Angela Hansen, an ACE member and co-founder of Range Culture Co., says companies routinely do exit interviews. But what about adding a "stay" interview to help employees with their professional growth.
Like many professional service industries, the insurance industry has been undergoing expansions and transitions in recent years, with acquisitions, C-suite transitions and new hires.
Ray Ruby is the executive director of Maine Cancer Foundation, a Falmouth-based nonprofit whose biggest fundraiser is the annual Tri for a Cure triathlon in South Portland every July.
In the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, the consensus is that Maine banks are well-capitalized and diversified, with sufficient buffers to prevent the panicked run that unraveled SVB. But the outlook gets murky if the current turmoil escalates into a wider crisis and sparks a recession.
Even as the number of homes sold in Maine continues to decline, Cumberland County, including Portland, has been a tough market for buyers to find a home.