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Why do I need to work on my leadership skills?
Updated: February 10, 2020A contributor from the Association for Consulting Expertise advises a reader to never, ever stop honing leadership skills.
Updated: February 10, 2020
Maine School of Masonry partners with government to promote worker safety
Updated: January 31, 2020The Maine School of Masonry in Avon is partnering with state and federal regulatory agencies on a two-year informational program designed to improve worker safety in the masonry industry.
Updated: January 31, 2020
New Mainers get training for financial services industry
January 30, 2020Six Maine banks and credit unions are partnering with Portland Adult Education to help immigrant residents prepare for teller jobs in the financial services industry.
January 30, 2020King, Pingree lead bipartisan call for more seasonal worker visas
January 29, 2020A letter signed by 189 members of Congress urges the Department of Homeland Security to lift the cap on H-2B visas, allowing foreign workers to fill temporary jobs in Maine and throughout the U.S.
January 29, 2020
Launch of $100M Portland institute may transform region into tech 'innovation hub'
January 27, 2020With the gift from a Lewiston native and technology entrepreneur, a graduate and research program of Northeastern University will open this spring in Portland and expects to build a campus there. The Monday morning launch announcement was attended
January 27, 2020
Help wanted: Assistant to Portland Sea Dogs mascot Slugger
Updated: January 27, 2020The Portland Sea Dogs minor-league baseball team is looking for a mascot assistant to work with Slugger on and off the field. Mainebiz gets the inside scoop from mascot coordinator Tim Jorn.
Updated: January 27, 2020
Rebranded MaineMBA program soars in national rankings
Updated: January 24, 2020U.S. News and World Report puts the MaineMBA at No. 47 in a national ranking of online graduate business programs, up from No. 90 last year, as enrollment continues to grow.
Updated: January 24, 2020
The $32M deal: Turning a failed student dorm into 200 workforce apartments
Updated: January 27, 2020The repurposing of a student residential complex, built in 2008 but with limited success since then, may help Portland address the "missing middle" in its housing needs.
Updated: January 27, 2020
$2.5M investment will double size of nurse lab at USM's Portland campus
Updated: January 22, 2020A $2.5 million investment in the University of Southern Maine’s School of Nursing will double the size of its nursing simulation space over the next five years. The school says that will help address the state's critical nursing shortage.
Updated: January 22, 2020
Two Maine industry groups partner on scholarships for training in trades, manufacturing
Updated: January 15, 2020The Manufacturers Association of Maine and Maine Blue Collar Scholarship Foundation are kicking off a new scholarship initiative for the trades and manufacturing, at a time when employers in both fields are in desperate need of skilled labor.
Updated: January 15, 2020CEI business lab accepting applications from child-care entrepreneurs
Updated: January 15, 2020Coastal Enterprises Inc. this week launched the Child Care Business Lab, a no-charge skills development program designed to grow new child care enterprises in under-served areas of Maine.
Updated: January 15, 2020New remote degree options at Unity, UMPI make it easier to learn and work
January 13, 2020Two Maine post-secondary schools are making it easier for working adults and other students to earn degrees far from campus.
January 13, 2020
20 on '20: Community colleges will play a key role in workforce development
Updated: January 13, 2020The Maine Community College System has seen the number of participants in its short-term job training programs increase 80% over the past two years. There may be further growth ahead in 2020.
Updated: January 13, 2020
More funds needed to train more Mainers, says college system prez
Updated: January 10, 2020Maine’s community colleges are steadily increasing job training opportunities across the state, but additional funding is needed to train more people, according to Maine Community College System President David Daigler.
Updated: January 10, 2020
In Androscoggin County, LeAP is helping adult learners bolster the workforce
Updated: January 10, 2020The collaborative of educational institutions and community partners is working to support adult learners beginning or completing their degrees, obtaining certifications and seeking job training.
Updated: January 10, 2020
20 on '20: New training programs look to ease nursing shortage
Updated: January 13, 2020Schools including the University of Maine at Augusta are expanding nurse training, and other initiatives are trying to keep nurses in Maine once they’ve graduated.
Updated: January 13, 2020
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