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Human resources

  • Unemployment rate dips to 8%

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 21, 2010

    Unemployment in Maine inched down from 8.1% in April to 8% in May, according to the Maine Department of Labor.

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 21, 2010
  • Pratt & Whitney to hire 200 workers

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 7, 2010

    Pratt & Whitney is planning to add more than 200 workers at its North Berwick jet-engine manufacturing facility in coming years.

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 7, 2010
  • Farnsworth museum cuts, furloughs staff

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 7, 2010

    The Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland has cut four staff members, or 6% of its staff, and instituted a week's furlough for full-time salaried staff members.

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 7, 2010
  • Verso adds workers to Jay, Bucksport mills

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 3, 2010

    Verso Paper Co. has added more than 200 permanent and temporary workers at its two mills in Jay and Bucksport.

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 3, 2010
  • Mainers' unemployment benefits to lapse

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 1, 2010

    Congress' failure to pass an extension of unemployment benefits before taking a week off will mean a lapse of payment for about 2,700 Mainers.

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 1, 2010
  • Unemployment rate steady at 8.1%

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 24, 2010

    Maine's unemployment rate is holding fairly steady with 8.1% in the month of April.

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 24, 2010
  • The gold standard | Ginnie Konan redefines “long-term employee” at cPort Credit Union

    Carol Coultas May 17, 2010

    Ginnie Konan doesn’t think it’s extraordinary that she’s worked 50 years for the same employer, or that at 66, she’s the go-to person for technology troubles at cPort Credit Union.

    Carol Coultas May 17, 2010
  • MCCS part-time faculty unionize

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 4, 2010

    Part-time employees of the Maine Community College System have voted to form a union with the Maine State Employees Association.

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 4, 2010
  • Workers' comp board member resigns

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 30, 2010

    A Portland man has resigned his seat on the Maine Workers' Compensation Board three weeks after he pleaded guilty to a second assault charge in 13 years.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 30, 2010
  • Cianbro trims Brewer staff by 100

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 28, 2010

    One fifth of Cianbro's Eastern Manufacturing Facility's 500-employee work force in Brewer has been moved to other jobs sites or were recently laid off as the Pittsfield company's Texas refinery module project winds down.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 28, 2010
  • Cannery workers eligible for aid

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 20, 2010

    Workers at a recently shuttered cannery in Prospect Harbor are now eligible for federal aid, even as the state negotiates a deal with a buyer.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 20, 2010
  • March unemployment slips to 8.2%

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 16, 2010

    Maine's unemployment rate inched down to 8.2% in March, according to the Maine Department of Labor.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 16, 2010
  • CMP offering early retirement buyouts

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 8, 2010

    Central Maine Power Co. is offering voluntary early retirement packages to some employees, while the union representing workers says layoffs are looming.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 8, 2010
  • Work force needs focus of UMaine summit

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 7, 2010

    A theme emerged yesterday at a University of Maine System summit designed to address the state's future work force needs: break down the silos.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 7, 2010
  • Laid-off trucking workers get aid

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 5, 2010

    About 20 workers laid off from a northern Maine trucking company are now eligible for federal assistance.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 5, 2010
  • UMaine plans to cut positions, wages

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 31, 2010

    The University of Maine is planning to cut 74 positions and reduce wages to address a projected $5.9 million budget shortfall in 2011.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 31, 2010

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Do you curb your screen time while on vacation?
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Poll Description

Summer is a great time to disconnect, recharge and spend time outdoors with family and friends.

But with phones, tablets, laptops and iPads always within reach, it's not easy to unplug — even on vacation.

In a recent Mainebiz How To column, Ann Leamon and Nancy Marshall share how entrepreneurs balance ambition with burnout. Marshall and Leamon admit they’ve both felt the exhaustion that sets in when you're trying to meet “impossible deadlines or expectations.”

It’s a reminder that managing screen time isn’t just about discipline — it’s a form of self-care.