Commentary

From the skilled trades to white-collar work, there are tens of thousands of job openings in the state, and many employers are actively looking for human capital — human brainpower, not machine learning.

If a loophole in federal legislation is not closed, the availability of small business loans, home mortgage loans and other forms of credit will be dramatically reduced, the head of the Maine Bankers Association writes in a guest commentary.

We do six "On the Road" events a year and this year we’ve made stops in Yarmouth, Rockland/Owls Head and Orono, with treks coming up to Houlton (June 24), Rumford (July 22) and Fryeburg (Sept. 23).

The gap between "talk to a bot" and "talk to a person" becomes the new class divide in service, our guest columnist writes.

Being flexible with employee requirements builds loyalty and trust, our guest columnist writes.

Developing future leaders starts with everyday work. Do employees take ownership without being asked? Do they solve problems for others? Do they care about how decisions affect customers and coworkers?

Alexis Crawford, founder of On Point Digital Strategy, shares if small businesses should focus on on website upgrades or a customer relationship-management system.

Remote workers who relocated during the pandemic have not simply reverted to their prior cities as offices reopened. A substantial number of those remote transplants transitioned to Maine-based employers, deepening their roots rather than loosening them.

As retirement approaches, the focus shifts from maximizing growth to sustaining a lifestyle — often for decades — while managing both market volatility and inflation risk.

If we want investors, job seekers and new residents to believe that Maine is a place where ambitious work happens, we must make that work public, our guest columnist writes.