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A shot in the arm: UNE fast-tracks nursing education
Updated: December 4, 2023A new 12-month accelerated degree program replaces a 16-month program launched a decade ago.
Updated: December 4, 2023
Think tank warns that Maine's 'plateauing workforce' will hamper economic growth
Updated: November 27, 2023The labor pool is growing by smaller amounts and poses the most serious economic challenge for the state, according to a new report by the Maine Center for Economic Policy.
Updated: November 27, 2023
Ask ACE: What can I do to help employees reduce their stress and have more success at work?
Updated: July 31, 2024A guest columnist from the Association for Consulting Expertise advises a reader on what has become an all-too-common business challenge.
Updated: July 31, 2024Retail hiring pushes Maine jobs to a record high in October
Updated: November 20, 2023Hourly earnings averaged $30.48 in October, up 3.7% from a year earlier. The increase was led by an 11.4% jump in manufacturing wages.
Updated: November 20, 2023
In time for ski season, Saddleback Mountain will unveil affordable housing complex
November 16, 2023The $10 million Saddleback House project is designed to attract and retain seasonal staff to Saddleback Mountain, and could help draw summertime employees for local restaurants and retail shops.
November 16, 2023
FocusMaine co-founder named group's next president
Updated: November 15, 2023Andrea Cianchette Maker, who previously chaired Pierce Atwood's government relations practice before her retirement in 2021, succeeds Dana O'Brien.
Updated: November 15, 2023
On Deer Isle, Island Workforce Housing appoints its first executive director
Updated: November 14, 2023While much of the state's affordable housing efforts are focused on urban areas, McDonald will lead a nonprofit focused on year-round rural communities on Deer Isle.
Updated: November 14, 2023
Newly trained workers set to join Maine's $582M logging industry
Updated: November 13, 2023As in past years, the majority of students who completed the five-month training program have had jobs waiting for them after graduation.
Updated: November 13, 2023
More temporary work visas now available to help employers fill jobs
November 9, 2023An additional 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas are now available, on top of the 66,000 that are offered each fiscal year.
November 9, 2023
Feuding over family leave: Businesses fear bigger staffing headaches under Maine’s new law
Updated: November 13, 2023The newly enacted law is being called one of the country’s broadest and most generous paid family and medical leave programs.
Updated: November 13, 2023
Maine Community College System launches workforce strategy webinars
Updated: November 1, 2023Wednesday's debut episode features Bruce Walker of L.L.Bean and Julia Trujillo Luengo with the state’s Department of Economic and Community Development.
Updated: November 1, 2023
Waterville's Dirigo Labs expands program for next startup cohort
Updated: October 31, 2023Dirigo Labs, housed at the Hathaway Creative Center in downtown Waterville, is tweaking its curriculum to emphasize revenue projections, capital strategy, customer acquisition and tactics to scale.
Updated: October 31, 2023
On the Record: Inclusion Maine’s Muhammad Humza Khan helps businesses with DEI
Updated: October 30, 2023The University of Southern Maine alumnnus founded Inclusion Maine in 2020 because he wanted to have a tangible impact on improving inclusion, especially for people of color.
Updated: October 30, 2023Maine unemployment rate edges up in September
Updated: October 23, 2023The state's jobless rate has been below 4% for 22 consecutive months, the third-longest period of such low rates.
Updated: October 23, 2023
How to tackle Maine's shortage of skilled labor in construction
Updated: October 20, 2023Guest columnist Shannon Richards of Hay Runner writes that the construction industry is at a crossroads with the shortage of skilled labor. But she offers a range of solutions.
Updated: October 20, 2023
'Embrace uncertainty' and other takeaways from the Mainebiz CEO Forum
October 11, 2023Six panelists representing a range of ideas shared 60 ideas in 60 minutes at a Wednesday morning event in Freeport.
October 11, 2023
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