To that end, the state is promoting its Youth Employment and the Steps to Success initiative.
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State offers grants to businesses that hire 14- and 15-year-olds this summer
Employers complain that Maine’s increasing minimum wage – set to go up to $12 in 2020 – makes it less appealing to hire young workers.
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Maine’s worth a visit, but a lifetime? Young professionals may need convincing
As the state tries to attract workers to stimulate the economy, it confronts a national perception problem.
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Maine Compass: Community investment could be our state’s growth engine
Making Maine municipalities places where families want to live – as Colby has helped to do in Waterville – is critical to attracting and keeping workers.