Leveraging the city’s name recognition and image could draw new students to all UMaine System campuses and fill jobs statewide.
workforce development
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Behind USM’s name change plan
Attracting working-age people to the state is more important than soothing municipal rivalries.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Legislature missed opportunity by failing to propose bills supporting asylum seekers
Helping new Mainers make a life here would both address workforce needs and diversify our communities.
Posted inCoastal Journal, Northern Forecaster, Portland Forecaster, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Schools, businesses expand career connections
A new collective will help students gain access and real-world experience.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Helping diverse students thrive is an economic imperative for Maine
Ensuring that 60 percent of Mainers obtain a post-high school credential of value can’t be accomplished without involving everyone here.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Community investment could be our state’s growth engine
Colby College is one major employer that has attracted workers by investing in making the surrounding community a place where families want to live.
Posted inBusiness
Program to defray cost of IT training seeks applicants
TechHire Maine to use federal grant to help private businesses get upgraded IT training for their employees.
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, Business Breakfast
Breakfast forum: Listen up! That’s how HR (or you) can drive culture in your workplace
Once the department that primarily handled on-boarding, payroll and benefits, HR now pushes to define and sustain a company’s culture to ensure it’s a place people are eager to work.
Posted inBusiness
Dead River wins national award for veteran hires
The South Portland-based fuel company was honored by the U.S. Department of Labor for hiring and retaining veterans.