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Government & Politics

  • Legislature gears up for budget questions

    Darren Fishell December 23, 2013

    Before lawmakers return to Augusta in January, conflicts are already emerging over a supplemental budget plan, a task that Gov. Paul LePage said he will leave to the Legislature to sort out.

    Darren Fishell December 23, 2013

  • State workers' union rejoins AFL-CIO

    December 20, 2013

    The union representing 12,000 state workers in Maine has rejoined the AFL-CIO after a seven-year hiatus, bringing together two groups that combined represent more than 42,000 workers.

    December 20, 2013

  • Unemployment drops to 6.4% in November

    December 20, 2013

    The number of out-of-work job seekers dropped to 6.4% in November, down from 6.7% in October and 7.2% in the previous year.

    December 20, 2013

  • MCHO picks up 73% of health exchange buyers

    December 20, 2013

    The startup insurer Maine Community Health Options has attracted nearly three-fourths of Mainers signing up for individual health care plans through a federal website in October and November.

    December 20, 2013

  • Home sales prices inch up in November

    December 20, 2013

    Real estate agents sold 2.65% more single-family homes this November than in the same month last year, according to statistics from Maine Listings.

    December 20, 2013

  • Personal income growth rises 1.1%

    December 19, 2013

    Personal income growth in Maine rose 1.1% in the third quarter of 2013 from the previous quarter, marking two consecutive quarters of growth.

    December 19, 2013

  • Alfond offers bill addressing civic center, Pirates dispute

    December 19, 2013

    Maine Senate President Justin Alfond said Wednesday he’s submitted a bill that would allow the Portland Pirates hockey team to share revenue from alcohol sales at the Cumberland County Civic Center, which stands to resolve the issue that der

    December 19, 2013

  • Judge approves MM&A auction terms

    December 19, 2013

    A federal bankruptcy judge has approved bidding procedures for the auction of Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railways, for which bidding will start at $14.25 million.

    December 19, 2013

  • Flotation Technologies to close, lay off 40

    December 19, 2013

    Biddeford-based Flotation Technologies has laid off 40 workers as the company that manufactures flotation devices for offshore drilling and marine-related industries plans to close.

    December 19, 2013

  • LePage to push new welfare fraud bills

    December 18, 2013

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    December 18, 2013

  • Report: More broadband could add 11,000 jobs

    December 18, 2013

    A state task force studying expansion of broadband Internet access in the state has issued recommendations that analysts said could support the addition of 11,000 jobs and $70 million in new state revenue if implemented.

    December 18, 2013

  • Contract loss a factor in Lincoln mill layoffs

    December 18, 2013

    Lincoln Paper & Tissue revealed that the decision of a major customer to outsource paper production to Indonesia, in addition to an unforeseen boiler explosion, contributed to the mill’s decision to lay off 200 workers indefinitely.

    December 18, 2013

  • Bangor-based Maine Jump closes, auctions equipment

    December 17, 2013

    The Bangor-based family entertainment business The Maine Jump has closed its Bangor location and party rental operation in Hermon and is auctioning 34 inflatable bounce houses and other equipment to pay back its creditors.

    December 17, 2013

  • LePage sends layoff notices to 58 state workers

    December 17, 2013

    Gov. Paul LePage issued layoff notices Monday to 58 workers in anticipation of another shutdown of the federal government, a move union officials criticized as unnecessary.

    December 17, 2013

  • State revenue $28M ahead of projections

    December 17, 2013

    The state’s revenue forecast is $28 million ahead of a spring projection, though the state’s top finance official says sales tax figures from November and December will indicate whether increasing consumer confidence will hold through the ne

    December 17, 2013

  • AG files complaint against Nevada travel co.

    December 17, 2013

    Maine Attorney General Janet Mills has filed a lawsuit against the Nevada-based Festiva Hospitality Group after complaints from Maine customers that the company has misrepresented terms of a 40-year contract outlining membership in its vacat

    December 17, 2013

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Today's Poll

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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