Remote work made it possible for more people to live here. It has helped the state but is straining it, too.
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Posted inBusiness
Business etiquette classes boom as people relearn how to act at work
The years spent apart from colleagues have rusted workers’ social skills, and new ways of working have spawned a host of fresh etiquette issues.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
More people are living in Maine and working remotely for out-of-state employers
Jobs and worksites that increased in tandem before the pandemic are now diverging: The number of workplaces now exceeds job growth, according to a Maine Department of Labor report.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Mills hopes money for Maine ‘co-working’ businesses will help bring, keep remote workers
Eleven communal office companies – including 6 in southern Maine – were awarded a total of $500,000 as part of the Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Impact of remote work still echoes in Portland’s office buildings
Though it has fared better than other metropolitan areas – the national office vacancy rate has hit record levels – the city, and its businesses, feel the pinch.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Lewiston looking at remote work policy, four-day workweek to attract employees
The city’s human resources director said the city has lost three employees and had multiple applicants turn down jobs so far this year due to a “lack of flexibility” and no remote work policy.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine
As downtown Portland sees fewer office workers, lunch businesses feel a bite
Remote and hybrid work options have contributed to more sporadic weekday foot traffic in the heart of the city. That’s made things even harder than usual for the small businesses who used to rely on both regulars and passersby.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Office mandates don’t help companies make more money, study finds
New research shows that return-to-office mandates don’t play any role in a company’s financial performance, but do have negative side effects for its workforce.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
75 Park is a new kind of co-working option in downtown Lewiston
New company offers conventional desk and office space with coaching, mentoring and start-up help as part of membership.