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Out of 12 people who graduated last week from the Mechanized Logging Operations Program, nine have committed to jobs and three are evaluating offers.
Guest columnist Jason Lundy of Bank of America offers five tips for companies trying to compete for a limited labor pool.
The pandemic is the latest source of mental health challenges for many employees and their employers. Mainebiz checked in with a few businesses to see how they're coping.
HospitalityMaine on Wednesday released a five-year roadmap for tackling the industry's workforce woes, including initiatives to attract more immigrants and people from disadvantaged communities to hotel and restaurant jobs.
The Brunswick-based company is seeking seasonal workers in Maine and Mississippi in relation to the new contract, which entails helping military members and their families enroll in health insurance during open enrollment season.
But the network deployment and IT professional services provider intends to keep its Portland headquarters building for those who prefer working in the office, according to CEO Joshua Broder.
A national search for a new president drew 30 candidates, and ultimately led to the interim president. Her appointment comes as CMCC increasingly focuses on preparing students for in-demand careers.
"The small gains that our industry made toward financial security are in danger of being wiped out, dashing the hopes of communities, entrepreneurs and consumers nationwide," says a letter addressed to leaders of Congress.
The company, called SudShare, is an on-demand service with a different spin on outsourcing laundry.
Guest columnist Humza Khan, founder of Inclusion Maine, offers companies five ideas to improve their efforts around diversity, equity and inclusion.
Tom Rainey, executive director of the Maine Center for Entrepreneurs, shared financing tips in a videotaped presentation for last week's Mainebiz Small Business Forum.
Tae Chong, founder of a Portland-based consulting company and director of multicultural markets and strategies for small businesses in a video presentation for the recent 2021 Mainebiz Small Business Forum.
The annual ranking of the state's best employers is based on worker surveys and a variety of other information. This year, the number of "best" employers surged to tie with the 2019 total as the most ever.
The wage hike was already scheduled, but changing labor conditions and the challenges of the pandemic have led the college to move up the raise by 10 months.
Founded in 1882 as the Portland School of Art, the institution will now call itself Maine College of Art & Design as it proceeds with plans to expand its physical footprint in Maine's largest city.
“This contract will ensure workers are compensated fairly and that customers in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont receive fast, reliable, broadband Internet built and installed with skilled union labor,” said a representative from one of the the four