Industry & Company News
High School student finds new employment opportunity as plumber through state legislation
BIDDEFORD — Biddeford Regional Center of Technology graduate Nate Leary of Saco became the first high school graduate in the State of Maine to pass the State’s journeyman plumbing exam through a new career pathway option created by state legislation. Passed last...
Money is seemingly the motivating factor for young people entering the pipefitting trade
By: Trevor McNally, Editor There's a lot of uncertainty in the market regarding the future of trade jobs, both in Maine and beyond. The need for skilled journeymen continues to grow at a rate that cannot be filled fast enough as the older generation nears retirement...
Local journeymen are leading the way on energy efficiency
By: Trevor McNally, Editor The Earth is changing. And with any change in life, adaptability is paramount. We've known for a long time that in order to create a sustainable world there must be more emphasis on the expansion of green-building and energy efficient...
Maine Community College System president: Governor’s bond package needed to boost Maine economy
Education and focused training are key to closing the workforce development gap. Despite signs of a strong economy, Maine is still facing serious workforce and demographic challenges. Making a smart investment in short-term job training is one way to unleash the...
Aroostook County employers say construction and manufacturing can be roads to ‘sustainable life’ for women
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Aroostook County’s employers and workforce advocates are urging women to consider “non-traditional” occupations and build their own high-paying careers in the trades. Representatives from McCain Foods, Huber Engineered Woods, the Maine Department...
CMCC to add two traditional trades majors: plumbing and HVAC
Saying the jobs are in demand and high-paying, the community college in Auburn will offer two-year degree programs in the trades beginning this fall. https://www.centralmaine.com/2019/01/28/cmcc-to-add-two-traditional-trades-majors-plumbing-and-hvac/
Promoting clean energy and good, high-paying jobs
Maine has long been a leader in clean energy, but there are opportunities for us to promote this growing field while preserving our heritage industries. Jobs in the clean energy field range from highly skilled technicians, electricians, plumbers, pipefitters and...
As young people leave, who will run Maine?
One approach, which too few seem to be discussing, is for high schools to return to providing more vocational training in areas where there are good paying jobs here in Maine. I am talking plumbing, construction, electrical work, jobs that currently offer incomes in...
Construction costs threaten to blunt development boom
Expensive materials and a scarcity of skilled laborers are pushing prices for new building to the highest point since the Great Recession. https://www.pressherald.com/2019/03/03/construction-costs-threaten-to-blunt-development-boom/
2 Yarmouth school construction projects get final approvals
YARMOUTH — The Planning Board gave final approval to construction projects at Yarmouth High School and William H. Rowe School. The high school and Rowe school additions received approval after a site walk and meeting June 26. Approvals for projects proposed at...