Somerset County

The event featured a panel discussion on "60 ideas in 60 minutes," moderated by Deb Neuman, president and CEO of the Bangor Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Since 2017, 60% of graduates, or more than 100, have been working in the industry. Demand for logging and forest trucking operators in Maine is high and projected to remain so.

Here are a few best practices one Maine manufacturer has used to recruit and retain employees.

The recalled products are Yani adult-use vape cartridges of the strain Watermelon Chimera, the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy said.

Skowhegan Savings Bank, with 12 locations throughout Maine, has expanded its Fairfield branch lending team, with the promotion of a longtime employee and the addition of a new vice president and commercial lender.

For credit unions, "doing more" is a recognition that doing well isn’t enough; leaders in our industry need to do good, too, writes guest columnist Jim Lemieux.

The goal is to expand year-round outdoor recreation jobs in central and western Maine, in fields such as fishing, whitewater guiding, trail building, outdoor business, retail, manufacturing and hospitality.

Boston-based New Balance athletic footwear manufacturer has just completed a 120,000-square-foot expansion to its Skowhegan factory.  

Decommissioning or removal is part of a transaction involving four dams. Paper company Sappi says Shawmut Dam’s removal would jeopardize its Skowhegan mill.

Derek Beckvold, managing director of the Boston Philharmonic since July 2024, will succeed Carolyn Nishon as executive director of the Portland Symphony Orchestra.