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  • Electrical workers' union sues over embezzlement

    May 16, 2012

    A Fairfield-based electrical workers' union has filed a lawsuit claiming a former administrator embezzled more than $260,000 from the union's trust fund to cover up another theft made from an Augusta union.

    May 16, 2012

  • A skills/jobs database could offer employment stability for The County

    Derek Rice May 14, 2012

    The long-held perception of Aroostook County — and, to some extent, the state of Maine in general — is that there are no jobs. Or, if there are jobs, they're not very good ones.

    Derek Rice May 14, 2012

  • Returning veterans face new battles finding work

    Sara Anne Donnelly May 14, 2012

    Over the next five years, the civilian work force will be flooded with veterans returning from post-9/11 wars. This group, known as the Gulf War II generation, includes over one million veterans of the most recent Iraq war alone.

    Sara Anne Donnelly May 14, 2012

  • Workers’ comp change caps benefits

    May 14, 2012

    If the litmus test for a compromise is that it makes no one happy, then it's mission accomplished for a bill to restructure Maine's workers' compensation laws, recently signed by Gov. Paul LePage.

    May 14, 2012

  • Unemployment rate 7.2% in March

    April 23, 2012

    Maine’s unemployment rate continues to hover just over 7%. The rate was 7.2% in March, little changed from 7.1% in February.

    April 23, 2012

  • Workers' comp, unemployment bills signed

    April 19, 2012

    Gov. Paul LePage yesterday signed three bills he said will reduce the cost of doing business in Maine, though Democrats and labor groups said the measures hurt workers’ rights and security.

    April 19, 2012

  • Union complaint targets use of private contractors

    April 11, 2012

    The Maine State Employees Association has filed a complaint with the Maine Labor Relations Board, alleging the state is hiring private contractors to do jobs that should be done by union members. Gov.

    April 11, 2012

  • BIW faces fines for 18 OSHA violations

    April 3, 2012

    Bath Iron Works is facing a total of $171,300 in proposed fines from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for alleged repeat and serious violations of workplace safety violations.

    April 3, 2012

  • Jobless rate relatively unchanged at 7.1%

    April 2, 2012

    Maine’s unemployment rate in February was 7.1%, little changed from January’s 7% rate and down from 7.9% in February 2011.

    April 2, 2012

  • Don’t stop at the top. Here are three steps for building continuity in your business.

    Susan Degrandpre April 2, 2012

    “Does anyone here think succession planning is not necessary?” I asked a room full of business leaders. No hands. Good, they're believers. “Who here has succession plans in place in their organization?” No hands.

    Susan Degrandpre April 2, 2012

  • What employers should know about Maine’s new marijuana rules

    Lori Londis Dwyer Attorney In Bernstein Shur's Labor And Employment Practice Group, Portland April 2, 2012

    At the Augusta Civic Center last November, regular folks from across the state gathered under a tent to compare marijuana buds and inhale marijuana through vaporizers during a medical marijuana trade show.

    Lori Londis Dwyer Attorney In Bernstein Shur's Labor And Employment Practice Group, Portland April 2, 2012

  • Camden National's Horizons program sets a path toward the executive suite

    April 2, 2012

    Jared Merritt recalls standing on a platform, 20 feet above ground, staring down at a horizontal telephone pole that he was supposed to cross.

    April 2, 2012

  • Forbes: Portland metro area top job hub

    March 22, 2012

    Forbes has named the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metro area one of the nation's top 10 cities for job hunting this spring.

    March 22, 2012

  • January jobless rate down over the year

    March 14, 2012

    Maine’s unemployment rate was 7% in January, down from 8% one year ago, according to the Maine Department of Labor. The rate, however, was unchanged from December.

    March 14, 2012

  • New England jobless rate better than national average

    March 8, 2012

    The 2011 unemployment rate in New England was lower than the U.S. average for the fourth year in a row, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    March 8, 2012

  • Pay increases need a focus and purpose

    Alison Hinson March 5, 2012

    The economy looks like it is slowly but surely trending in the right direction. After years of reining in expenses, including employee pay, it's time to seriously consider giving your employees a raise.

    Alison Hinson March 5, 2012

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Do you patronize farmers' markets in Maine?
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Maine has over 100 farmers' markets offering a range of local food products.

Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets reports that unseasonably cool temperatures and a rainy early summer have not only caused issues for some crops but also for local farmers' markets. Strawberries, for instance, had a bad season. Around the state, sales at farmers' markets have been down this summer.

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