PERU — A Peru man who worked at NewPage mill has started his own plumbing business after he was laid off in February. Derrick Vaughn, who has run Von Plumbing in Peru since February, said he was first hired by NewPage in August 2012 and worked as a plumber in the groundwood department. “I went […]
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Great Northern Paper to lay off 212 workers in East Millinocket
EAST MILLINOCKET — Great Northern Paper Co. LLC will lay off 212 of its 256 workers at its already idled Main Street facility as the company continues efforts to improve its efficiency, a company spokesman said Thursday. “We understand this temporary work stoppage will be difficult for employees. This is a different course than expected […]
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Federal aid requested for workers laid off from Wilton call center
WILTON — When Sykes Enterprises Inc. announced late last year that it was closing its Wilton call center, it didn’t give any reasons or release details about the number of workers that would be affected. However, those details were revealed recently in a federal petition for job retraining assistance filed by a state labor official […]
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Bangor Airport lays off 15 workers; more coming
BANGOR (AP) — Bangor International Airport has let go 15 part-time employees and more job cuts are on the way. Airport Director Tony Caruso said he met with the affected employees Thursday and about half were given the chance to stay with the airport on an on-call basis. Caruso told WABI-TV (http://bit.ly/1kfaOH5 ) that the […]
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Bangor International Airport lays off 15 employees
BANGOR — Bangor International Airport laid off 15 employees Thursday and more layoffs are expected over the next two weeks, airport Director Tony Caruso said Thursday morning. Caruso said more layoffs will be announced through next week. At that point, the airport will re-evaluate and determine what other changes might be needed to solidify its […]
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Bath Iron Works to lay off 81 workers
BATH — Bath Iron Works will lay off 81 shipyard workers effective Nov. 22, the company confirmed Thursday. The company notified union leadership on Thursday that it will lay off 81 workers across multiple trades in order to balance its workforce with the current amount of work at the shipyard, Jim DeMartini, BIW’s spokesman, told […]
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Bill to reopen state office in Houlton likely dead after pressure from governor
AUGUSTA (AP) — A state of Maine office will remain closed after lawmakers chose to table a bill on Wednesday that would have re-opened it. Department of Administrative and Financial Services Commissioner Sawin Millett recently decided to close the Maine Revenue Services office in Houlton to save $900,000 over two years. Five of the jobs […]
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BIW to lay off 40 shipyard workers
BATH — Bath Iron Works on Thursday confirmed that the company would lay off 40 employees effective Sept. 6. The layoffs — 15 pipe coverers and 25 insulators — are due to a lack of work for those particular trades, BIW spokesman Jim DeMartini said. Specific employees will be notified next week. “The layoffs (Thursday) […]
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Maine Medical Center announces 50 layoffs, 175 position cuts, other reductions
PORTLAND — Maine Medical Center on Tuesday afternoon announced a slate of personnel and payroll cuts, including the elimination of 175 positions, layoffs of 50 employees and 12.5 percent reductions in compensation for top hospital administrators. “This is a difficult day that is unfortunate, but necessary for creating the future that our patients and employees […]
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Quebec explosion leads to layoffs of 79 rail workers
HERMON — The railway that owns the runaway train that devastated a small Quebec town almost two weeks ago, killing at least 37 people, has laid off 79 of its 179 workers due to the disaster, a company official said Wednesday. The Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway workers learned at the close of business on […]