Jessica Hall

Portland Press Herald

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Published
March 8, 2013

L.L. Bean to give workers a 7.5 percent bonus

Online shopping and free shipping helped to fuel growth.
Published
March 8, 2013

Maine’s shrimp fishing days, catch limit increase

Shrimp fishing expands to seven days a week due to the small catch this year.
Published
March 6, 2013

Business, educators urged to focus on building workforce, closing ‘skills gap’

Maine’s “skills gap” and plethora of open high-tech jobs are coming to focus in a new program aimed at better educating skilled college graduates.
Published
March 1, 2013

Maine telecommuters support work-at-home, with occasional office check-ins

Telecommuting boosts productivity, reduces absenteeism and increases employee retention, and a recent decision by Yahoo! to end the practice has some Mainers scratching their heads.
Published
February 26, 2013

Competition fierce in Maine, even for low-wage jobs

A liberal advocacy organization’s report stirs bipartisan calls for state policies to expand employment opportunities.
Published
February 20, 2013

Hostess workers eligible for federal aid

Hostess employed about 500 workers in Maine, including 370 of them at the company’s bakery in Biddeford.
Published
February 19, 2013

New England fishermen plead for gov’t aid

Fishermen from all over New England have written to Congress asking for urgent help surviving deep cuts to their catch limits.
Published
February 14, 2013

President’s proposed minimum wage increase gets mixed reviews

President Barack Obama’s proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour would inflate labor costs in Maine, which relies heavily on service-sector jobs, many of which start at minimum wage, to fuel the state’s biggest industry — tourism.
Published
February 13, 2013

Attention from Rubio’s sip of Poland Spring worth bottling

Social media light up after the senator’s pause while rebutting Obama’s speech, and the company joins in.
Published
February 12, 2013

Ocean Renewable gets Fast Company nod

The Portland-based tidal energy company gets a shout-out as one of the world’s most innovative energy companies.