Maine hospitality industry plans free culinary training

A grant will fund training for 125 Mainers to fill gaps in the state's food service businesses.

Lonely Planet ranks Maine among world’s best regions to visit in 2020

The travel site says Maine is lovely at any time, but next year's bicentennial celebrations give it an edge.

Maine’s jobless rate for September, at 2.9%, extends historic low streak

The state's estimate of unemployed people in the Portland metro area was even lower, at 1.9%.

Biological sciences industry on the rise in Maine, new report shows

Job growth in the sector has been 14% over the past 5 years, compared with only 4% for all industries combined, says the Bioscience Association of Maine.

North Carolina company plans to create 100 jobs in Maine

LignaTerra Global LLC, which makes a composite wood material, says it will build a factory on land that used to be part of the former Lincoln Paper and Tissue mill.

Lewiston CareerCenter lists October workshops

New report shows outdoor fun is serious business for Maine’s economy

Activities like hiking, boating, hunting, gardening and golfing contribute more to Maine's economy than they do in almost every other state.

Maine’s low unemployment streak doubles previous record

The state's unemployment rate has been below 4 percent for 44 consecutive months, twice as long as the previous record from September 1999 to July 2001.

Government labor crunch cuts into services, adds stress for Maine’s public employees

Hundreds of state and municipal jobs are vacant as officials struggle with a tight labor market, an aging workforce and pay that can't compete with the private sector.

Maine’s bioscience sector gathers to figure out how to bring jobs, advance health

More than 175 entrepreneurs, researchers and policymakers attend the inaugural Life Science Ventures Seminar hosted by the Maine Center for Entrepreneurs in Portland.