FairPoint Communications announced that it plans to eliminate about 90 positions in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. The cuts are planned during the next several months and expected to save the company about $11 million. This is in addition to the elimination of more than 30 management positions across the company last month. “We are […]
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MPBN lays off 10 people
PORTLAND — Maine Public Broadcasting Network says it’s laying off up to 10 employees because of funding reductions and lower public donations. CEO and President Mark Volgelzang says mandated federal budget cuts along with state budget cuts and lower-than-expected donations are to blame. Most of the layoffs will be drawn from a video production unit. The […]
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U.S. economy adds 88K jobs
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added just 88,000 jobs in March, the fewest in nine months and a sharp retreat after a period of strong hiring. The slowdown may signal that the economy is heading into a weak spring. The Labor Department said Friday that the unemployment rate dipped to 7.6 percent, the lowest in four […]
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Gas company holding job fair in Maine
AUGUSTA (AP) — A company involved in a natural gas distribution project in central Maine plans a job fair in Augusta to fill 45 positions. Summit Natural Gas of Maine will hold the job fair on Wednesday at the Senator Inn in Augusta. The company’s looking to fill positions for permanent non-construction jobs at the […]
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Job gains cut unemployment to 7.7 pct., 4-year low
WASHINGTON — The American job market isn’t just growing. It’s accelerating. Employers added 236,000 jobs in February and drove down the unemployment rate to 7.7 percent, its lowest level in more than four years. The gains signal that companies are confident enough in the economy to intensify hiring even in the face of tax increases […]
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Report: Jobs with livable wages increasingly scarce in Maine
AUGUSTA — The gap between wages paid in Maine and what it costs to live here is widening to catastrophic levels, according to a new report released Tuesday by the Maine People’s Alliance. While both sides of the political spectrum agree a problem exists, there is little agreement about solutions. To afford necessities such as […]
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Marden’s lays off about 3% of workforce
WATERVILLE — Not even Marden’s, Maine’s well-known surplus and salvage store chain, is immune to seasonal economic swings. Approximately 3 percent of Marden’s total workforce has been laid off since January, but that’s not unusual for this time of year, according to Craig Burgess, Marden’s general manager. “It’s an annual thing, actually,” said Burgess on […]
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Oxford Casino recruiting table game operators
OXFORD — Western Maine’s Oxford Casino is looking for people interested in becoming blackjack dealers and running roulette, craps and other casino table games. The casino is holding a recruitment event at Lewiston’s Career Center from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday in hopes of getting a large number of applicants interested in becoming card […]
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Home Depot to add hundreds of jobs at Maine stores
A news statement distributed Wednesday by Home Depot stated up to 450 seasonal jobs would be available in the chain’s 11 Maine stores. Applicants will be matched with jobs based on their prior retail, home improvement and military experience, according to the release. Home Depot has stores in Auburn, Augusta, Bangor, Biddeford, Ellsworth, Portland, Rockland, […]
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Patten man creates database to match veterans with jobs
PATTEN— John Birmingham is a man who saw a need and is working hard to fill it. Founder and president of Warriors in the Workplace, Birmingham is dedicated to matching military veterans with employment opportunities through his national database. According to U.S. Department of Labor statistics cited by Birmingham, more than 1 million service members […]