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PublishedSeptember 25, 2022
Maine companies turn to automation as labor shortage persists
Automating functions isn't always aimed at reducing staff, but it helps when human workers are harder to find.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2022
Immigrants may hold a key to solving Maine’s labor shortage
As more people leave the state's workforce than enter it, new Mainers may play a vital role in filling the gaps.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2022
While governor of Maine, LePage sought two positions in Trump administration
Two years before the end of his term, former Republican Gov. Paul LePage wanted to oversee national welfare reform and head up an international aid agency, internal records reveal.
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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 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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PublishedApril 3, 2022
50 years after Title IX, spending on women’s college sports still falls short
From coaches' salaries to overall expenditures, money for women's sports typically lags behind men's sports at colleges throughout Maine and the Northeast.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2022
Courts, prosecutors, BMV agree to fix gap in license suspensions
Spurred by a recent crash in Oxford County, the agencies say they have created a process to make sure criminal conviction information that should trigger a license suspension is communicated to the BMV.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2022
Gov. Mills unveils $20 million plan for free tuition at Maine community colleges
About 8,000 students would be eligible under the program, funded by a one-time transfer to the Maine Community College System.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2022
Gov. Mills preparing utility accountability bill, with threat of consumer-owned option
The proposal could emerge as a competing alternative to the push for a statewide consumer-owned utility in Maine to replace CMP and Versant.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2021
B&M Baked Beans leaving Portland after more than 150 years
The beloved local company got its start in 1867 as the Burnham & Morrill Co., specializing in canned meats, vegetables and fish.
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