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After cleanup of Saco tannery Superfund site, limits and controls remain
Staff December 24, 2019A new review says environmental safety controls continue to be necessary at the Superfund site where the Saco Tannery Corp. closed operations in 1981.
Staff December 24, 2019Senate defense bill could mean business for Maine
Staff December 19, 2019A defense appropriations bill backed by U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, could lead to new business in the state.
Staff December 19, 2019
A 'presidential' job for a Belfast boatyard
Peter Van Allen Updated: December 18, 2019The USS Sequoia, a 104-foot yacht used by nine U.S. presidents, will undergo a multi-year restoration at French & Webb in Belfast. It's expected to draw visitors to the Belfast waterfront.
Peter Van Allen Updated: December 18, 2019
Bixby & Co. shop, cafe coming to Colby space in downtown Waterville
Maureen Milliken Updated: December 17, 2019The Rockland-based chocolatier will open at 173 Main St. in the spring, and the cafe will include products from Gelato Fiasco and Coffee By Design. The addition fills in the final space at a building Colby College bought.
Maureen Milliken Updated: December 17, 2019
Quick takes on Maine manufacturing’s workforce challenges
Renee Cordes Updated: December 9, 2019Mainebiz asked three Maine manufacturing executives what they consider the sector’s biggest workforce challenge, and their plans in that area for 2020.
Renee Cordes Updated: December 9, 2019
Moving parts: How one Maine manufacturer is building a talent pipeline
Renee Cordes Updated: December 9, 2019Without the name recognition of larger Maine manufacturers, Westbrook-based Lanco Integrated has taken a proactive, long-term approach to recruiting and workforce development.
Renee Cordes Updated: December 9, 2019
Workforce development roundup: Employers in Maine are working the angles
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 9, 2019Workforce development means a lot of things in Maine. Training programs aim to bolster all levels of the labor pool. Mainebiz took a look at a few of the initiatives underway.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 9, 2019
Lewiston metal manufacturer wins $4.2M defense contract
Staff December 4, 2019Elmet Technologies, a Lewiston manufacturer of tungsten and molybdenum products, will accelerate its development and supplying of components to the U.S. Department of Defense.
Staff December 4, 2019
With new agreement, Fluid Imaging expands in medical diagnostics
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 4, 2019The Scarborough-based maker of lab instruments has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with the University of Colorado to commercialize artificial intelligence software that could speed the detection of dangerous bacteria.
Laurie Schreiber Updated: December 4, 2019
Kittery shipyard's equipment is old and work is late, but Navy may under-fund fixes
Staff December 2, 2019As work on several projects to modernize Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery gets underway, a new federal study shows just how much the yard needs upgrading.
Staff December 2, 2019
Augusta-based printer transfers ownership to its 200 employees
Renee Cordes November 26, 2019J.S. McCarthy Printers, an Augusta-based printing company owned by the Tardiff family since 2000, is now owned through an ESOP. And other Maine companies have joined the trend.
Renee Cordes November 26, 2019
Travis Mills headlines FAME event with life lessons and humor
Renee Cordes November 22, 2019Three banks, a manufacturing startup, an educator who champions financial literacy and the state's trade association for loggers were all honored Thursday evening by the Finance Authority of Maine.
Renee Cordes November 22, 2019
Export-Import Bank changes expected to help boost Maine businesses
Maureen Milliken November 18, 2019Maine businesses that sell products internationally should get a boost from a reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, which was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives Friday.
Maureen Milliken November 18, 2019
Woodland Pulp workers in four unions ratify contracts
Staff November 15, 2019New labor contacts affecting nearly 300 employees of Woodland Pulp LLC in Baileyville will strengthen rules specific to separate trades and also provide pay increases for trades and production workers at the plant.
Staff November 15, 2019Verso to sell Jay paper mill in $400M deal
Staff November 12, 2019Verso Corp., which last year began upgrading its paper manufacturing plant in Jay, plans to sell the mill and a Wisconsin one to a Pennsylvania-based producer of specialty paper.
Staff November 12, 2019
Local Wood Works brings 2019 sustainability tour to York County
Maureen Milliken November 5, 2019Local Wood Works, a collaborative of seven businesses and nonprofits that promotes the Maine forest economy, brings it to life with an annual tour showing wood from forest to final building product.
Maureen Milliken November 5, 2019
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Work for ME
Work for ME is a workforce development tool to help Maine’s employers target Maine’s emerging workforce. Work for ME highlights each industry, its impact on Maine’s economy, the jobs available to entry-level workers, the training and education needed to get a career started.
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