About 450 students spent Sept. 10-13 at the Flying Point Road center.
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As attitudes, laws around working mothers evolve, BIW installs lactation facilities
To be in compliance with Maine state law, an employer must provide a space, other than a bathroom, for nursing mothers to express breast milk for up to 3 years after childbirth.
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L.L. Bean partners with Husson University on employee MBAs
The onsite program will let workers pursue a degree in business administration while on the job.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
L.L. Bean heir and wife donate $1 million to Mercy Hospital
Leon L. Bean’s grandson James Gorman and his wife, Maureen Gorman, contributed to the Portland hospital’s $20 million relocation campaign.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
L.L. Bean to open first Canadian store
The new retail store is part of a larger expansion into America’s northern neighbor.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
A bump in revenue means a bonus for 5,400 employees of L.L. Bean
The company’s 1% sales revenue gain over 2017 will translate to bonuses and additional contributions to employee 401(k) plans.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
L.L. Bean exec, Portland entrepreneur tapped as advisers to Boston Fed
L.L. Bean CFO Kierston Van Soest and O. & Co. CEO Oliver Smith have joined the bank’s New England Advisory Council.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Bean may direct donations to national parks restoration post-shutdown
The outdoor gear retailer wants to designate some of its charitable gifts for fixing damage done while federal workers are absent.
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Holiday cheer at L.L. Bean as orders top 315,000 in a single day
Company officials are cautiously optimistic about this year’s holiday season, after several years of flat sales.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Maine, News
With flannel back in fashion, retailers are feelin’ the love
The preferred fabric of hunters and lumberjacks is also embraced by millennials, leading to a spike in sales.