The installation of solar panels at the Blaine House is a symbolic welcome to an industry that will inspire investment and job creation statewide.
workforce development
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Colby teaches the upside of community
Institutions benefit when they help their regional economy thrive.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine government should lead on asylum-seeker aid
Helping today’s refugees is an investment in tomorrow’s workforce.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Economic gaps underscore perception of 2 Maines
Cumberland and York counties account for nearly 50 percent of the state’s GDP, a new report finds.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Invest in people and build Maine’s economy
The state’s new economic development plan rightly focuses on building the workforce.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Symposium explores ways to close widening gap in Maine’s workforce
The state will have to add an estimated 158,000 trained people to its workforce by 2025 to maintain economic growth, Educate Maine tells participants at its annual symposium.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: There’s no reason that workers can’t be corporate owners
Employee-controlled companies could be the antidote to the less-appealing aspects of shareholder capitalism.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Student-trustee: Change from ‘USM’ to ‘UMaine Portland’ will help our state grow, prosper
Leveraging the city’s name recognition and image could draw new students to all UMaine System campuses and fill jobs statewide.
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.
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.