Peter McGuire is a business reporter covering Maine trade, transportation and tourism. A proud native of the western Maine mountains, there is a good chance he’d rather be playing outside. Peter has covered local news for Maine newspapers in Oxford County, Brunswick, Waterville and Portland. He holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and a Master’s Degree in International Relations from Boston University. He lives in Biddeford with his wife Stephanie and brown rescue dog named Emmy Lou.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2022
How can Maine solve its workforce crisis?
Maine has lost more than 20,000 employees since the pandemic started. Fixing this will take a combination of strategies and years of work.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2022
A wave of older workers was already headed into retirement. The pandemic worsened things.
The coronavirus exacerbated Maine’s labor shortage. Most of the people who have left the state’s workforce since early 2020 were early retirees.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2022
N.Y. firm to buy Yarmouth nursing home for $2.5 million
The sale of Coastal Manor continues a trend of consolidation in the industry as owners try to manage rising costs.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2022
Where have all the workers gone? And when will they return?
Short answer: Most of them won’t. The past two years have upended the job market and created a vast labor shortage. It won’t improve anytime soon.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2022
Travel rebound expected for Labor Day weekend
The Maine Turnpike may break traffic records set three years ago as low gas prices bring travelers back to the state.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2022
Maine farmers struggle with labor shortage, push for immigration reform
Some in the agriculture industry say a bill pending in Congress includes needed reform to a widely-used seasonal worker visa program.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2022
New traffic pattern sparks confusion in Deering Center
New lane striping is intended to reduce speeding on Ludlow Street, but the unfamiliar pattern and limited public outreach about the ‘advisory bike lanes’ have befuddled residents and commuters.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2022
Despite secrecy, technology grant program protects taxpayer funds, experts say
The $45 million administered by the Maine Technology Institute must follow strict rules about investment.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2022
Old Orchard Beach man faces new child abuse charges
Joshua Ouellette, arrested on charges of abusing a Sanford child, is now accused of assaulting a 3-year old South Portland boy and his mother.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2022
Long-awaited cold storage warehouse to break ground Monday
Work on the massive refrigerated building at Maine’s lone shipping container terminal finally gets underway after 7 years of planning and false starts.
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