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  • First Wind sells out power from Hancock project

    December 16, 2013

    The Boston-based First Wind has reached an agreement to sell nearly three-fourths of the power from its planned 17-turbine Hancock Wind project, near Ellsworth. 

    December 16, 2013

  • Regulators move ahead on elver cuts

    December 16, 2013

    State regulators are moving ahead on plans to impose limits on the glass eel, or elver, catch rather than face steeper cuts imposed by regional fishery regulators.

    December 16, 2013

  • Propane shortage prompts civil emergency declaration

    December 16, 2013

    Gov. Paul LePage has issued a limited emergency proclamation to allow trucks delivering heating fuel to operate for extended hours, in response to a shortage of propane and current low temperatures.

    December 16, 2013

  • Feds to reopen closed N.E. groundfishing areas

    December 16, 2013

    Federal regulators will reopen part of two fishing areas off the coast of southern New England that have been closed for 20 years to alleviate impacts of quota cuts on fishermen.

    December 16, 2013

  • Stalking horse bid for MM&A is $14.25M

    December 16, 2013

    The trustee for the bankrupt Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway is asking a judge for approval of a sales agreement with stalking horse bidder Railroad Acquisitions Holdings LLC for $14.25 million.

    December 16, 2013

  • Ethics panel expands Lewiston casino campaign probe

    December 13, 2013

    A failed campaign to establish a casino in Lewiston continues to draw scrutiny from state ethics officials who have widened their probe into finances surrounding the campaign.

    December 13, 2013

  • Maine CDC shredded grant award documents

    December 13, 2013

    The Legislature’s oversight agency found supervisors for the Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were directed to shred documents justifying the awards totaling $4.7 million for regional health programs.

    December 13, 2013

  • PUC approves Calif. co. for Boothbay energy pilot

    Darren Fishell December 13, 2013

    State utility regulators have approved a contract for a Glendale, Calif.-based company to install more than one-eighth of the power capacity for a pilot project in Boothbay aimed at reducing the peninsula’s summertime power demand.

    Darren Fishell December 13, 2013

  • Payroll Management acquires N.H. payroll firm

    December 12, 2013

    The Auburn-based Payroll Management Inc. has acquired Paychecks of New Hampshire in a move it said will expand its reach into markets in New Hampshire and northeastern Massachusetts. The terms of the sale were not disclosed.

    December 12, 2013

  • Portland-to-Nova Scotia ferry announces rates, details

    December 12, 2013

    STM Quest Inc., the consortium restarting ferry service from Portland to Nova Scotia, said it will charge between $79 and $129 for one-way adult fares aboard its ship, the Nova Star.

    December 12, 2013

  • Rockland woman gets 33 months for bank fraud

    December 12, 2013

    Former Rockland Savings Bank employee Shauna Quinn, 45, was sentenced Wednesday to 33 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $500,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to bank fraud.

    December 12, 2013

  • Nearly 1,800 Mainers buy ACA insurance plans

    December 12, 2013

    Around 1,480 Maine residents have signed up for health insurance plans in November through a new federal marketplace, as technical glitches from the website Healthcare.gov’s first month were largely resolved.

    December 12, 2013

  • Seafood co. pleads guilty to scallop harvesting scheme

    December 12, 2013

    Federal officials said a Maine seafood company and one of its owners have admitted to conspiring to conceal the harvest of around 80,000 pounds of scallops in New Jersey and Massachusetts.

    December 12, 2013

  • Panel finds no bias in unemployment claim appeals process

    December 11, 2013

    A special commission formed by Gov. Paul LePage has found no evidence of bias against employers in the state’s unemployment claims appeals process, but it does say the department is understaffed. 

    December 11, 2013

  • Legislators begin crafting supplemental budget

    December 11, 2013

    Lawmakers have started crafting a supplemental budget to account for spending adjustments like the $20 million the state lost in federal funding for the Riverview Psychiatric Hospital in Augusta.

    December 11, 2013

  • Poll: Jobs top-of-mind for Mainers

    December 11, 2013

    The latest Pan Atlantic SMS public opinion poll revealed that a growing number of Mainers identify jobs and unemployment as the top issue facing the state.

    December 11, 2013

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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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