Maine Voices: Reimagining higher education to help ensure a bright economic future for Maine
To power a vibrant economy, inclusive education and workforce investments and strong partnerships are critical.
By Clif GreimSpecial to the Press Herald
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As Maine emerges from the coronavirus pandemic, our state’s business, education and civic leaders are grappling daily with how to make the right decisions to ensure future health and economic prosperity. From my vantage point, informed by roles in both business and education, it is clear that education is one of the most important investments Maine can make for the future of our people and our collective economic recovery.
Tue, 05/25/2021 - 11:45am
AUGUSTA Governor Janet Mills and State Treasurer Henry Beck announced Monday that Moody’s Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings, global companies that analyze and issue reports of credit worthiness, have affirmed Maine’s strong credit ratings and stable outlooks on the State of Maine’s general obligation debt.
Moody’s affirmed both their Aa2 rating and stable outlook while S&P affirmed their AA rating and stable outlook.
In its affirmation, S&P praised Maine’s “active budget management” and the State’s “steady progress in strengthening its reserve profile” while noting that the State’s cash pool is “very good.”
People & Business: May 19
Rosemont Market & Bakery is opening its seventh location early this summer.
Contributed / Rosemont Market & Bakery
Rosemont Market & Bakery has just come aboard as the newest tenant at Thompson’s Point in Portland, with a projected opening date of early summer.
The grab-and-go market with seating for the lunch crowd will occupy one-half of the space, with a full-service wine bar occupying the large existing bar area.
With the upcoming opening of the Children’s Museum at Thompson’s Point,
Chris Thompson and
Jed Troubh said they sought a tenant that could provide a healthy, family-friendly food option that would complement the existing businesses on campus.
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Maine Gov. Janet Mills, center, talks Tuesday afternoon with Richard Bolding, chairman of the precision machine tool program at Central Maine Community College in Auburn, during a tour of the campus.
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AUBURN Saying “workforce is the issue of the day, the issue of the decade,” Gov. Janet Mills on Tuesday highlighted the $35 million investment in the Maine Community College System included in her proposed Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan during a visit to Central Maine Community College.
The funds would cover workforce training program tuition and fees for an estimated 8,500 additional students statewide.
“This is all about workforce needs in Maine and preventing the brain drain we always complain about,” Mills said. “Stay here in Maine, come to Maine and get skilled up.”