workforce development Archives

Easterseals Maine gets $286,000 workforce grant

The group is expected to use the money to help veterans obtain housing, support services and jobs.

by The Editorial Board June 16, 2019December 27, 2019

The short-term disruption of a large number of immigrants should not obscure the real meaning of this event.

by David Daigler June 12, 2019June 12, 2019

Education and focused training are key to closing the workforce development gap.

by Kevin Joyce May 25, 2019May 25, 2019

Legislators should follow the Education Committee’s lead and support making this important program accessible to all of Maine’s early learners.

A preliminary rate of 3.4 percent in March is little changed from February, or from a year ago.

by Nathan Strout April 15, 2019April 16, 2019

At a congressional hearing, Richard Spencer cites the high school and community college programs connected to training for careers at the shipyard.

‘Everybody is using everything they can’ to find and keep workers, including modifying jobs for retirement-bound baby boomers.

by Les Fossel March 11, 2019March 10, 2019

Even Maine people with insurance can’t afford to access care, and hospitals are going broke.

by Jim Wellehan February 26, 2019February 25, 2019

A third of our workforce would benefit from a base-pay hike – and so would the businesses where these workers would spend money.

by JEFF AMY and MARTIN CRUTSINGER February 12, 2019February 13, 2019

The Fed chairman stresses that poorer communities need extra tools to bolster businesses and talent.