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Picture perfect: Why professional headshots matter

Investing in a high-quality, professionally taken and edited headshot is an investment in your personal brand, our guest columnists write.

What to outsource to AI — and what to keep human-centered

Figuring out which jobs are best left to AI — and which require the human touch — is critical to using AI in a way that’s ethical, effective and profitable, our guest columnist writes.

How Maine companies are creatively navigating the workforce rollercoaster

Maine faces workforce challenges that need new solutions. But the good news that the state and its businesses are finding innovative ways to tackle the labor shortages.

How to forge partnerships that boost Maine’s economy

From shared goals to harnessing the power of nonprofits, here are five ways Maine organizations can build partnerships that deliver real impact.
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Maine manufacturing: Strong roots, stronger future

Manufacturers across Maine are investing in advanced technologies, expanding into global markets and creating good-paying jobs in communities of all sizes.

Investing in the arts is how we can save Portland’s Congress Street corridor

A recent moratorium on development of performing arts venues of 2,000 seats or more "is just the latest in a series of signals that all point in the same conclusion: it’s time to revisit and renew our vision for the Arts District," writes guest columnist Kate Sykes.

How Maine is becoming national leader in medical innovation

Life sciences is a $2.3 billion industry in Maine, and the sector’s job growth has exceeded 30% in recent years — outpacing job creation in all other industries.

Auburn offers a blueprint for the role of economic development in strengthening manufacturing

In an era when communities are searching for ways to attract investment and stabilize their economies, Auburn has quietly become a model for others to follow, guest columnist John Lewis writes.
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Inside the rotunda: What businesses need to know about new and proposed Maine laws

With several new laws set to take effect this September, our guest commentators look at the impact for businesses and investors.

Op-Ed: US solar industry is under attack, raising Maine’s already high energy costs

At ReVision Energy, we have been wrestling with political attacks on our industry since the company was launched in 2003, Phil Coupe writes in this guest commentary piece.
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