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Energy & Utilities

  • Building blocks

    April 29, 2013

    Michael Bosse, a lawyer who specializes in the construction industry, has a pretty interesting take on where the industry is going in Maine.

    April 29, 2013

  • Natural gas expansion drives ETTI's growth

    Matt Dodge April 29, 2013

    Road crews, traffic detours and dusty, scarred landscapes are a far cry from the postcard Vacationland images that attract so many summer visitors to Maine.

    Matt Dodge April 29, 2013

  • MRRA creates design review board for Brunswick Landing

    April 24, 2013

    The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority, which oversees the redevelopment of the former Brunswick Naval Air Station and the former Navy Annex in Topsham, has formed an ad hoc design review board to meet as needed to review development propos

    April 24, 2013

  • Sappi's Skowhegan plant signs natural gas deal with Summit

    April 24, 2013

    Sappi Fine Paper's mill in Skowhegan has agreed to be an anchor customer for Summit Natural Gas of Maine, becoming the second major customer to sign on with Summit, which is competing with Maine Natural Gas for the Kennebec Valley's gas business.

    April 24, 2013

  • DEP preps for two-day Bowers Mtn. wind hearing

    April 23, 2013

    The state's Department of Environmental Protection has set aside 16 hours for its first public hearing on a Bowers Mountain wind power project.

    April 23, 2013

  • Rockland co. plans $5M natural gas conversion

    April 22, 2013

    The Rockland-based FMC BioPolymer plans to convert to natural gas, a project that will cost an estimated $5 million.

    April 22, 2013

  • Casella to convert ME fleet to natural gas

    April 19, 2013

    Casella Waste Systems is converting its fleet to run on natural gas and is installing a natural gas fuel station at its Westbrook transfer station.

    April 19, 2013

  • MNG, XNG ink natural gas deal

    April 19, 2013

    Boston-based Xpress Natural Gas and Iberdrola subsidiary Maine Natural Gas have signed a letter of intent to cooperate in expanding natural gas service in the Augusta region before a natural gas pipeline is constructed.

    April 19, 2013

  • Bills line up changes to Efficiency Maine funding

    April 18, 2013

    Two partisan bills are before lawmakers that would revise how Efficiency Maine Trust funds are spent.

    April 18, 2013

  • Summit, MNG face off again in Augusta

    April 17, 2013

    Maine Natural Gas and Summit Natural Gas of Maine are competing again, this time for municipal and county contracts in the Augusta area.

    April 17, 2013

  • Pika takes $30K in Gorham Savings competition

    April 16, 2013

    Pika Energy has won $30,000 in a business plan competition sponsored by Gorham Savings Bank that the company says will help it move into a commercial facility to further develop its residential wind turbine products this summer.

    April 16, 2013

  • ORPC files first tidal power report to FERC

    April 10, 2013

    The Portland-based Ocean Renewable Power Co. has submitted its first annual environmental monitoring report to federal regulators, which the company says demonstrates no adverse impact on the marine environment of Cobscook Bay.

    April 10, 2013

  • Statoil to decide on offshore wind farm in 2014

    April 9, 2013

    As Statoil moves toward regulatory approval for mooring four floating wind turbines in federal waters off the coast of Maine, the company says it is continuing to crunch the numbers on whether the pilot project will be viable.

    April 9, 2013

  • Unitil files for 6.3% rate increase

    April 3, 2013

    Unitil has filed a request with Maine regulators to increase its natural gas distribution rates by 6.3%, starting next year.

    April 3, 2013

  • Bills seek to toughen wind power permitting

    March 28, 2013

    Three bills proposing tougher restrictions on permitting for wind power projects in the state showed support from rural residents and resistance from industry officials during hearings Thursday.

    March 28, 2013

  • State agency proposed to expand natural gas pipelines

    March 27, 2013

    State lawmakers from both parties are standing behind a bill to create a new government agency that could issue bonds and designate corrid

    March 27, 2013

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Does cruise ship season help your business?
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Sponsored by Kennebunk Savings Bank

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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