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  • Summit: We’ll pay subcontractors by Jan. 10

    January 6, 2014

    Following a lawsuit filed last month, Summit Natural Gas of Maine officials said the company plans to pay subcontractors $38 million by Jan. 10 for work on a natural gas pipeline through the Kennebec Valley.

    January 6, 2014

  • LePage: Report storm damage to 211 hotline

    January 2, 2014

    Gov. Paul LePage is asking businesses and residents to report storm damage to the state’s 211 hotline in an effort to assess the extent of the storm’s impact.

    January 2, 2014

  • Ice storm recovery could cost ratepayers

    January 2, 2014

    Power utilities in the state say they’ve not yet tallied the cost of recovering from a Christmas week ice storm, but early assessments show the storm could be deemed an “extraordinary storm event,” allowing utilities to recoup some of the cost fro

    January 2, 2014

  • Weekend storm leaves nearly 5,500 without power

    December 30, 2013

    Early Monday, around 5,500 Maine homes and businesses were without electricity. The Associated Press reported most of the outages were caused by the weekend’s snowfall but around 1,000 were left over from an ice storm more than a week ago.

    December 30, 2013

  • Deadline for Bucksport natural gas project extended

    December 27, 2013

    The first phase of a natural gas expa

    December 27, 2013

  • Maine energy consultant seeks dismissal of fraud lawsuit

    December 27, 2013

    A lawyer representing Portland-based

    December 27, 2013

  • Some Bangor Hydro customers could be without power until 2014

    December 27, 2013

    Some Bangor Hydro Electric customers

    December 27, 2013

  • More than 35,000 customers still without electricity

    December 26, 2013

    More than 35,000 electricity customers were still without power early Thursday as a result of ice storms across the state.

    December 26, 2013

  • Power out for nearly 100,000

    December 24, 2013

    A relentless ice storm that coated some parts of Maine with an inch of ice has caused power outages across the state due to downed lines.

    December 24, 2013

  • Cianbro scores $100M Mass. wind contract

    December 24, 2013

    Cianbro Corp. has been awarded a contract to design and build an electrical service platform for the $2.6 billion Cape Wind offshore wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts.

    December 24, 2013

  • WEX’s Dubyak reflects on decades of growth

    James McCarthy December 23, 2013

    True to his formative years in marketing, Michael Dubyak sums up his 28 years at WEX in just four words: “Dream big, think smart.”

    James McCarthy December 23, 2013

  • High energy costs push some mills to idle machines

    December 19, 2013

    Some Maine paper companies are limiting production or shutting down parts of their mill as the recent cold snap has caused a spike in wholesale prices for natural gas and electricity.

    December 19, 2013

  • Pipeline installer sues Summit Natural Gas of Maine

    December 19, 2013

    A Wisconsin-based pipeline company is suing Summit Natural Gas of Maine over a contract to build natural gas pipelines through the Kennebec Valley.

    December 19, 2013

  • First Wind sells out power from Hancock project

    December 16, 2013

    The Boston-based First Wind has reached an agreement to sell nearly three-fourths of the power from its planned 17-turbine Hancock Wind project, near Ellsworth. 

    December 16, 2013

  • Propane shortage prompts civil emergency declaration

    December 16, 2013

    Gov. Paul LePage has issued a limited emergency proclamation to allow trucks delivering heating fuel to operate for extended hours, in response to a shortage of propane and current low temperatures.

    December 16, 2013

  • PUC approves Calif. co. for Boothbay energy pilot

    Darren Fishell December 13, 2013

    State utility regulators have approved a contract for a Glendale, Calif.-based company to install more than one-eighth of the power capacity for a pilot project in Boothbay aimed at reducing the peninsula’s summertime power demand.

    Darren Fishell December 13, 2013

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Does cruise ship season help your business?
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Maine's cruise ship season is in full swing, running from late September through early November. Thousands of passengers are expected to visit Portland, Bar Harbor, Eastport or Rockland.

This week alone, Portland is set to welcome around 16,000 cruise ship passengers.

But as the season ramps up, it's bringing mixed reviews. Some locals brace for the crowds and many business owners say cruise ship visitors don't spend much while in the port. Other business owners argue that, even if cruise ships don't benefit their own coffers, they still benefit the overall economy.

When we asked this question in 2023, Mainebiz respondents, 21% said the visits bring customers and revenue, while only 18% said the visits don't help their business.

More than half of the respondents, 53%, said cruise ships benefit the overall economy.

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