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Ask ACE: How can we choose a benefits package that will help us retain employees?
Updated: August 19, 2024An expert from the Association for Consulting Expertise advises a reader whose business is looking to hold onto its workforce.
Updated: August 19, 2024
Through training program, more students prepare to enter Maine's logging industry
August 14, 2024Another dozen future members of Maine's logging industry are training this summer in a joint program of the Professional Logging Contractors of Maine and Northern Maine Community College.
August 14, 2024
Husson gets $1.5M Harold Alfond Foundation grant for tech, innovation programs
Updated: August 8, 2024This is the third Harold Alfond Foundation grant for the School of Technology and Innovation, which offers degrees in extended reality, computer information systems, software development and business analytics.
Updated: August 8, 2024
UMaine System will guarantee admission to Maine's community college grads
August 1, 2024Maine employers need more workers with postsecondary credentials. The seamless transfer option could help increase the size and skills of Maine’s workforce.
August 1, 2024
National Park Foundation contributes $2M to build workforce housing for Acadia
August 1, 2024Two sites, in Bar Harbor and in Seal Harbor, could provide housing for 60-plus seasonal employees of Acadia National Park. A housing deficit has been leaving 30% of seasonal positions there unfilled.
August 1, 2024
Women to Watch: Grace Mo-Phillips is an entrepreneur, mentor to underserved women
Updated: August 5, 2024At the CEI Women’s Business Center in Portland, Program Director Grace Mo-Phillips draws inspiration from the alumni of the BIPOC Women’s Business Navigator she has created and leads.
Updated: August 5, 2024
State awards $2M to clean energy workforce training programs across Maine
July 31, 2024The number of clean energy jobs in Maine has surpassed 15,000, increasing faster in the state than anywhere else in New England, a report shows.
July 31, 2024
UMaine to build $10M aquaculture workforce training facility, on the site of earlier one
Updated: July 25, 2024Students will work on systems that resemble high-production facilities. It’s estimated the aquaculture sector will need 1,300 additional employees in the next 15 years.
Updated: July 25, 2024
With workforce aging out, new program aims to train 300 Mainers for renewable energy jobs
July 19, 2024The need for workers in the renewable energy industry is pressing. The $2 million Green Jobs for ME program aims to expand the number of Mainers in construction and skilled trades who enter the field.
July 19, 2024
Former Allagash Brewing sales director joins Maine Center for Entrepreneurs
Updated: July 17, 2024Naomi Neville succeeds Susan Hanson as program manager for the organization's Cultivator Food Accelerator.
Updated: July 17, 2024
UMA opens Maine's first aviation maintenance technician school
July 12, 2024Qualified aircraft mechanics are in high demand but short supply across Maine’s growing aviation and aerospace sectors, which must recruit workers from out of state.
July 12, 2024
Acadia’s fundraising partner launches $10M campaign to build employee housing
July 11, 2024The park had 30% of seasonal positions unfilled this year due to lack of employee housing. The National Park Service and Friends of Acadia have identified two suitable sites on park-owned land that could provide housing for 60-plus seasonal
July 11, 2024
How to future-proof your employee benefits strategy
July 9, 2024Guest columnist Colleen Kavanagh, CEO of Portland-area startup SoulBeing, offers five ideas for how to establish a meaningful employee-benefits strategy.
July 9, 2024
How Maine employers can bridge the skills gap and develop a workforce
Updated: July 10, 2024In the ongoing debate about the skills gap in America, one critical aspect often goes unnoticed: awareness.
Updated: July 10, 2024
Dead River Co. adds seasoned HR manager to its ranks
Updated: July 8, 2024Dead River Co., the largest heating fuel supplier in northern New England, has hired Jodie Griffith as its next human resources manager.
Updated: July 8, 2024
Much-needed housing acquired for Acadia's Island Explorer bus drivers
July 3, 2024The property is the latest project by Friends of Acadia to tackle the lack of seasonal workforce housing in the area.
July 3, 2024
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