Tyler Technologies

The three winners will recieve collegescholarships totaling $10,000 in 529 college savings plans. First place went to a high school student who created an app that allows students to schedule meetings with their teachers.

The Texas-based software company, which serves public-sector clients, plans to move its Bangor staff to the former University Inn Academic Suites. The company also plans to add new hires there.

Tyler launched the Maine App Challenge in 2015 as a way to hone students' STEM skills. Now, with UMaine, it will develop a series of workshops to help students get better prepared for the competition.

The annual rankings this year compared 100 companies that made an initial evaluation in August. The competition grades each on the basis of employee benefits, workplace policies and feedback in a satisfaction survey.

The pandemic is the latest source of mental health challenges for many employees and their employers. Mainebiz checked in with a few businesses to see how they're coping.

The three winners will receive college scholarships totaling $10,000 in 529 college savings plans. First place went to a high school student who developed a digital organizer for school assignments, classes and activities.

The state is attracting new types of technology companies, and putting a Maine spin on their products and services. Tech businesses are forming partnerships through the Roux Institute and advancing fields such as finance and animal health.

The government software provider, which is based in Texas but employs nearly 1,000 people in Maine, said client operations have not been affected. But the company's website and external IT access remained shut down Friday morning.

Tyler Technologies, which employs 940 people in Maine, said it received a record number of applications for this year's competition, which awarded $10,000 in college scholarship money to the winners.

The city of Portland postponed its property revaluation process until 2021, citing uncertainty about the real estate market and the fiscal implications of COVID-19. It was to be the first revaluation in 15 years.