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Education & Training

  • Create a culture of innovation in your organization

    Catherine S. Renault November 25, 2013

    While innovation is now one of those words that everyone uses, but doesn't fully understand, it is irrefutable that having innovation as a strategy is closely linked to accelerated growth and profitability.

    Catherine S. Renault November 25, 2013
  • Maine Business School enrollment up 21%

    November 22, 2013

    The Maine Business School at the University of Orono reached a record enrollment this year of 947 undergraduate students, up from 785 students last year and 704 students two years ago.

    November 22, 2013
  • Maine GED campaign boosts numbers

    November 15, 2013

    Nearly 800 more people have completed their high school equivalency exam in the first 10 months of 2013 than in all of 2012, which state officials attribute to a more aggressive public awareness campaign.

    November 15, 2013
  • Manufacturing Extension Partnership scores $375K grant

    November 14, 2013

    The Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership has won a $375,000 federal grant to study the region’s supply chain and provide training in collaboration with a new advanced manufacturing center at Brunswick Landing.

    November 14, 2013
  • Kennebunkport pizza chef fires up backyard classes

    Lori Valigra November 11, 2013

    Jill Strauss jokes that when she moved to Maine 26 years ago, diner food was considered haute cuisine and pizza was served with french fries.

    Lori Valigra November 11, 2013
  • Voters to decide on $150M in bonds

    November 5, 2013

    Maine voters will decide today whether the state should borrow up to $150 million for a variety of transportation, education and infrastructure spending detailed in five separate ballot questions.

    November 5, 2013
  • Grant to help laid off Maine Military Authority workers

    November 5, 2013

    The U.S. Department of Labor has given the state a $305,714 grant to fund training and re-employment services for the nearly 140 workers laid off at the Maine Military Authority earlier this month.

    November 5, 2013
  • Investment needed, says Educate Maine report

    November 1, 2013

    A business-led coalition focused on the link between Maine’s educational system and its economic health has issued a report that calls for more investment in education at all levels.

    November 1, 2013
  • Expert says Maine’s aging population an asset

    October 30, 2013

    Along with recruiting younger workers, economist John Dorrer told a legislative panel Tuesday that the state should invest in giving older workers skills to match today’s economy.

    October 30, 2013
  • LePage, trade mission head to Latin America

    October 28, 2013

    Gov. Paul LePage is joining industry and education representatives for a trade mission to Mexico and Colombia this week.

    October 28, 2013
  • Gayle Brazeau shepherds Maine's next generation of pharmacists into service

    Lori Valigra October 14, 2013

    Gayle Brazeau recalls an unforgettable moment during the first graduation ceremony at the University of New England's College of Pharmacy this year.

    Lori Valigra October 14, 2013
  • October 9, 2013
  • Governor’s office proposes $33.8M in cuts

    October 2, 2013

    The Governor’s Office of Policy and Management has issued a report outlining nearly $33.8 million in recommended cuts to the st

    October 2, 2013
  • UMS opens credit-transfer website

    September 24, 2013

    The University of Maine System has launched a new website to help students transfer credits to count toward degree programs at the state's seven universities.

    September 24, 2013
  • State picks less expensive high school equivalency exam

    September 16, 2013

    The state will drop the GED high school equivalency test next year as the company that makes the test plans to move its test to a computer-only format, which state officials said would require costly upgrades.

    September 16, 2013
  • USM plans to cut physics major

    September 13, 2013

    Officials from the University of Southern Maine plan to stop offering degrees in physics because of low enrollment and possibly shut down the Southworth Planetarium within that department.

    September 13, 2013

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Today's Poll

Would you swap your staff members for AI?
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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.