I have been working since I was a teenager. I was briefly a paperboy and probably the worst paperboy ever! If I remember correctly, my paper route was around 60 to 70 homes, more often than not my Dad would drive me around to drop off the newspapers. The worst part was trying to collect the weekly fees. Tough job!
What is the highest paid profession in Maine? Well, if you guessed something in the medical field, you would be correct. As a matter of fact, you have to go all the way down to number 7 on the list in the Top 10 'Highest Paid Jobs in Maine" to find a job not related to medicine.
Cascades Inc. is closing Cascades Auburn Fiber due to poor sales. The plant, which employs 45 people, manufactures de-inked pulp.
Production will end on July 8, and the plant will close its doors July 15.
JC Penney will be closing about 40 stores nationwide, affecting about 2,250 employees. Most of the closures will take place in the beginning of April. See the list of stores scheduled for closure below.
As you may know, I've been off-air for about a month or so. I've been recovering from back surgery, my second in the past year-and-a-half and third overall. Obviously, I don't want to go through it again, so this time, I really paid attention to my doctor. That meant staying away and taking care of myself.
Today is 'National Manufacturing Day'. It is an industry that is dwindling in this country and has been for many years because of cheap labor overseas and other factors, but all is not lost.
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services is looking to make changes to the food supplements (food stamps) program. The changes, if making it through the rule-making and public hearing process, will go into effect October 1.
USA World Cup national team soccer coach Jürgen Klinsmann has written your boss a 'personal' note so you can get out of doing jour job today (June 26) at 12 noon to watch the Americans play Germany. You're welcome!
Don't worry, #USMNT fans...