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Amid turbulent job market, skills still pay the bills
Updated: May 25, 2020The publisher and the editor of Maine biz note that recent weeks and months serve as a prime example of the need for skilled workers. The pandemic has shown how nimble companies have been able to pivot and how skilled workers are still in demand.
Updated: May 25, 2020
As economy reopens, Maine state chamber launches COVID-19 public awareness campaign
Updated: May 21, 2020"This is ME Counting on You," is a new public awareness campaign by the Maine State Chamber of Commerce. The campaign urges safe practices to stop the spread of COVID-19 so that businesses can reopen and Mainers can return to work.
Updated: May 21, 2020
MaineGeneral receives $40M endowment from Peter Alfond Foundation
Updated: May 21, 2020The Peter Alfond Foundation is donating a total of $48 million to MaineGeneral Health in Augusta and the Alfond Youth & Community Center in Waterville.
Updated: May 21, 2020Some Maine businesses can reopen sooner, some later, under modified state plan
May 20, 2020Private campgrounds and RV parks in Maine can reopen for business on Friday, rather than June 1. But gyms, fitness centers and nail salons won't be allowed to open on that date, and it's not clear when they will be.
May 20, 2020
Kittery shipyard, too, will produce coronavirus test swabs
May 20, 2020Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is working with the U.S. Army to produce nasal swabs used in testing for coronavirus. The partnership comes three weeks after a Guilford manufacturer also formed a partnership to increase production of the critically needed
May 20, 2020
Maine Community Foundation awards $1.2M in COVID-19 grants
Updated: May 20, 2020Nonprofit organizations that serve Maine people most affected by the coronavirus pandemic have been awarded $1.2 million from the Maine Community Foundation 's COVID-19 emergency response fund and a fund for food security.
Updated: May 20, 2020
Bristol Seafood temporarily closes to confront outbreak; Cianbro site cases up to 19
May 19, 2020Bristol Seafood has closed for cleaning and testing after five cases of COVID-19 were found among employees. Maine CDC continues to investigate the outbreak at the Augusta Maine Veterans Home construction site, involving people from multiple states.
May 19, 2020
Career pivot takes health care pro into tick prevention
Updated: May 19, 2020In March, a Portland acupuncturist and physical therapist was forced to closed his practice due to the pandemic. But Daniel Katz decided to focus on a new idea that addresses the rise of tick-borne illness.
Updated: May 19, 2020
MDI Hospital's new CEO is promoted from executive ranks
May 15, 2020Mount Desert Island Hospital in Bar Harbor has named a new president and CEO, succeeding Art Blank, who is retiring after 21 years in that position.
May 15, 2020
Covetrus sees 'moderately improving' trends after net loss widens in Q1
May 15, 2020The Portland-based provider of animal-health technology and services reported that its net loss widened in the first quarter as its CEO spoke of "moderately improving" trends ahead. It also announced a new CFO and two other new leadership team
May 15, 2020
Small businesses fight the pandemic: Manufacturers, breweries and more change up production
Updated: May 18, 2020Manufacturing plants, breweries and university labs may seem like unlikely business partners. But in the age of coronavirus, Maine small businesses and other organizations are teaming up to produce critically needed supplies.
Updated: May 18, 2020
Heaven-sent help? Pittsfield church vestment maker pivots to PPE
Updated: May 14, 2020CM Almy has been making religious garb and church supplies for over a century. But when the pandemic hit, the company knew it was time to expand its mission.
Updated: May 14, 2020
Maine front-line workers highlight priorities for next federal stimulus bill
Updated: May 14, 2020Union members representing Maine firefighters, nurses, state employees, postal workers and construction workers are calling on Congress to provide more funding to protect worker safety and bolster a cross-section of the state's industries.
Updated: May 14, 2020
Southern, midcoast Maine nonprofits receive COVID-19 funding
Updated: May 13, 2020A Portland foundation has committed $1 million to support vulnerable populations during the pandemic. Midcoast health centers will receive $10,000 to support telehealth services and PPE purchasing.
Updated: May 13, 2020Maine dentists criticize Mills' reopening plan for not including them
May 12, 2020Check-ups and routine oral care are not permitted under the first phase of the governor's business reopening plan. A professional group says that's a mistake, and that it's hurting patient care.
May 12, 2020
Maine hackathoners partner with digital health provider to check for COVID-19
Updated: May 12, 2020A group of IT developers, who recently launched a website encouraging healthy behavior during the coronavirus pandemic, is beginning a next step: creating software to help monitor symptoms of the disease.
Updated: May 12, 2020
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