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PublishedMarch 14, 2025
Officials weigh economic impact of Waterville hospital closure
Northern Light Inland Hospital is slated to close June 11, putting 309 employees out of work.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2025
Maine economic development commissioner steps down
Heather Johnson's last day will be March 1.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2024
Holiday hiring up as retailers prepare for strong selling season
Finding workers for the holiday season in Maine is settling back into a familiar pattern: a burst of hiring similar to pre-summer preparation for tourists and a drop-off after those rushes end.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2024
U.S. job openings pick up to 7.7 million as labor demand steadies
Available positions increased to 7.74 million from a revised 7.37 million reading in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey showed Tuesday.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2024
Northern Light food service, housekeeping jobs to transfer to another company
About 500 positions in food service and housekeeping at Northern Light acute care facilities, including Inland Hospital and Lakewood Continuing Care in Waterville, will be taken over by Compass One starting in January, according to a Northern Light official.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2024
Biden signs order prioritizing federal grants for projects with higher worker wages
The grants would prioritize projects with labor agreements, wage standards and benefits such as access to child care and apprenticeship programs.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2024
Wall Street falls sharply to close its worst week in nearly 18 months
A highly anticipated update on the U.S. job market came in weak enough to keep investors cautious about the economy.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2024
U.S. job growth comes up short in possible warning sign for Fed
Hiring was weighed down by job losses in the manufacturing, retail trade and information sectors.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2024
Summer jobs show us a piece of the good life in Maine
From camp counselors to museum curators to farm hands, we take a look some of the best summer jobs Maine has to offer.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2024
Weak U.S. hiring slams global markets, with Dow plunging as unemployment climbs
Friday’s report from the Labor Department showed that employers added 35% fewer jobs in July than forecasters had expected – and that unemployment, now up to 4.3%, is the highest since October 2021.
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