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  • Judge awards $104K in damages from Oxford Aviation

    March 20, 2014

    A federal judge has entered a default judgement against Oxford Aviation, awarding $104,000 to an Ohio woman who claimed the company’s failure to properly repair the tail section of a private plane resulted in her family’s emergency landing i

    March 20, 2014

  • Senate turns down tribal gaming bills

    March 20, 2014

    The Maine Senate has turned down six bills that would have expanded gambling in the state for Indian tribes and fraternal organizations.

    March 20, 2014

  • Nova Star Cruises gets OK to sell tickets

    March 20, 2014

    The company starting a Portland-to-Nova Scotia ferry service has received federal approval to begin selling tickets, which company officials said would begin at the end of next week.

    March 20, 2014

  • UTC to close Pittsfield plant, move 300 jobs

    March 19, 2014

    The Farmington, Conn.-based United Technologies Corp. Fire and Security plans to close its Pittsfield plant in March 2015, a move that will displace 300 workers.

    March 19, 2014

  • New elver rules delay season opening

    March 19, 2014

    The upcoming elver season will be delayed by at least two weeks after lawmakers approved new rules Tuesday to parcel out a regional catch quota among state-licensed fishermen and those authorized to fish by Maine’s Indian tribes.

    March 19, 2014

  • Corinth Pellets to pursue $7M expansion

    March 19, 2014

    State officials announced Corinth Pellets has qualified for incentives under the state’s Pine Tree Development Zone and Employment Tax Increment Financing program as part of its plan to invest more than $7 million in an expansion of its manu

    March 19, 2014

  • Lincoln millworkers get federal grant

    March 18, 2014

    The federal government has awarded a $256,696 emergency grant to the Maine Department of Labor to expand services in response to layoffs announced in December at Lincoln Paper and Tissue in Lincoln.

    March 18, 2014

  • Major candidates face no primary challengers

    March 18, 2014

    Candidates in three of the four biggest election contests will head toward November with no challengers in the June primaries after a filing deadline passed Monday.

    March 18, 2014

  • Acadia Corp. loses court appeal over concession contract

    March 18, 2014

    The Bar Harbor-based Acadia Corp., which held the concessions contract for Acadia National Park for more than 80 years, has lost its court appeal to win back the contract from a New Mexico company.

    March 18, 2014

  • Trade judge recommends $675K fine for DeLorme

    March 18, 2014

    A federal trade judge has recommended that the Yarmouth-based mapping and GPS company DeLorme pay a $675,000 civil penalty for practices that she ruled induce infringement on the satellite-tracking patent of a Virginia company.

    March 18, 2014

  • Unemployment drops to 6.2% in January

    March 17, 2014

    The unemployment rate dropped to an estimated 6.2% in January, down from a revised 6.4% in December and 7.0% one year earlier.

    March 17, 2014

  • Judge upholds DHHS fee on medical pot growers

    March 17, 2014

    A Knox County Superior Court judge has upheld the Department of Health and Human Services’ ability to assess fees on medical marijuana caregivers and dispensaries.

    March 17, 2014

  • Bath Iron Works gets fifth destroyer deal

    March 17, 2014

    The Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works a $643 million contract option to add another Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to its previous $2.8 billion

    March 17, 2014

  • Multinational co. to support Maine's first virtual school

    March 17, 2014

    A multinational publishing giant will provide key resources to Maine’s first virtual public school, a plan that some educators called worrisome because it could lessen local control of the public education system.

    March 17, 2014

  • Council releases 'Blueprint for Action on Aging'

    March 14, 2014

    The Maine Council on Aging has released its plan to address the needs of the state’s rapidly aging population, identifying higher pay for home care service workers and greater support for seniors in the workplace as top priorities.

    March 14, 2014

  • LePage sends letter of support for Keystone pipeline

    March 14, 2014

    Gov. Paul LePage has endorsed construction of the controversial Keystone pipeline project, which would carry oil from the Canadian border to Steele City, Neb.

    March 14, 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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