June 29, 2026Edition

🔒From the Editor: Nothing like those early jobs to learn lessons about the workplace — and life

Moral of the story is, whether you’re the boss, the owner, the manager: there’s no job beneath you and a good leader needs to know how everything works.

🔒Made in Maine: Scallop Pot product takes next step for shellfish growers

Working in an uninsulated, unheated, unelectrified barn, Charlie Walsh and Jon Steuber are building what look like lobster traps but are actually a new type of shellfish farming grow cage called the Maine Scallop Pot.

Ask ACE: What are colleges and universities doing to provide Day One-ready job candidates?

University career centers are responding with creative ways to partner with employers to shorten that timeline and help graduates develop the skills needed to contribute immediately.

🔒Game changers: Maine athletes, schools navigate new economics of college sports

In Maine, personal branding is gaining traction as athletes and schools adapt to new economic realities.
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🔒First jobs, enduring lessons: Maine leaders share early job experiences

We had fun checking in with a handful of Maine business leaders about their early jobs. Their experiences provided lessons that have stuck with them.

How to make internships work for you

The door you leave open in August is the one interns will walk back through after graduation, our guest columnist writes.

🔒On the Record: New hub helping Maine startups tap national security sector

Mike Wisecup, a retired Navy SEAL officer whose parents were career public servants, is a mentor in residence at Northeastern University’s Roux Institute, where he is advising leaders of the new National Security Innovation Hub.

🔒Building Business: New hotel taking shape on Portland’s Monument Square

Zachau Construction is transforming the former Fidelity Trust building into a 101-room luxury hotel, for Jim Brady’s Fathom Cos.
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🔒Newsworthy people and performances for June 29, 2026

A roundup of new hires, promotions and achievements at businesses, nonprofits, professional services firms and health care institutions in Maine.

🔒From apprenticeships to C-suite development, companies steer their futures

The company’s investment in professional development sends a signal: "we see you, and we are not ready to lose you.”
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