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Government & Politics

  • Workers’ comp rate to drop nearly 8%

    February 7, 2014

    Workers’ compensation insurance costs are expected to drop for Maine employers by an average of 7.7% this year, which would save employers insured through the commercial market a collective $15.2 million.

    February 7, 2014

  • Maine Senate OKs crowdfunding for businesses

    February 7, 2014

    The Maine Senate has given initial approval to a bill that would allow Maine-based startup companies to raise up to $1 million by selling shares to Maine residents.

    February 7, 2014

  • Casella ditches UMaine pipeline plan

    February 7, 2014

    Casella Waste Systems Inc. has ditched plans for a 7-mile methane gas pipeline from its Juniper Ridge landfill in Old Town to the University of Maine, a project the university projected would save $15 million in heating costs over 20 years.

    February 7, 2014

  • AG sues Bangor used car dealer

    February 7, 2014

    Maine Attorney General Janet Mills has filed a lawsuit against a Bangor-based used car dealer, alleging the company targeted low-income consumers and pressured them to buy shoddy vehicles. The state alleges Glenn A. Geiser Jr.

    February 7, 2014

  • Mother Nature strains municipal plowing budgets

    February 6, 2014

    Public officials in southern Maine say this year’s icy winter has caused them to use more salt and sand than usual, putting a strain on their annual road-clearing budgets just halfway through the season.

    February 6, 2014

  • Cross Insurance acquires Mass. agency

    February 6, 2014

    Cross Insurance has acquired Massachusetts-based insurer The Driscoll Agency, its third acquisition in the past two months. Cross did not disclose the terms of the deal.

    February 6, 2014

  • PUC tempers Unitil rate hike request

    February 5, 2014

    The Maine Public Utilities Commission has approved a rate hike for natural gas customers of Unitil Corp., but at about two-thirds the amount the company requested.

    February 5, 2014

  • Judge: Inn at Brunswick Station to change its name

    February 5, 2014

    The Brunswick Inn has won a trademark dispute in federal court, where on Tuesday a judge ordered The Inn at Brunswick Station to change its name by April 4.

    February 5, 2014

  • LePage: Tax, power incentives will lure big cos. to Maine

    February 5, 2014

    Gov. Paul LePage proposed in his third annual State of the State address a new business incentive program called “Open for Business Zones,” which would give reduced energy prices and lower taxes to large companies coming to the state. 

    February 5, 2014

  • Pirates, civic center ink five-year lease

    February 5, 2014

    After fits and starts, the Portland Pirates hockey team and Cumberland County Civic Center have signed a five-year lease agreement that will bring the team back from Lewiston next fall.

    February 5, 2014

  • Husson marks Southern Maine expansion

    February 4, 2014

    The Bangor-based Husson University has invested $6 million in a new southern Maine campus in Westbrook, where 215 students are enrolled this spring.

    February 4, 2014

  • Bennett: LePage to talk jobs in speech

    February 4, 2014

    Gov. Paul LePage’s spokeswoman said the governor’s election-year State of the State Address tonight will include new proposals regarding economic development and fighting drug addiction.

    February 4, 2014

  • Acadia contract dispute could delay opening

    February 4, 2014

    Federal officials have expressed concern that gift shops and restaurants inside of Acadia National Park may open behind schedule if a dispute over the contract award process is not resolved in the coming month.

    February 4, 2014

  • DEP to resume Bingham wind farm review

    February 3, 2014

    The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is scheduled to resume review this month of a proposal by a subsidiary of the Massachusetts-based First Wind for a 62-turbine wind farm in Bingham.

    February 3, 2014

  • National group shifts Maine insurance cost rank

    February 3, 2014

    The National Association of Insurance Commissioners says Maine had the third-lowest auto insurance premiums in the country and the 11th-lowest premiums for homeowners' insurance in 2011.

    February 3, 2014

  • Senate backs dental hygienist bill

    January 31, 2014

    The Maine Senate gave initial approval to a bill that would open a new mid-level job in the dental profession, which supporters say could improve access to dental care in rural areas.

    January 31, 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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