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Education & Training

  • LePage names work force board leader

    September 26, 2012

    Kevin Healey, vice president of human resources at St. Mary's Health System in Lewiston, has been appointed by Gov. Paul LePage to serve as vice chairman of a new and consolidated State Workforce Investment Board.

    September 26, 2012
  • LePage ups ante in UMS funding request

    September 26, 2012

    Gov. Paul LePage said that the University of Maine System will have to do more than freeze tuition for two years to avoid cuts to its $176 million state appropriation.

    September 26, 2012
  • UMaine trustees to freeze tuition if state agrees

    September 25, 2012

    The University of Maine System will hold the line on in-state tuition for undergraduates if the state maintains its current $176 million funding level for the state university system.

    September 25, 2012
  • USM, SMCC link tourism degree programs

    September 19, 2012

    A new agreement between the University of Southern Maine and Southern Maine Community College offers students a new path to a four-year degree in one of the state's top industry: hospitality and tourism.

    September 19, 2012
  • China mission sparks hope for new deals, investments

    September 18, 2012

    Members of Maine's trade mission to China returned with hope for new business deals and the possibility of attracting new foreign investment to Maine.

    September 18, 2012
  • Top Gun program gives a leg up to innovators

    Lori Valigra September 17, 2012

    Susan MacKay and Bill Keleher spent two-plus months in the same Top Gun program, but it wasn't until the last class, when they heard each other's elevator pitch, that they realized they might be able to do business together.

    Lori Valigra September 17, 2012
  • Maine museums find partners in business

    James McCarthy September 17, 2012

    Amy Lent, executive director of the Maine Maritime Museum, doesn't have far to look for evidence that Maine's shipbuilding heritage is very much alive on the banks of the Kennebec River.

    James McCarthy September 17, 2012
  • LePage trade mission heads to China

    September 5, 2012

    Gov. LePage is scheduled to make his first overseas trip as Maine's top official this weekend with a trade mission to China.

    September 5, 2012
  • Enrollment declines level off in UMaine system

    September 4, 2012

    Enrollment at Maine's state universities has this year halted a steady decline, university officials told the Associated Press.

    September 4, 2012
  • State study sees nearly 4% job loss from '07-'11

    September 4, 2012

    A study by the state's labor research agency presented a picture of changes to Maine's work force from 2007 to 2011, which included an overa

    September 4, 2012
  • Blackstone initiative prepares to rev up innovation

    Derek Rice September 3, 2012

    John Voltz, the California native and Maine resident who was named executive director of Blackstone Accelerates Growth in January, sees big potential for the three-year, $3 million Blackstone Charitable Foundation initiative to help business growt

    Derek Rice September 3, 2012
  • Biddeford Housing Authority gets $685K grant

    August 30, 2012

    The Biddeford Housing Authority is slated to receive a $685,000 grant through the federal Labor Department's YouthBuild program.

    August 30, 2012
  • Cianbro signs credit agreement with three colleges

    August 29, 2012

    Employees at contracting firm Cianbro Corp. will be able to receive academic credit for on-the-job training as a result of agreements signed with three colleges on Tuesday.

    August 29, 2012
  • SMCC receives $100,000 training grant

    August 16, 2012

    Maine Quality Center, a program that encourages businesses to locate or expand in Maine by providing work force training at no cost, has awarded a $100,000 grant to Southern Maine Community College to train Mölnlycke Health Care employees once the

    August 16, 2012
  • UNE lands $10M research grant

    August 14, 2012

    The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $10 million research grant to the University of New England to study the neurobiology of chronic pain.

    August 14, 2012
  • Academic advocate

    Matt Dodge August 6, 2012

    In her 18 years as president of the University of Maine Farmington, Theodora Kalikow helped the school earn national recognition as a top public liberal arts college.

    Matt Dodge August 6, 2012

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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.