Armed with a $100 million gift, a new center for data study could build a community of companies and workers.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Give young people reasons to stay, move here
Maine should focus on what we have (nature, breweries) and beef up what we lack (affordable housing, good-paying jobs, public transit).
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Gov. Mills leading the way as clean-energy transition comes to Maine
The installation of solar panels at the Blaine House is a symbolic welcome to an industry that will inspire investment and job creation statewide.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Colby teaches the upside of community
Institutions benefit when they help their regional economy thrive.
Posted inBusiness
Maine continues record low-unemployment streak
October was the 46th consecutive month in which Maine’s unemployment rate has been below 4 percent.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Proposed asylum rules are deliberately cruel
Denying people the ability to earn a living is the wrong way to treat those escaping persecution.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine lobster landings ‘are way off,’ down 40% from last year
Fishermen had landed less than 50 million pounds by the end of September, a 38% decline from the 5-year average. The state’s top fishing regulator says ‘that doesn’t mean the sky is falling.’
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Imagine a day without water, and how we can prevent that
Most of us want Congress to invest in water infrastructure before our systems fail. Let’s make sure lawmakers know it.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Senate Democratic leaders: The Fighting for Maine Agenda is about putting Mainers first
We’re focusing on health care, property taxes, energy independence and giving workers a fair shake.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
BIW union hopes to sink subcontracting plan that company says it needs
The shipyard says it needs temporary workers to complete a backlog of military orders, but the machinists’ union says that would violate its contract.