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Paquette stepping down as Department of Labor commissioner
May 1, 2017Gov. Paul R. LePage announced Friday that Jeanne Paquette, commissioner of the Maine Department of Labor, will be leaving his administration to become director of auxiliary services at the University of Southern Maine.
May 1, 2017
Boots2Roots: Helping returning veterans find meaningful employment
May 1, 2017Boots2Roots, a Maine-based nonprofit since May 2016, connects military personnel planning to leave the armed services and settle in Maine with training and education opportunities and with potential employers.
May 1, 2017Pilot program aims to boost digital workforce
May 1, 2017A pilot project among Venture Hall, Thomas College and Project>Login could bring much-needed software development classes to Maine using the Code Fellows program developed in Seattle.
May 1, 2017
USM and SMCC launch program to address shortage of engineers in Maine
April 26, 2017The University of Southern Maine and Southern Maine Community College signed a series of agreements on April 24 designed to boost the numbers of qualified engineers entering the Maine workforce.
April 26, 2017Aroostook lawmaker proposes incentives for rural doctors and dentists
April 25, 2017State Sen. Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, presented a bill Monday aimed at recruiting and retaining primary health care providers and dentists in rural and medically under-served regions of Maine.
April 25, 2017Trump administration seeking more time on overtime lawsuit
April 24, 2017The Trump administration is seeking a delay until June 30 in filing a legal brief in the lawsuit over new overtime rules initiated by the Obama administration that were originally supposed to take effect nationwide last Dec. 1.
April 24, 2017
How to: Count steps and create a healthier, happier workplace
April 24, 2017Keeping track of exercise and activity levels using fitness trackers has become immensely popular over the last few years. Harnessing this popularity in the workplace has benefits that reach far beyond physical fitness.
April 24, 2017
Adapting your company to the demands of a millennial workforce
April 24, 2017Successful businesses in Maine and around the country are seeking out bright young minds who can bring innovative ideas and fill the labor void left by retiring baby boomers. In 2015, Pew Research Center reported that millennials surpassed the so-
April 24, 2017
How to: Manage passionate and emotional employees
April 24, 2017When I was in my 20s, fresh out of Colby College, I was even more full of ideas and energy than I am now. I came to work every day brimming with new ideas on how to make things better, sell more and do more.
April 24, 2017
Corporate teams blend work and (hopefully) fun
April 24, 2017As corporate challenges become more widespread, there's a another key factor that goes with the charitable giving: team building.
April 24, 2017
On the record: Michael Bourque on navigating new workplace challenges
April 24, 2017Michael Bourque, senior vice president of external affairs at the Maine Employers Mutual Insurance Co., better known as MEMIC, is busy navigating changes in laws, including those affecting marijuana use, and workplace guidelines.
April 24, 2017New challenges for HR professional
April 24, 2017As if Maine businesses didn't already have their hands full trying to find employees, along come some new challenges.
April 24, 2017
Marijuana legalization and opioid crisis put employers on high alert
April 24, 2017A combination of the opioid crisis and changes in Maine's marijuana laws are a major reason more Maine employers than ever are drug testing.
April 24, 2017
Companies navigate pitfalls of workplace marijuana rules
April 24, 2017Maine employers are counting on the Legislature to untangle the hot-button issue of how to deal with workplace drug use and impairment, a concern that has gotten a lot hotter since recreational marijuana use became legal in Maine Jan. 31.
April 24, 2017
Former L/A chamber president launches veteran-recruiting firm
April 21, 2017Matt Leonard, former president and CEO of the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, said he has launched a company to recruit service members and veterans.
April 21, 2017
Maine to receive $2M to fight opioid crisis
April 20, 2017U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and a member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, announced today that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will award Maine just over $
April 20, 2017
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