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Portland restaurant cuts out traditional operating costs to pay employees higher wages

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Portland restaurant cuts out traditional operating costs to pay employees higher wages

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Maine lobstermen await federal court ruling on where they can fish

The new right whale protection rules from NOAA Fisheries have ordered an area of about 960 square miles to be closed to lobstering for three months, starting Monday.
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Sen. Susan Collins visits Lewiston-Auburn to talk inflation & labor shortages

Senator Collins believes the extra benefits many Americans got from the extended unemployment compensation discouraged some people from going back to work.
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'I quit': Economist explains why people are leaving jobs, labor force

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 4.3 million Americans quit their jobs in August — the highest on record since December of 2000.
Nation World

Unemployment claims fall to lowest level of pandemic

This week's drop in claims was the second in as many weeks.
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Reshuffling the deck: The hospitality industry rolls out new plan to attract employees

'Its scope is massive ... you can’t do it all at once. It’s a five-year plan for a reason,' said HospitalityMaine Education Foundation board member Steve Hewins.
Economy

Gas prices soar in northern New England

Prices in Maine have risen 9.5 cents per gallon to $3.20 in the past week.
Voice Of The Voter

More than $60M spent in a battle over hydropower corridor

Spending on a fall referendum aimed at stopping the utility corridor has topped $60 million, with energy companies pouring money into advertising ahead of the vote.
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A plan to get Maine's hospitality industry back on its feet

"It’s not just getting more people to come and work in the industry, we need better trained people than we used to have," says Chef David Turin.
Business

Maine's manufacturing industry looking to attract new generation of workers

Every October, the Manufacturers Association of Maine introduces the business sector to middle and high school students, as well as educators.
Nation World

US employers add a weak 194,000 jobs as delta maintains hold

Employers are still struggling to find workers because many who lost jobs in the pandemic have yet to start looking again.
Nation World

'We risk losing our edge as a nation if we don't move' | Biden talks infrastructure progress

Speaking about progress and the September jobs report Friday, President Joe Biden said the country needs to make investments to move forward.

Everything you need to know about COVID-19 and the vaccine in Maine

Filmmaker explores the unsolved murder of an 18-year-old Kennebunk girl killed 43 years ago

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Portland restaurant cuts out traditional operating costs to pay employees higher wages

Maine lobstermen await federal court ruling on where they can fish

Sen. Susan Collins visits Lewiston-Auburn to talk inflation & labor shortages

'I quit': Economist explains why people are leaving jobs, labor force

Unemployment claims fall to lowest level of pandemic

Reshuffling the deck: The hospitality industry rolls out new plan to attract employees

Gas prices soar in northern New England

More than $60M spent in a battle over hydropower corridor

A plan to get Maine's hospitality industry back on its feet

Maine's manufacturing industry looking to attract new generation of workers

US employers add a weak 194,000 jobs as delta maintains hold

'We risk losing our edge as a nation if we don't move' | Biden talks infrastructure progress

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