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Building a future: More students are enrolling in construction and trades programs
Maureen Milliken Updated: May 25, 2020Maine's career and technical centers give high school students get a taste of fields such as carpentry and other building trades. The students say the experience gives them a strong foundation, for further training and even a lifelong profession.
Maureen Milliken Updated: May 25, 2020Amid turbulent job market, skills still pay the bills
Peter Van Allen and Donna Brassard Updated: May 25, 2020The publisher and the editor of Maine biz note that recent weeks and months serve as a prime example of the need for skilled workers. The pandemic has shown how nimble companies have been able to pivot and how skilled workers are still in demand.
Peter Van Allen and Donna Brassard Updated: May 25, 2020
With 23 COVID-19 cases, Augusta construction site adds further safety measures
Maureen Milliken May 21, 2020Cianbro, Maine's largest construction company, is taking further measures to ensure worker safety at the Maine Veterans' Home site. The Maine CDC has not determined if the 23 positive cases are related to the site or to offsite activity by workers,
Maureen Milliken May 21, 2020
Central Maine Healthcare, Bateman Partners move forward on another project
Maureen Milliken May 20, 2020Central Maine Healthcare and Bateman Partners LLC are moving forward on plans for an ambulatory care center in Topsham, the latest in an ongoing development partnership.
Maureen Milliken May 20, 2020
Bristol Seafood temporarily closes to confront outbreak; Cianbro site cases up to 19
Maureen Milliken May 19, 2020Bristol Seafood has closed for cleaning and testing after five cases of COVID-19 were found among employees. Maine CDC continues to investigate the outbreak at the Augusta Maine Veterans Home construction site, involving people from multiple states.
Maureen Milliken May 19, 2020
Maine CDC looking into COVID-19 cases related to Cianbro Augusta construction site
Maureen Milliken May 18, 2020Two workers at the Augusta Maine Veterans Home site, under construction by Cianbro Corp., have tested positive, but the Maine CDC director said it isn't yet clear if the transmission is worksite related.
Maureen Milliken May 18, 2020
In Portland, industrial building “ahead of its time” fetches $12.8M
Laurie Schreiber May 18, 2020A 249,370-square-foot warehouse/distribution facility in Portland was originally marketed as a leasing opportunity until a buyer stepped up to pay $12.8 million in order to relocate his existing business.
Laurie Schreiber May 18, 2020
Building Business: Midcoast food pantry expansion moving forward
Peter Van Allen Updated: May 18, 2020The $1.2 million project will help a food pantry in Rockland serve thousands of area residents. Other job sites are busy across Maine, too, as construction businesses strive to keep work on schedule despite the pandemic.
Peter Van Allen Updated: May 18, 2020Letter to the Editor: Seeing both sides of pandemic’s impact on restaurants
Updated: May 18, 2020A reader says he views the crisis from the perspectives of both the hospitality and the real estate industries. He urges flexibility as Maine enters "uncharted territory."
Updated: May 18, 2020
Maine front-line workers highlight priorities for next federal stimulus bill
Staff Updated: May 14, 2020Union members representing Maine firefighters, nurses, state employees, postal workers and construction workers are calling on Congress to provide more funding to protect worker safety and bolster a cross-section of the state's industries.
Staff Updated: May 14, 2020
Insider Notebook: Rock Row still on track for summer phase 1 opening, developers say
Maureen Milliken May 13, 2020Waterstone Properties also announced addition of a Chick-fil-A restaurant and 109-unit residential building to the plan; SOS Saco Bay pushes for information on jetty plans; Maine Woodland Owners bring forest sessions indoors.
Maureen Milliken May 13, 2020
Saco Island's new Forge apartments leasing at pre-pandemic pace
Maureen Milliken May 13, 2020Some 25 of the 31 apartments in the commercially unsuccessful former Unit 91 on Saco Island have been leased since listings began March 11.
Maureen Milliken May 13, 2020
Habitat for Humanity will raise funds to help Maine cope with housing challenges
Staff Updated: May 12, 2020Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland says COVID-19 has aggravated housing challenges in Maine, and has joined an international fundraising initiative to support the organization’s work through the pandemic.
Staff Updated: May 12, 2020
Plan to develop former South Portland convent into inn derailed by COVID-19
Maureen Milliken May 6, 2020Construction of a boutique hotel at 265 Cottage Road in South Portland was close to a reality when the COVID-19 pandemic hit and developer Northland Enterprises had to let the property go.
Maureen Milliken May 6, 2020
Sale of an industrial building that once served machinery needs of Lewiston’s textile mills
Laurie Schreiber May 2, 2020A Maine native now based in Medford, Mass., bought the 89,000-square-foot industrial building, which was originally home to the Lewiston Machine Co. and was later converted to a woolen mill.
Laurie Schreiber May 2, 2020Pandemic delays construction of USM’s residence hall, student center
Staff Updated: May 1, 2020Due to the pandemic, the University of Southern Maine is delaying construction of a new residence hall and student center on its Portland campus by about six months. The university has said the project is the largest in its history.
Staff Updated: May 1, 2020
Today's Poll
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Next year will bring a host of new challenges for businesses looking to add employees to the payroll.
Maine's Paid Family and Medical Leave law will go into effect, which will allow an employee to take paid leave for up to 12 weeks to care for an ill family member or new child, for instance.
The state's minimum wage will increase by 45 cents an hour, to $15.10 (a separate minimum wage provision will be voted on in Portland that could raise the hourly compensation to $19).
And rising health care premiums will continue to be a struggle for employers.
For companies that plan to grow, all of these factors will have to be managed.
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