Bath Iron Works will lay off 30 employees. However, the company says the cuts are not related to the recent loss of a $10.5 billion contract with the Coast Guard.
I have been working since I was a teenager. I was briefly a paperboy and probably the worst paperboy ever! If I remember correctly, my paper route was around 60 to 70 homes, more often than not my Dad would drive me around to drop off the newspapers. The worst part was trying to collect the weekly fees. Tough job!
What is the highest paid profession in Maine? Well, if you guessed something in the medical field, you would be correct. As a matter of fact, you have to go all the way down to number 7 on the list in the Top 10 'Highest Paid Jobs in Maine" to find a job not related to medicine.
Cascades Inc. is closing Cascades Auburn Fiber due to poor sales. The plant, which employs 45 people, manufactures de-inked pulp.
Production will end on July 8, and the plant will close its doors July 15.
Maine came in as the third lowest state to make a living according to MoneyRates.com. The biggest negative for Maine is workplace accidents, illnesses and injuries. Maine tied for the highest in the nation.
I am old school. I am a creature of habit. I firmly believe in the saying 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it'. With that said, advancements are necessary, sometimes a necessary evil. Point in case is a new report from Oxford University.
The online job site ‘CareerBliss, came up with the 10 happiest jobs. Over a two year period and 25,000 reviews, they have determined ‘school principal’ as the happiest job in America.
The worry about the future is robots taking all our jobs. Most people now believe they will create more jobs. There are many robots doing the jobs humans used to do, assembly lines at auto manufactures, warehouses and even hospitals. These are line work jobs and usually boring and require heavy lifting, robots are replacing people in jobs humans really don’t want to do.
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services is looking to make changes to the food supplements (food stamps) program. The changes, if making it through the rule-making and public hearing process, will go into effect October 1.
Looking for a job? You might find just what you need today (June 25) at the Waterville Public Library Job Fair. They will have 14 registered employers with job opportunities on-site from 3pm to 5pm. Job seekers should come dressed professionally with business cards or copies of their resume. It is free and open to the public.
Increasingly, people are learning that a four-year college education doesn’t always pay. You can spend upwards of $100,000 to get some letters after your name and still end up jobless, or in a job that doesn’t pay enough to cover your school loan payments. That’s probably why nearly 70 percent of the American workforce doesn’t hold more than a high school diploma. But you don’t necessarily need a