The state can address its growing workforce shortage and draw young adults through loan forgiveness.
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Lobster industry blasts proposed regulations intended to protect whales
Officials say scientific data doesn’t support the proposals.
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Windham antenna manufacturer sold to South African company
MWave Industries is expected to hire once the sale to Alaris Holdings is complete.
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Maine organic farmers’ group gets $600,000 to train beginners
The federal grant will also be used to help new farmers grow beyond their startup phase.
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Cumberland County working to provide models for municipal broadband networks
Using a federal grant, the county has issued a request for proposals to develop a guide for how towns and cities could collaborate on wiring their region.
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CMP says ‘inadvertent security lapse’ released data on more than 77,000 customers
The company says human error led to old account information being exposed on a server. The incident has sparked an effort by utility officials to mandate reporting of any data exposures.
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Our View: Students can’t compete without computer science education
A study shows that Maine should get moving if it wants its young people and businesses to be competitive.
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Union Farm Equipment wins state retailer award
The Kubota dealer in Union was chosen as retailer of the year by the Maine Retail Assocation.
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Maine employers to get record dividends from workers’ comp insurer MEMIC
The Portland-based workers’ compensation insurer said Maine employers will receive a total of $22 million in November.
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Collins, King urge USDA to fund broadband in ‘geographically challenged’ areas
They cite a statistic that of the 24 million U.S. households that lack broadband service, 80 percent are in rural areas.