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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine’s workforce isn’t keeping pace with growth, Gov. Mills tells business leaders
New investments by the state and federal government are helping to attract and retain employees, but there is more work to be done to solve workforce shortages, the governor says.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel, News
Madison wood insulation manufacturer to expand distribution in U.S., Canada under new partnership
TimberHP, a division of Belfast-based GO Lab Inc., revived a former Madison Paper Industries mill, and is now partnering with CertainTeed Inc.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
CEOs got hefty pay raises in 2023, widening the gap with the workers they oversee
The median pay package for CEOs rose to $16.3 million, up 12.6%. Meanwhile, wages and benefits netted by private-sector workers rose 4.1% through 2023.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Electric grid operators ordered to brace for surging demand and storm threats
New England has already begun looking at how the regional grid can adapt to change.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Eastport wants cruise ships. Federal staffing problems may complicate that.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection notified Gardner in January that, because of staffing shortages, there was some question whether it could screen four vessels due from Canada in the fall.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Agriculture is a growing part of Maine’s economy despite fewer farms, farmland and farmers
Rising production costs, climate change and an aging population of farmers ready to retire are among the challenges facing the agriculture sector in Maine.
Posted inBusiness
Search our database of western Maine farms
Farms found in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Higher for longer rates mean no escape from the debt squeeze
Even where consumer spending looks solid, it’s often being funded by borrowing.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Job seekers brave AI bots, interviewing nightmares in tougher labor market
To deal with a higher volume of applications, some employers are trying to get through early interviews faster by avoiding real-life conversations altogether.