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Laid Off

In the span of 15 minutes on Tuesday I was laid off from my job managing MaineBusiness.com and given a new job as a night content producer for the Portland Press Herald. I went from working from 6am to 2pm, Monday through Friday and ...READ»

Retirement by the Numbers

I don’t care if you’re 25 or 55 – putting money away for your retirement years is a necessity. I have compiled some figures from a Fidelity study released yesterday that I got from an article in the Boston Globe. A ...READ»

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Big Tobacco, Little Pouches

Have you heard about the new tobacco pouches? I hadn’t either until I opened the latest issue of Advertising Age. The new pouches – called snus -- look like tiny tea-bag pouches and don’t require a spittoon. They just sit ...READ»

Unemployment: 10 Year High

The Boston Globe reports that the unemployment rate in Maine is the highest it has been in 10 years to 5.4 percent for May. Labor Commissioner Laura Fortman said last month's increase was "unusually large," adding that ...READ»

The Woes of a Union in Trouble

I understand why unions exist. Fair wages, fair hours, fair benefits. But what happens when you are a part of a union that you don’t agree with? I am a new hire at MaineToday and the Portland Press Herald. The job I was hired ...READ»

Advertising Inside Jokes

Sovereign Bank has a new television ad out that stars Jerry Remy – the Red Sox analyst on NESN. I didn’t get this ad at first, even though I know who Jerry Remy is. I read further on down the Boston.com story and found out ...READ»

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Team Building Exercises for the Summer

I will not be at work tomorrow because I will be riding my bike with my friends. No, I am not in the 5th grade, I am the team captain of Two Wrong Turns – my team for the 2008 Trek Across Maine. The team is made up of myself, ...READ»

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Internet Advertising on the Rise

The current economic crisis hasn’t affected U.S. Internet advertising spending, according to Massachusetts-based global market intelligence firm IDC. Total revenue for the first quarter increased by 23.9 percent. And although ...READ»

Boston Lobster Company Survives

When I first heard about James Hook & Co. lobster business going up in flames I thought to myself “the owners probably torched it on purpose.” It’s expensive to be in the lobster business in New England these days. Not only ...READ»