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Human resources

  • Create a sound bring-your-own-device policy

    Dawn M. Harmon And Joseph G. Talbot April 7, 2014

    “BYOD” or “Bring Your Own Device” is quickly becoming the rule, rather than the exception in today's workplace.

    Dawn M. Harmon And Joseph G. Talbot April 7, 2014
  • Former Maine Tourism Assoc. employee charged

    January 23, 2014

    A former finance and human resources manager at the Maine Tourism Association in Hallowell has been charged with embezzling more than $10,000 from the organization.

    January 23, 2014
  • Globe Manufacturing buys Falcon Footwear

    Darren Fishell January 7, 2014

    Firefighter-suit maker Globe Manufacturing has risen from minority owner to full owner of the Auburn-based Falcon Performance Footwear in a deal both companies say will be mutually beneficial.

    Darren Fishell January 7, 2014
  • Payroll Management acquires N.H. payroll firm

    December 12, 2013

    The Auburn-based Payroll Management Inc. has acquired Paychecks of New Hampshire in a move it said will expand its reach into markets in New Hampshire and northeastern Massachusetts. The terms of the sale were not disclosed.

    December 12, 2013
  • Workplace fatalities down in 2012

    November 13, 2013

    Maine’s number of workplace fatalities dropped from 2011 to 2012, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    November 13, 2013
  • Nurture and define your employee brand

    Doug Packard October 28, 2013

    What descriptors do employees use when family, friends and business colleagues ask what it's like to work for your company? Many business leaders focus on building their brand with customers, but often overlook their employee brand.

    Doug Packard October 28, 2013
  • Companies find payoffs in wellness programs

    Bob Holtzman September 16, 2013

    Wellness can be defined in many ways, but for several Maine businesses that have embraced employee wellness programs, the investment has paid off in reduced absenteeism, lower employee turnover and improved productivity.

    Bob Holtzman September 16, 2013
  • Experts weigh in on Affordable Care Act

    Mainebiz Staff August 23, 2013

    The federal Affordable Care Act, which went into effect in 2010 with the aim of both reforming the health care system and making insurance affordable to everyone, may be far from perfect and remains controversial.

    Mainebiz Staff August 23, 2013
  • Tyler Technologies builds work force through internships

    James McCarthy August 5, 2013

    In 2010, as an undergraduate student at the University of Maine in Orono, Sheraz Najum was torn between two career paths: electrical engineering or computer engineering.

    James McCarthy August 5, 2013
  • Maine Medical Center nurses explore unionizing

    July 26, 2013

    A spokeswoman for the Maine State Nurses Association acknowledges that nurses at Maine Medical Center are trying to organize a union, but has declined answering any other questions about the effort which, if successful, could add 1,700 employees t

    July 26, 2013
  • A guide to the ACA for Maine businesses

    James McCarthy May 13, 2013

    Ellen McPherson, project and compliance manager for Employee Benefits Solutions, says the Affordable Care Act is no longer a “let's see if it's really going to happen” question for Maine employers.

    James McCarthy May 13, 2013
  • Bangor bus drivers vote to unionize

    April 26, 2013

    Drivers for Bangor's public bus system voted to unionize earlier this month.

    April 26, 2013
  • New law clarifies 'independent contractor' definition

    James McCarthy January 21, 2013

    Paul Sighinolfi, executive director of Maine's Workers' Compensation Board, figures he's been making three or four presentations a week on the rubber-chicken circuit during the last month or so, educating business owners and human resources manage

    James McCarthy January 21, 2013
  • Avoiding the culture clash a merger can bring

    Matt Dodge January 21, 2013

    After Toronto-based TD Bank Financial Group completed its acquisition of Banknorth in 2007, commercial lender Jeffrey Gosselin began to notice changes in the corporate structure of the new company.

    Matt Dodge January 21, 2013
  • More move to the cloud as ME data cos. prepare for boom

    Darren Fishell December 24, 2012

    Behind the black door at its high-security data center in Brunswick, Oxford Networks is preparing for one of information technology's fastest-growing markets.

    Darren Fishell December 24, 2012
  • Hannaford names new president

    December 10, 2012

    The Scarborough-based Hannaford Supermarkets has named a new president.

    December 10, 2012

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Today's Poll

Do you plan to travel this summer?
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Inflation, higher air fares and steeper hotel and Airbnb rates have put the damper on some vacation plans. 

Yet, amid higher costs, Mainers often look for a respite from the summer crowds that invade the Pine Tree State from Memorial Weekend to Labor Day.

Going into the three-day Memorial Day holiday, AAA estimates that 45.1 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home. (Some 39.4 million plan to travel by car.) The previous record goes back to 2005, when 44 million people traveled for the long weekend — the traditional start of summer.