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V O L . X X V I I N O. X X V I I D E C E M B E R 1 3 , 2 0 2 1 4 PUBLISHER Peter Stanton EDITOR Peter Van Allen DIGITAL EDITOR William Hall SENIOR WRITER Renee Cordes SENIOR WRITER Laurie Schreiber STAFF WRITER Jessica Hall ADVERTISING SALES DIRECTOR Andrea Tetzlaff SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGERS Ken Hanson, Betsy VanderPloeg ACCOUNT MANAGER Bonnie Dougherty MARKETING/OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Alison Nason DIRECTOR OF AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT Valerie Clark CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Mark Jeanneret, Carrie Yardley RESEARCH DIRECTOR Timothy Doyle RESEARCH ASSISTANT Heide Martin ART DIRECTOR Matt Selva HOSPITALITY EMERITUS Zoey A division of New England Business Media LLC C E O / GROUP PUBLISHER Peter Stanton P R E S I D E N T Tom Curtin C F O / C O O Mary Rogers DIGITAL DIRECTOR Jan Holder C O N T E N T S The Great Resignation, Maine-style How 5 Mainers reinvented themselves professionally during the COVID economic upheaval 12 16 Planting roots Roux Institute shows early impact aligning STEM education with jobs 20 With wages going up, businesses adjust The hurdle gets higher for hiring and retaining workers WO R K F O R C E D E V E L O P M E N T F O C U S I N D U S T R Y T H U M B N A I L O N PA G E 1 1 » Join us for the Five on the Future Forum as we take a look at Maine's future economy with a panel of Maine CEOs and leaders who will discuss how they see the marketplace performing in the coming year. They will identify leading economic indicators, opportunities, and challenges for Maine's future. 7:30 — 8:30am / Registration, Breakfast, Networking 8:30 — 10:30am / Program Tuesday, February 15 T H E W E S T I N P O R T L A N D H A R B O R V I E W, 1 5 7 H I G H S T R E E T, P O R T L A N D SP ONSORED BY A Look at Maine's Future Economy for 2022 P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F M A R K VO G E L Z A N G P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F B A N G O R S AV I N G S B A N K LEFT TO RIGHT: the Roux Institute leadership team, Chris Wolfel, director of entrepreneurship, Margaret Angell, head of partnerships and operations, Michael Pollastri, senior vice provost for Portland and academic lead, and Chris Mallett, chief administrative officer Bangor Savings Bank's president and CEO, Bob Montgomery-Rice, says the ability to tap into Roux's resources is a huge value for advancing workforce education and attracting future employees. After stepping down as CEO of Maine Public, Mark Vogelzang has focused on family and starting a business. 12