This is the new location of the Career Center that was previously located on Lancaster St. in…read morePortland. The new building, located by the jetport, is now the home to Veterans Affairs, Health and Human Services as well as the Career Center for the unemployed. My review is of the career center and limited to my brief workshop days. The unemployment system has undergone some changes in the last few years. The Career Center is not run by state unemployment, however, it is a contracted entity that you are required to now use in conjunction with an online job bank that you must be registered with and active online with. After approximately 5 weeks of being unemployed (for me it was 9 weeks), you will get a letter directing you to attend a mandatory workshop. When you attend, they point out that they have computers, fax machines, copy machines and even folks to help you with resume' writing and interviewing skills. You will be shown how to use the job bank more efficiently in your searches for work. Also, some features of the career center's website are pointed out. They hold networking meetings every Tuesday morning and hold at least one career fair every month in addition to other days where one employer may come in to talk to candidates. You will review your job searches with the counselor and that person will give you homework that you will have to report back on. For instance, in my case, I was told to contact Goodwill Workforce in hopes of being approved for paid certifications in my field. Then there is a second meeting approximately 5 more weeks later. Again, you will go over your search log and where things stand with your search. You will be given another action item at that time and additional tools will be demonstrated and more resources given to you. I think these are helpful and have had some good insight. After being in the same industry for almost 20 years, it has been quite a long time since I have had to interview or resume' build. I think a key thing I discovered is that a lot of companies are just inundated with applicants these days due to the high unemployment rates, that they are using "keyword guardians". It is a program that scans your online application for keywords and if you don't hit enough of them, you never make it to the HR department. So while you may have "proficient at MS Office", the company may be looking for "proficient at Outlook, Excel and MS Word" you would not have hit the keywords. It is almost important to regurgitate the job description just to get someone to see your application. The resources are paid for by you when you are working, so don't be shy, go in and use them!

My wife and I have been coming here to have our taxes done for several years…read more Lorraine and her staff are professional, attentive, and to the point. They always are willing to answer a question and have been helpful in what we need as we prepare our taxes before dropping them off. So, if your in the midcoast area and need your taxes done, I'd recommend you give Lorraine and her crew a try I don't think you will be disappointed !

Biggest mistake I ever made dealing with this woman! Feel free to email for details, you can read…read morethe emails yourself! I'll gladly forward them! If you've been having a positive experience with her consider yourself lucky because she's about as immature and moody as they come. Thousands of dollars spent and she couldn't even be bothered to call. Consider yourself warned!

Bill is the best, I have been working with Whiting Financial…read moreServices for over 10 years and Bill always helps anyway he can. Great Service Highly Recommend anyone who needs a CPA! Thanks, David Deschaine

I go here every year and Peter always has found me a greater return than others, I would highly…read morerecommend this business to anyone all.

I hired Headlight AV for my wedding reception and they were great. We showed a video to a room of…read more200 people and the presentation, sound and execution were flawless. They were accommodating when we decided last minute to use two screens and projectors instead of one. The on-site tech collaborated well with the other vendors (the event venue and the band, who also had sound setup in the event room). Also, I researched other AV companies and Headlight was very reasonably priced. I would highly recommend Headlight AV as a trustworthy, professional, communicative AV service.

Possibly the worst live sound company I have ever worked with, and I have worked with a lot of…read morethem! Our show band was contracted to provide live entertainment for an 800 person corporate event. Headlight Audio Visual was contracted to provide Front Of The House sound (FOH). Right before our sound check I noticed that their Main speakers and sub-woofers were unplugged. I informed their crew of that, and I was told that the " mains stopped working hours before and that we would have 2 small 12" speakers 100' apart for our sound system." Unbelievable! I guess they weren't going to let us know? Luckily, we had come from a large concert appearance the night before and had our own PA with us. Because we are professionals, we set our own system up and delivered the high quality show that we always do. We are professionals - I would have to say Headlight is not when it comes to delivering live sound. Perhaps they are just a VISUAL company and should remove AUDIO from their letterhead.

I reached out to MMS to look at my Raymatine Evolution EV100 autohelm. I had been trying to get it…read moretuned in for the several years. Mike was very responsive, great communication and had it fixed in no time. If you have electronics work to be done on your boat, MMS is the place to call.

Kevin and Wolfgang at Higgins Computers have built our network and supplied our computers for…read moreyears, and they have been our go-to computer guys over the past 12 years....Very Professional Team. Wolfgang is a Master Network Administrator and Server Builder "He Get The Job Done". Highly Recommend Higgins !!!

If you need a high-quality printed product at the last minute, Full Court Press Printing is the…read moreplace to go. We were hosting a sold-out event called Direct From Nashville with hit songwriters flying in from Nashville and needed a 10x10 step-and-repeat on a tight deadline. After calling several printers who couldn't help, I found Full Court Press. Ed, the owner, said they could have it done in time--no problem--and delivered exactly as promised. Abi handled the custom design and logos and made the process smooth and stress-free. We were very impressed with the final product. Excellent service all around--definitely 5 stars. Maine Entertainment

Ed and his team were so great to work with when helping us create our calendar for our scholarship…read morefundraiser. He was responsive and helpful throughout the entire process, the final product came out better than we expected!