Last year’s harvest was the smallest in 14 years at 50.3 million pounds, but the price paid to farmers – 46 cents a pound – nearly doubled over the 2017 price.
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Lewiston CareerCenter August events
LEWISTON — The Lewiston CareerCenter, part of the Maine Department of Labor, is holding a series of events and workshops during August. All events are at the Lewiston CareerCenter, 5 Mollison Way, unless otherwise noted. The CareerCenter is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. All CareerCenter services are free of charge. […]
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MECA, Indigo Arts form mentorship program for artists of color
A new $75,000 challenge grant will support paid internships, among other efforts.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
St. Mary’s outsourcing jobs, leaving 78 without placement
Covenant Health Systems, the parent organization of St. Mary’s Health System, announced Wednesday that it was partnering with a revenue cycle company starting in October, leaving 78 Lewiston employees without a position.
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L.L. Bean to open first Canadian store
The new retail store is part of a larger expansion into America’s northern neighbor.
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Maine companies contribute to NASA projects
Fiber Materials Inc. and bluShift Aerospace are among the companies in the state working on the future of space exploration.
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Manufacturing technician training offered
LEWISTON — Manufacturing technician training will be offered at Northeast Technical Institute through a program with Western Maine Community Action, Lewiston CareerCenter and RSU 16 Adult Education. The training program includes 280 hours of classroom and lab hours, and 60 hours of WorkReady skills. Training is valued at $4,500, with no-cost training for income-eligible candidates […]
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Mills comes out against ‘foolish’ federal regulations to protect right whales
The governor is directing the Department of Marine Resources to come up with an alternative to a federal plan to reduce the Maine lobster industry’s impact on endangered right whales.
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Survey says nearly half of Maine workers have been sexually harassed
Women were three times as likely as men to say they’ve been harassed, and nearly twice as likely to say reporting it would put their careers at risk.