Industry & Company News
This year, midcoast students get to study at a $26M technical school
By Lauren Abbate, BDN Staff • September 13, 2019 6:00 amUpdated: September 13, 2019 8:18 am ROCKLAND, Maine ― For 40 years, the Midcoast School of Technology was housed in a former boat building factory that was not designed for the multitude of...
Carrier Corporation revamps entire line of indoor heating products to meet D.O.E. standards
By: Trevor McNally Carrier, a division of United Technologies Corporation, announced earlier this summer that it had redesigned its “full lineup of gas furnaces, gas/electric small package products (SPP) and SPP Hybrid Heat® systems” in compliance with the U.S....
How Companies Can Prepare For an Aging Workforce (Press release: Honeywell)
Here are three strategies to help employers prepare for bringing in new workers as baby boomers retired. The population of seniors is surging. Currently 10,000 baby boomers retire every day, according to Investopedia. And that "Silver Tsunami" will impact...
Gould takes another step toward energy efficiency
BETHEL — Gould Academy recently provided a tour of its new Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) System in Holden Hall. VRF is an HVAC heat pump technology, using refrigerant as the cooling and heating medium. By operating at varying speeds VRF units work only at the needed...
Johnson Controls ups the ante on efficiency with new rooftop HVAC model
By: Trevor McNally Johnson Controls focused on innovation, sustainability and energy efficiency in designing their newly released Choice 15-27.5 Rooftop Unit. As we've menitoned in previous articles, the United States Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy...
Our View: Apprentices key part of the answer to Maine’s workforce problems
An increasingly popular state program shows how employers have to help produce more qualified workers. With Maine facing a workforce shortage that is only going to get worse, employers can’t afford to sit back and wait for good employees to come their way – they have...
Maine is at an intersection this Labor Day
By Laura Fortman, Opinion guest column • September 1, 2019 10:00 am Labor Day was created by members of the labor movement in the late 19th century to recognize the essential contributions working people have made to the prosperity of our country. Recent...
Despite demand for construction workers, drug screenings create barriers to jobs
By Lori Valigra, BDN Staff • August 28, 2019 10:22 am Updated: August 28, 2019 10:37 am Most Maine construction firms still plan to add jobs in the next 12 months as they expand their businesses, despite having difficulty filling hourly and...
Employers flock to 80-year-old apprenticeship program amid workforce crunch
Rapidly growing participation in the state-administered program is raising concerns that it will become overwhelmed. Participation in a state-sponsored apprenticeship program developed in the early 1940s is skyrocketing as Maine employers are desperately seeking out...
CCB Construction Services and the Maine craft brewing industry
By: Trevor McNally, Editor The craft brewing industry in Maine is as robust as ever and is showing no signs of slowing down. The city of Portland in particular has received many accolades recently: USA Today named Novare Res Bier Cafe as the best beer bar in New...