Major hires in Brunswick

News in brief: MØ cancels Ivies concert

Last week, the Bowdoin Entertainment Board (eBoard) announced the cancellation of headlining performer MØ for Ivies. Vice President for Student Organizations Emily Serwer ’16 said that the cancellation was unforeseen and likely not due to MØ’s personal decision but was decided on by her record labels. Serwer declined to comment on options for MØ’s replacement but said that eBoard is in the process of finding one or two additional performers to take her place. Bowdoin was not MØ’s single cancellation but one of the many performances she was scheduled to put on while touring the northeastern part of the United States, Colby included. Waka Flocka Flame remains booked for Thursday of Ivies, and eBoard will announce the other act(s) in the upcoming weeks.

News in brief: BOC granted a portion of requested funds

The Student Activities Funding Club (SAFC) has granted the Bowdoin Outing Club (BOC) $1,695, half of its requested $3,390. After discovering its $18,000 deficiency in funds in February, the BOC was denied its first request of $19,500 and then granted $2,420 of its second request of $5,810. President of the SAFC David Levine ’16 said in an email to the Orient that while the SAFC encouraged the BOC to request more money in a few weeks, without knowing what other budgets could arise, the SAFC could not promise the BOC more money for this year. Next year, the BOC will begin the year with its complete budget.

News in brief

Rachael Allen

Orient Staff

Rachael Allen

Orient Staff

April 1, 2016

In a town with one of the lowest unemployment rates in the state, two major companies announced their plans to hire hundreds of new employees for their Brunswick locations. SaviLinx, a customer service company stationed in Brunswick Landing for the past three years, announced earlier this month that it plans to hire 200 more staff members for its Maine location, nearly tripling their total number of employees. Earlier, the Boston-based online furniture seller, Wayfair, announced its plan to hire 500 full-time employees for its new customer service center in Brunswick at the former Navy Exchange at Brunswick Landing.

According to an article in the Portland Press Herald, since Brunswick’s employment rate is so low, in order to attract out-of-town workers, employers like SaviLinx and Wayfair must not only offer good pay and benefits but also make extra efforts to connect with potential employees through job fairs. The Maine Department of Labor told the Herald it is further looking into hiring “atypical candidates, such as retirees, new Mainers, disabled people and others” for current and future workplace openings.

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