ORONO — A week after L.L. Bean announced it will close its Bangor call center and on the same day that Verizon Wireless said it would add 90 customer service employees to its local facility, Gov. Paul LePage made a Wednesday visit to a third call center, where he said wages might be higher if […]
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Report: Job growth to be found in alternative energy
PORTLAND — An unreleased Maine state report says alternative energy is among the industries with the best potential for job growth in the state. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/Y8HxVQ ) reports the Maine Technology Institute-commissioned study assessed 13 technology clusters in Maine. The report identifies the alternative energy and turbine cluster as one of the […]
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Maine’s unemployment rate stays at 5.5 percent
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s unemployment rate remained firm in July at 5.5 percent, the lowest in nearly six years. The Maine Department of Labor said Monday that the state’s jobless rate remains lower than the national rate, which was 6.2 percent last month. The rate is unchanged from June and is down more than 1 […]
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Great Northern Paper issues layoff warnings to E. Millinocket workers
EAST MILLINOCKET, Maine — Great Northern Paper Co. issued federally-mandated layoff notices to workers at its idled local mill Friday, informing them they will now qualify for government-sponsored retraining. The federal Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act requires most employers with 100 or more employees to provide notification to workers 60 calendar days in advance […]
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Pioneer Plastics to add 140 jobs in Auburn
AUBURN — Pioneer Plastics Corp. will add 140 jobs at the company’s Maine plant as it moves its South Carolina operations to Auburn. The company plans to invest more than $1.7 million during the next two years, according to a news release from the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development on Monday. “Maine is […]
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Fryeburg precision drilling manufacturer to add 60 jobs
FRYEBURG — Advanced precision-technologies manufacturer Hunting Dearborn plans to expand its Maine facility, creating up to 60 jobs over the next five years. In a news release last week, company officials said the move was to meet increased demand for its products. It sells to markets in the U.S. and overseas. In the release, Robert Newton, […]
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Maine unemployment rate falls to 5.5 percent
AUGUSTA — State officials say that Maine’s unemployment rate fell to 5.5 percent in June. The jobless rate released by the Maine Department of Labor on Friday is the lowest reported in the state in nearly six years. It’s down 0.2 percentage points since May and more than 1 percentage point since last year. The department […]
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New Maine database to reveal graduates’ first-year wages
AUGUSTA — As many college graduates grapple with poor job prospects and crushing student debt, Maine officials hope a new database will help prospective students make more informed choices about what degree to pursue and how much they can afford to borrow for their education. The database, set to be unveiled to the public next month, […]
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Maine’s unemployment rate stays at 5.7 percent
PORTLAND — State officials say Maine’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May was 5.7 percent. The figure was unchanged from April and down from 6.7 percent a year ago. Officials say the number of unemployed declined 7,000 over the year to 40,600. State officials say the share of the population that is employed was estimated […]
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BIW opens new training center in anticipation of 600 new hires
BATH — Bath Iron Works opened a new training center Wednesday where it plans to train 200 new employees hired so far this year and another 400 by year’s end to help build six destroyers for the U.S. Navy. Matt Wickenheiser, a spokesman for the company, said the project is part of $60 million in […]