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PublishedDecember 8, 2022
Report: Out-of-state recruiting helps BIW drive Maine economy
An analysis from University of Southern Maine’s Center for Business and Economic Research found Bath Iron Works supported more than $1.8 billion in economic output in 2021, thanks in part to the shipyard's push to draw out-of-state workers, a strategy labor experts say could help solve the problem of Maine's shrinking workforce.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2022
Maine’s unemployment rate heads toward record low
The state's jobless rate hits the lowest point since the start of the pandemic and nears record lows set three years ago.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2022
Did it work? The elusive impact of a $45 million state grant to grow jobs
The Maine Technology Institute, which awarded the taxpayer funds, makes very little data available about the investments.
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PublishedJune 24, 2022
Maine issues last half of nearly $120 million in relief funding to municipalities
The pandemic relief money, provided through the American Rescue Plan Act, was distributed proportionally based on population.
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PublishedJune 17, 2022
Economist: May decline in Maine’s workforce likely a seasonal blip
The state lost 2,900 jobs in May, probably the outcome of a changeover in the seasonal workforce from winter recreation to summer tourism.
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PublishedJune 14, 2022
Workers at Morrill teen mental health facility seek to unionize
Employees at Ironwood Maine say they intend to vote to form a union to improve pay, working conditions and standards of care at the residential program and school.
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PublishedMay 25, 2022
Portland-based Covetrus to be taken private in $4 billion deal
The veterinary products and services firm has agreed to an offer by 2 private equity firms that want to buy the company while retaining its Portland headquarters.
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PublishedMay 20, 2022
Maine unemployment rate hits pandemic low of 3.3%
The state's jobless rate in April was the lowest in two years, and the number of jobs was nearly back to the pre-pandemic level.
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PublishedMay 9, 2022
Economy tops Maine voters’ list of concerns
Economic concerns have overtaken COVID-19 as the most important issue facing Maine for first time since the outbreak.
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PublishedApril 20, 2022
Maine unemployment drops as total jobs nearly reach pre-pandemic level
Maine employers added about 3,400 jobs a month since January, driving the unemployment rate to its lowest point in two years.
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