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The pandemic may have altered the office permanently, with people seeing the workplace as a site for collaborating rather than everyday duties.

Back-to-office plans vary widely among Portland-area employers A survey of more than 160 companies in Greater Portland showed that a majority of firms don't know when their workers will return to the office. Share Now that everyone is accustomed to working from home, it’s time to start talking about heading back into the office. A survey by the The Boulos Co., a Portland commercial real estate firm, found that executives at about a third of the Maine firms it contacted expect workers to be back in the office by early fall, although more than half of the 167 companies contacted said their p...

James W. Sewall Co. names M. Nasir Shir director of geospatial services James W. Sewall Co. has named M. Nasir Shir the company’s new director of geospatial services. Shir will lead and work with Sewall’s geospatial team to diversify its clientele and acquire new projects involving geospatial technology, as well as participate in the quality assurance/quality control of geospatial data along with other members of the team. Shir brings with him over two decades of geographic information systems (GIS) experience, with his most recent position being the GIS manager for the city of Portland,...