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Hospitality businesses short 2,100 foreign workers
June 2, 2017Delays in processing work visas are creating labor shortages at restaurants and hospitality-related businesses in Maine.
June 2, 2017
Committee recommends next Department of Labor commissioner
May 31, 2017John Butera, Gov. Paul LePage's senior economic advisor, picked up a key endorsement from the Legislature's Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development Committee, which voted 8-1 to recommend him as the state's next labor commissioner.
May 31, 2017Team building efforts rarely translate into real improved team effectiveness
May 29, 2017Q: Why is it that team building efforts, such as social gatherings and special recognition events, rarely seem to translate into real improved team effectiveness?
May 29, 2017L.L.Bean recognized for $1.7M United Way donation
May 25, 2017L.L.Bean received the United Way's inaugural “United We Thrive Community Give Award” for contributing more than $1.7 million.
May 25, 2017Universal sick leave bill falls short in Maine Senate
May 25, 2017A bill to guarantee sick leave for Maine workers was defeated Wednesday in the Maine Senate by a 20-15 vote on a motion to reject the legislation.
May 25, 2017
Maine's unemployment in April remains at record low
May 22, 2017Workforce conditions remained tight throughout Maine in April, with very low unemployment, particularly in the southwest portion of the state.
May 22, 2017
VOA breaks ground on $4.2M housing project for homeless veterans
May 19, 2017Twenty-one Maine veterans and their families will have brand-new, energy-efficient, ADA-accessible cabins to call home once the “Cabin in the Woods” development in Augusta is completed.
May 19, 2017
St Joseph's College receives $2M gift for innovative nursing center
May 15, 2017A $2 million gift announced at Saint Joseph's College's commencement Saturday will help the college address critical shortages in the nursing workforce in Maine and across the country.
May 15, 2017
Equal pay bill heads to Senate with Labor Committee endorsement
May 15, 2017A bill to combat the gender wage gap is headed to the Senate for an initial vote with the support of a majority of the Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development Committee.
May 15, 2017
Colleges respond to Maine's need for nurses
May 15, 2017Maine is facing a growing shortage of nurses, a situation that affects every person in a state where health care goes hand-in-hand with an aging population. That's spurring investments by colleges and universities in new programs to train nurses.
May 15, 2017
Job training: Maine Community College System syncs with businesses to get people working
May 15, 2017Ralph Jellison was in his early 50s when he lost his job with the closure of Verso Paper Corp.'s mill in Bucksport in April 2015.
May 15, 2017
An inside look at IDEXX's 'culture of innovation'
May 15, 2017Giovani Twigge, chief human resources officer at IDEXX Laboratories Inc. discusses the company's “culture of innovation” and approach to employee wellness.
May 15, 2017
Bills seek to boost health care workforce in rural Maine
May 11, 2017As the 128th Legislature enters crunch time, with a little more than six weeks left before its statutory adjournment date in late June, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are pushing bills to boost different segments of the health care workforce
May 11, 2017
Venture Hall names seven health care startups for summer accelerator program
May 5, 2017Portland startup accelerator Venture Hall announced Thursday that seven companies from across the country have been selected for the inaugural class of its summer accelerator program offered in partnership with MaineHealth and Unum.
May 5, 2017Workforce bill takes aim at skills gap in Maine
May 5, 2017A bill by state Sen. Eloise Vitelli, D-Arrowsic, would expand and strengthen the Competitive Skills Scholarship Program that helps low-income, underemployed and unemployed workers acquire new skills needed to obtain good-paying jobs in growing
May 5, 2017
A.M. Best affirms financial strength of The MEMIC Group
May 4, 2017A.M. Best has affirmed its “A” (excellent) rating for the Portland-based workers' compensation insurer The MEMIC Group, which includes Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Company, MEMIC Indemnity Co. and MEMIC Casualty Co.
May 4, 2017
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