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  • Colby president tapped to lead National Endowment for the Humanities

    April 11, 2014

    President Barack Obama has nominated Colby College President William “Bro” Adams to lead the National Endowment for the Humanities, one of the largest funders of humanities programs in the country.

    April 11, 2014

  • Navy seeks developer for Kittery shipyard prison

    April 10, 2014

    The Navy has launched a third attempt to bring in private-sector developers to rehabilitate the former prison at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery.

    April 10, 2014

  • Scallop season nets biggest haul in more than a decade

    April 10, 2014

    The scallop fishery brought in nearly $5.2 million in 2013, according to preliminary state data, the highest amount since 1998.

    April 10, 2014

  • Budget that cleared committee faces veto

    April 10, 2014

    The state’s budget-writing appropriations committee has given unanimous approval to a spending plan that closes a $30 million gap in the next fiscal year, but Gov. Paul LePage says he will veto the plan if it makes it to his desk unchanged.

    April 10, 2014

  • Broadband access improves, but subscriptions still lag

    April 10, 2014

     A survey commissioned by the state found that more than 20% of households with access to broadband Internet service chose not to subscribe in 2013, mostly because they said high-speed access was of no value to them.

    April 10, 2014

  • LePage vetoes Medicaid expansion bill

    April 10, 2014

    Gov. Paul LePage has vetoed a bill to expand Medicaid coverage to around 70,000 low-income people, and the veto is likely to be upheld in the Legislature.

    April 10, 2014

  • Medicare data gives unprecedented look at reimbursements

    April 10, 2014

    Maine doctors and health care providers received around $300 million from Medicare’s fee-for-service program in 2012, around 3.8% of the nearly $77 billion spent nationwide through the program, but trends revealed by the massive

    April 10, 2014

  • Net energy billing proposal falls to veto

    April 9, 2014

    The Legislature failed to override the governor’s veto of a bill directing state regulators to make rules requiring inves

    April 9, 2014

  • Cross Insurance acquires R.I. agency

    April 9, 2014

    Bangor-based Cross Insurance has acquired Troy, Pires & Allen Insurance, an agency based in East Providence, R.I., that specializes in personal and business insurance coverage.

    April 9, 2014

  • DEP asks First Wind for financial assurances

    April 9, 2014

    The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is asking Boston-based wind power developer First Wind to prove it has enough money to complete four major projects in Maine worth $1 billion.

    April 9, 2014

  • Judge zaps groundfish carryover quotas

    April 9, 2014

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    April 9, 2014

  • Bill targeting tax havens awaits funding decision

    April 8, 2014

    A bill that aims to prevent multinational companies operating in Maine from avoiding state taxes by holding profits in overseas accounts will require state funding before it clears the Legislature.

    April 8, 2014

  • Panel to meet on passenger rail expansion

    April 8, 2014

    The 13-member Maine Passenger Rail Advisory Council will meet for the second time Wednesday, working toward the criteria it will use for prioritizing possible new routes for passenger rail lines.

    April 8, 2014

  • Pharmacy leader files complaint against Canadian drug co.

    April 8, 2014

    The president of the Maine Pharmacy Association has filed a complaint with state regulators alleging a Canadian pharmaceutical company broke state law by selling him drugs manufactured in Turkey, India and Mauritius.

    April 8, 2014

  • Lobster catch forecasting project seeks NASA funds

    April 7, 2014

    A project aiming to predict how lobsters and other key species are moving through the Gulf of Maine will represent the state in a competition for NASA funding.

    April 7, 2014

  • Tribe agrees to elver terms; fishing season starts

    April 7, 2014

    The Passamaquoddy Tribe announced Friday that it would institute individual elver catch quotas for tribal fishermen, ending a conflict with state regulators before the season that began Sunday.

    April 7, 2014

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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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