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workforce development

Published
September 21, 2018

Our View: University’s nursing plan is the right way to face a crisis

Maine needs more efforts like this to meet the challenge of being the nation's oldest state.
Published
September 10, 2018

Former LePage press secretary gets new job with state

Adrienne Bennett, LePage's spokeswoman for six years, has left her bank job to work on legislative affairs for the Labor Department.
Published
September 4, 2018

Quality of service slumps at businesses as jobs go unfilled and turnover rises

Seventy-one percent of respondents in a June survey of 2,002 Americans said they started avoiding a store, restaurant or service provider this year because of a negative interaction.
Published
September 4, 2018

As older workers resist retirement, they find employers resisting them

Adults 55 and older have been the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. labor force since 1996, but many who are in between jobs are encountering new barriers to entry.
Published
September 2, 2018

Maine’s small, midsized farms suffering from labor shortage

The 'relentless challenge' of finding workers is leaving crops rotting in the field.

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Published
August 16, 2018

Portland seeks nominations for business awards

The public may submit nominations by Sept. 11 for Economic Development Achievement, Business of the Year and Small Business of the Year.
Published
August 10, 2018

Commentary: Invest more in successful programs to energize Maine’s economy

MaineSpark, FAME, NextGen and others are already creating jobs, training workers and helping retain graduates, and they could use more funding.
Published
August 9, 2018

Internships could lead college students to stay in Maine, Sen. King says

The independent senator envisions a program that would boost the state's economy by helping to address the need for young workers.
Published
August 6, 2018

Report projecting virtually no job growth in Maine through 2026 is seen as ‘a call to action’

The Department of Labor's report predicts a net gain of fewer than 100 jobs in the decade from 2016 to 2026.
Published
August 3, 2018

Maine Voices: No better time for state to re-envision how we educate young people

We can invest each step of the way, from preschool to proficiency-based learning to more technical training.