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Education & Training

  • UMaine System sees uptick in out-of-state students

    July 7, 2014

    Overall enrollment is down for the University of Maine System’s seven campuses from last year, but enrollment from out-of-state students is slated to increase.

    July 7, 2014
  • USM among nation's most expensive public colleges

    July 2, 2014

    The University of Southern Maine and Maine Maritime Academy are among the nation’s most expensive public colleges for in-state students, according to a new federal report.

    July 2, 2014
  • Have fun at work and develop employee loyalty

    Doug Packard June 30, 2014

    In today's business environment, employees strive to have their work life serve and enrich their personal life.

    Doug Packard June 30, 2014
  • Businesses asked to lobby for Maine's universities

    June 27, 2014

    In the wake of large spending cuts to Maine’s public universities, the state’s top university chief is asking businesses to help lobby state legislators for more education funding.

    June 27, 2014
  • Three industries take ownership of their worker training needs

    James McCarthy June 16, 2014

    Bath Iron Works is looking to hire up to 500 pipefitters, electricians, outside machinists, welders and tinsmiths to keep pace with five Navy destroyers now under construction, and work on another will start by year's end.

    James McCarthy June 16, 2014
  • UMaine System mulls merger of graduate business programs

    May 30, 2014

    Some faculty members are criticizing the University of Maine System's proposal to merge graduate business programs at the University of Maine in Orono, UMaine School of Law and University of Southern Maine into one Portland-based program.

    May 30, 2014
  • Panelists named for Top Gun Showcase

    May 28, 2014

    Panelists have been named for the 2014 Top Gun Showcase, where 12 of the 20 companies that went through the entrepreneur mentor program will have their pitches evaluated.

    May 28, 2014
  • Innovation linked to education, R&D spending: report

    Lori Valigra May 22, 2014

    Maine has made considerable progress in higher education attainment and research and development investments relative to the nation since the late 1990s, but it still has far to go to stimulate those and other drivers of both innovation and

    Lori Valigra May 22, 2014
  • UMaine System OKs budget, shortfall looms

    May 20, 2014

    The University of Maine System Board of Trustees, which determines spending for the state's seven universities, approved a

    May 20, 2014
  • Brunswick firm plans $2.6M expansion

    May 12, 2014

    Providence Services Corp., a child health- and behavioral-services company, has received $2.6 million in financing to expand its Brunswick Landing location.

    May 12, 2014
  • Maine gets $2.5M for telemedicine programs

    May 8, 2014

    Four rural school districts, a community health organization and the Rockland-based Island Institute have received more than $2.5 million in grants for telemedicine programs.

    May 8, 2014
  • UMaine System panel OKs budget with shortfall

    May 6, 2014

    The University of Maine System’s financial committee unanimously approved a proposed budget for fiscal year 2015 that will only cover a portion of its $36 million shortfall.

    May 6, 2014
  • With two-thirds of dentists over age 50, Maine needs reinforcements

    Lori Valigra May 5, 2014

    The ongoing shortage of medical professionals in rural Maine brings to mind “Northern Exposure,” the 1990s TV series focused on a New York physician's reluctant efforts to acclimate to the quirky backwoods Alaskan town where he was sent to practic

    Lori Valigra May 5, 2014
  • MECA gets $3M for music program

    April 29, 2014

    The Maine College of Art is launching a new program that will teach about the intersection of music and art, thanks to a $3 million donation from a retired songwriter.

    April 29, 2014
  • USM seeks cuts to avoid faculty layoffs

    April 28, 2014

    The University of Southern Maine has tasked faculty leadership with finding $1.26 million in cuts to avoid the layoffs of a dozen faculty members.

    April 28, 2014
  • LePage seeks trade options, visits UNE Morocco campus

    April 23, 2014

    Government and college officials celebrated the University of New England’s new science-focused campus in Morocco at a dedication ceremony this week.

    April 23, 2014

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Sponsored by: Kennebunk Savings Bank

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.