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Helping businesses find employees and workers find good jobs

January 18, 2018
Economic Opportunities Program

Betsy Biemann

Job Quality Fellow, Class of 2017-18

Betsy Biemann, a member of the Aspen Institute Job Quality Fellowship, explains how Coastal Enterprises Inc. grows businesses and supports job quality in Maine. The Job Quality Fellowship, led by the Economic Opportunities Program, brings together innovators from differing lines of work who are engaged in work that expands the availability of better quality jobs in our economy. Learn more at: as.pn/jobquality.

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An Interview with Job Quality Fellow Betsy Biemann

“If you work hard and full-time, you shouldn’t be poor. While that’s been an American value for a long time, it hasn’t been an American reality for everyone.”

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How can you help businesses find employees and workers find good jobs? We spoke with #AspenJobQuality Fellow Betsy Biemann of @CEIMaine to find out.“We’re investing in [small businesses] and were helping them connect with the workers they need to thrive. And it’s good for the company, it’s good for the employees, and it’s good for our communities.” #AspenJobQuality Fellow Betsy Biemann @CEIMaine