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The Harold Alfond Foundation announced Tuesday a new statewide student loan repayment program called Alfond Leaders, which is designed to provide student loan debt relief for Maine residents who are employed by a Maine-based business in the STEM-
A group of students from the University of Southern Maine have completed an innovative, team-taught 20-day course off Cuba to learn how to develop a tourism strategy that included sustainable initiatives regarding Cuba's pristine coral reefs.
The University of New England announced today that James Herbert, executive vice provost and dean of the graduate college at Drexel University in Philadelphia, will be the next president of the university.
With revenues dwindling that support more than 900 schools and libraries across the state to pay for high-speed broadband connections, state Rep. Marty Grohman, D-Biddeford, has proposed legislation that would boost the funding stream and bring
The latest Maine Nursing Forecaster predicts that the state will be down more than 3,000 nurses by 2025. The forecast says one solution is to increase capacity for in-state nursing education and recruit out-of-state nurses.
Maine ranks 37th out of the 50 states and District of Columbia in WalletHub's new analysis of the economic impact of foreign-born populations.
Habib Dagher, executive director of the University of Maine's Advanced Structures and Composites Center, has been named one of 2016's Top 25 Newsmakers by Engineering News-Record.
The University of New England Academy of Digital Sciences has been chosen as a learning provider by Coastal Counties Workforce Inc., which together with Educate Maine, received a $4 million U.S. Department of Labor TechHire grant to help people
The University of New England said it received a financial rating of A3 by Moody's Investors Service, its first financial ranking by the debt-rating service, and an A-rating from Fitch Ratings.
A majority of the Legislature's Education and Cultural Affairs committee voted on Wednesday to support a bill by state Sen. Rebecca Millett, D-Cape Elizabeth, to reduce the out-of-pocket costs of higher education for low-income students.
A Silicon Valley entrepreneur will lead a two-day workshop this weekend designed to give college students an immersive study of start-up techniques.
Peter and Paula Lunder, philanthropists with long ties to Colby College, have made another $100 million gift to the college's museum of art.
The University of Maine System Board of Trustees has given the go-ahead to the University of Southern Maine to complete a master plan that could dramatically change the layout of its Portland campus.
The board of directors of the Finance Authority of Maine has approved $97.3 million in bond financing for two Maine schools and two health care companies.
Bank of America has donated $45,000 over three years to Portland Adult Education to support classes for new Mainers seeking their first job in the United States.
The Legislature's Education and Cultural Affairs Committee is reviewing two bills sponsored by Sen. Rebecca Millett, D-Cape Elizabeth, that seek to reduce out-of-pocket costs for college and increase post-secondary degree attainment rates for Maine
The Portland City Council is weighing a controversial proposed hike to the city’s minimum wage.
The proposal would increase the minimum wage from $15.50 per hour to $20 per hour within four years. (The statewide hourly minimum wage is $14.65.)
The proposal does not include a wage hike for tipped workers who are currently paid an hourly wage of $7.75, but employers are required to ensure that wages and tips combined total $15.50 per hour.
While inflation pressures have made it hard to survive on the minimum wage, many business owners are concerned the hike would cut already thin margins.
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Learn moreThe Giving Guide helps nonprofits have the opportunity to showcase and differentiate their organizations so that businesses better understand how they can contribute to a nonprofit’s mission and work.
Work for ME is a workforce development tool to help Maine’s employers target Maine’s emerging workforce. Work for ME highlights each industry, its impact on Maine’s economy, the jobs available to entry-level workers, the training and education needed to get a career started.
Whether you’re a developer, financer, architect, or industry enthusiast, Groundbreaking Maine is crafted to be your go-to source for valuable insights in Maine’s real estate and construction community.
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