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Education & Training

  • Alfond program will ease loan burden for STEM professionals who stay in Maine

    Staff February 22, 2017

    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-

    Staff February 22, 2017
  • USM students learn about ecotourism in Cuba

    Staff February 21, 2017

    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.

    Staff February 21, 2017
  • UNE names new president replacing Danielle Ripich

    James McCarthy February 21, 2017

    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.

    James McCarthy February 21, 2017
  • Bill would address dwindling broadband subsidy for schools, libraries

    February 15, 2017

    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

    February 15, 2017
  • Maine faces a looming shortage of nurses

    February 15, 2017

    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.

    February 15, 2017
  • Maine in lower tier of U.S. states for economic impact of immigrants

    Staff February 14, 2017

    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.

    Staff February 14, 2017
  • Engineering News-Record names Dagher a 'Top 25 Newsmaker'

    Staff February 13, 2017

    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.

    Staff February 13, 2017
  • Grant provides support for Mainers seeking digital careers

    Staff February 6, 2017

    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

    Staff February 6, 2017
  • UNE receives two strong bond ratings

    Staff February 3, 2017

    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.

    Staff February 3, 2017
  • Bill to lower college costs advances in State House

    February 3, 2017

    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.

    February 3, 2017
  • Silicon Valley entrepeneur to lead weekend workshop

    Staff February 3, 2017

    A Silicon Valley entrepreneur will lead a two-day workshop this weekend designed to give college students an immersive study of start-up techniques.

    Staff February 3, 2017
  • Colby College art museum receives $100 million gift

    February 3, 2017

    Peter and Paula Lunder, philanthropists with long ties to Colby College, have made another $100 million gift to the college's museum of art.

    February 3, 2017
  • USM gets green light to complete Portland master plan

    Staff February 1, 2017

    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.

    Staff February 1, 2017
  • FAME approves $97.3 million in bond financing

    Staff January 27, 2017

    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.

    Staff January 27, 2017
  • Bank of America donation to help new Mainers gain employment

    Staff January 26, 2017

    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.

    Staff January 26, 2017
  • Lawmakers view bills to lower college costs, increase degree completion

    Staff January 25, 2017

    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

    Staff January 25, 2017

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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.