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Government & Politics

  • Portland approves $105 million Bayside project

    January 15, 2014

    A controversial $105 million high-rise development on a former scrapyard in the Bayside neighborhood in Portland gained the approval of the city’s planning board Tuesday night, but still faces the threat of a court appeal by the Keep Portland Liva

    January 15, 2014

  • MDOT unveils $2B transportation plan

    January 15, 2014

    The Maine Department of Transportation unveiled on Tuesday a three-year transportation work plan with a price tag of just over $2 billion.  Of that tally, only this year’s scheduled 425 capital projects, with a cost of $455 million, are actually p

    January 15, 2014

  • Senate panel OKs $100M for fifth DDG-51 at BIW

    January 14, 2014

    The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense has approved $100 million in funding that will allow Bath Iron Works to begin building a fifth DDG-51 destroyer.

    January 14, 2014

  • GWI sues Maine Fiber in Three Ring Binder dispute

    January 14, 2014

    Great Works Internet has filed a lawsuit against Maine Fiber Co., its CEO Dwight Allison and investor Robert Monks.

    January 14, 2014

  • Consultant pegs Medicaid expansion cost at $800M-plus over 10 years

    January 13, 2014

    A Rhode Island consultant hired by the state to evaluate expanding Medicaid in Maine under the Affordable Care Act puts the cost at more than $800 million over the first 10 years, according to a report by the 

    January 13, 2014

  • Cross acquires Willis NNE

    January 13, 2014

    Cross Insurance has acquired all the Willis Northern New England operations in Maine in a merger that Cross CEO Royce Cross says cements his company’s position as the largest insurance agency in the state.

    January 13, 2014

  • BEP gives preliminary OK to controversial mining rules

    January 13, 2014

    In a 5-0 vote Friday, the Maine Board of Environmental Protection adopted new mining rules that will govern metallic mining operations in the state.

    January 13, 2014

  • Verso Paper's Bucksport mill idled for two weeks

    January 13, 2014

    Verso Paper Corp. plans to shut down its Bucksport mill for two weeks in response to soft market demand for its paper and a spike in the cost of natural gas.

    January 13, 2014

  • Lawmakers eye budget, Medicaid expansion and welfare reform

    Darren Fishell January 13, 2014

    Lawmakers returned to Augusta last week in a second session likely to be dominated by drafting a supplemental budget and the partisan issues of Medicaid expansion and welfare reform.

    Darren Fishell January 13, 2014

  • Stakes are high for Oxford, Hollywood casinos in gaming expansion talks

    James McCarthy January 13, 2014

    When Churchill Downs Inc.

    James McCarthy January 13, 2014

  • Five Maine economists forecast 2014's highs and lows

    Compiled By Darren Fishell January 13, 2014

    Every year, Mainebiz asks five prominent Maine economists to give us their predictions for the upcoming year. While the state economy's ride to recovery seems aided by training wheels, the road ahead appears more stable.

    Compiled By Darren Fishell January 13, 2014

  • DHHS won’t renew pact with MaineCare rides provider

    January 10, 2014

    The state has decided to cancel a one-year, $28.3 million contract with Connecticut-based Coordinated Transportation Solutions, which was hired to arrange rides to medical appointments for MaineCare patients.

    January 10, 2014

  • Pine State Trading gets liquor admin contract

    January 9, 2014

    The Augusta-based Pine State Trading Co. has won a 10-year contract for administering the state’s wholesale liquor distribution operation.

    January 9, 2014

  • Child smoking, drinking down; suicidal thoughts rise

    January 9, 2014

    The latest health survey of Maine schoolchildren indicated alcohol and tobacco use is down while the number of students reporting they’d considered suicide or had been bullied rose from two years ago.

    January 9, 2014

  • Expert: Ice storm could help rout out invasive beetle

    January 9, 2014

    Recent ice storms provide a special opportunity for Maine woodlot owners to identify and curb the spread of the invasive Asian longhorn beetle that has been found in other parts of New England, according to a state forestry expert.

    January 9, 2014

  • LePage tells AG Mills ‘sue me’ over Medicaid report

    January 9, 2014

    Maine Attorney General Janet Mills has sent a letter to Gov. Paul LePage demanding the release of a $925,000 study on the impact of expanding Medicaid, a report originally slated for release this past Monday.

    January 9, 2014

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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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