest-growing community college in U.S.

    January 5, 2015

    In its annual publication of fastest-growing community colleges, Community College Week ranked Eastern Maine Communi

    January 5, 2015

  • Maine employers see larger 'skills gap,' report says

    December 17, 2014

    A new report on the so-called “skills gap” in Maine’s workforce found that employers see it as a larger issue than the state’s higher education officials.

    December 17, 2014

  • Maine gets $104K to boost rural health, education

    November 24, 2014

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a total of $104,692 in grants to two Maine organizations to boost health care and education in rural areas.

    November 24, 2014

  • Orono startup a top pick in global contest

    November 19, 2014

    High Touch Courses, an Orono-based online education company, has trounced more than 550 companies across the world for the 2014 Global Entrepreneurship Week after being named one of 50 finalists that will compete for the top prize this week.

    November 19, 2014

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Would you swap your staff members for AI?
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As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integrated into the workplace, it's no surprise that many workers are feeling uneasy — wondering whether their roles might eventually be handed over to machines.

Ultimately, it’s the managers who hold that power — the ones who decide whether a job stays with a human or is passed on to an algorithm.

A global software company, Trio.dev, surveyed 3,000 managers across the U.S. to determine if they would swap staff for AI.

Strikingly, 67% of managers in the Pine Tree State said they would replace staff with AI without hesitation — the highest percentage in the country.

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