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Education & Training

  • Outstanding bond packages put on hold

    June 20, 2013

    The Legislature's appropriations committee expects to put around $1.2 billion in bond proposals on hold until January as lawmakers focus on inking a spending plan and dealing with around 100

    June 20, 2013
  • CEO group advances early education effort

    Darren Fishell June 18, 2013

    In making its case that better early childhood education is a strategy for economic development, a group of Maine CEOs knew they needed to do one thing: show Maine the money.

    Darren Fishell June 18, 2013
  • June 18, 2013
  • Partnerships between business and post-secondary education pay off

    Norman J. Hebert Jr. June 10, 2013

    Work force development has been a hot topic in recent months here in Maine, with a lot of discussion focused on creating a bridge between secondary and post-secondary education and jobs within the hospitality industry.

    Norman J. Hebert Jr. June 10, 2013
  • Mainer Kinney, former General Mills exec, dies at 96

    May 17, 2013

    E. Robert Kinney, former head of General Mills and Maine native, died last week in Arizona at the age of 96.

    May 17, 2013
  • Senate unanimously OKs work force bill

    May 16, 2013

    A bill to aid work force training, which includes about $5 million in state investments over two years, cleared the Maine Senate in a unanimous voice vote Wednesday.

    May 16, 2013
  • Report: Turnaround high school a work-force model

    Darren Fishell May 13, 2013

    As Maine lawmakers and business leaders hone their focus on work-force development strategies, a report by a national nonprofit singles out one Maine school as an early success story.

    Darren Fishell May 13, 2013
  • LePage eyes long-term goals, says 2014 run likely

    Darren Fishell May 8, 2013

    Gov. Paul LePage set out a number of long-range priorities for the state and confirmed he's likely to run for re-election in 2014 in a speech and discussion before a Portland audience Wednesday morning.

    Darren Fishell May 8, 2013
  • USM study debunks college, career readiness myths

    April 25, 2013

    A study conducted by the Maine Education Policy Research Institute at the University of Southern Maine debunks several commonly held beliefs about Maine students' readiness for college and their post-high school academic performance.

    April 25, 2013
  • Hall moves from lobbyist to leader at Portland chamber

    Douglas Rooks April 15, 2013

    Chris Hall moved to Maine in 1986, settling in Buxton and going to work for the Maine State Chamber of Commerce, where he was government affairs director for 17 years.

    Douglas Rooks April 15, 2013
  • Mayors' coalition to unveil $85M bond request

    April 8, 2013

    A bipartisan coalition of mayors from 12 Maine municipalities will unveil an $85 million bond proposal today, asking mostly for education and transportation funds.

    April 8, 2013
  • University program helps Maine cos. lower costs

    Matt Dodge April 2, 2013

    By Newfield Communications CEO James Colony's count, students have saved his West Newfield startup $50,000 in the last six months.

    Matt Dodge April 2, 2013
  • Q&A: Building a work force Maine employers need

    Darren Fishell March 26, 2013

    Starting with about $800,000 in committed funds, the nonprofit Educate Maine hopes to double the number of computer science and IT graduates from Maine colleges and universities in four years.

    Darren Fishell March 26, 2013
  • New educational collaboration model gains steam

    Alan Hinsey March 18, 2013

    Ten years ago a group of Knox County business leaders, elected officials and economic development folks confronted the facts that we were losing our 18-to-34-year-olds, fell below the state average for per-capita income and that many in our aging

    Alan Hinsey March 18, 2013
  • State plan targets rising threat, cost of Alzheimer's

    March 15, 2013

    Public health and political officials are mounting a campaign for a statewide plan to address the rising threat of degenerative mental illne

    March 15, 2013
  • USM to trim $5M, staff cuts possible

    March 13, 2013

    The University of Southern Maine expects to cut $5 million from its budget for the coming year, a total that could include staff cuts.

    March 13, 2013

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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.