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Government & Politics

  • LePage declines joining Northeast clean air petition

    December 10, 2013

    Gov. Paul LePage declined to support a petition from governors of eight Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states that asks the U.S.

    December 10, 2013

  • Dirigo Health insurance to end Dec. 31

    December 10, 2013

    The Dirigo Health Insurance program is set to end Dec. 31 as administrators of the state insurance program transition individual and small business customers to other plans through a federal health insurance exchange.

    December 10, 2013

  • Sidney Epstein, Bangor real estate mogul, dies at 100

    December 10, 2013

    Sidney Epstein, a commercial real estate broker who ran the Bangor-based Epstein Properties and completed deals that shaped much of the city’s downtown, died Monday in Scarborough. He was 100 years old.

    December 10, 2013

  • Lawmakers to review Medicaid consultant deal

    December 10, 2013

    State lawmakers are expected this week to discuss a nearly $1 million no-bid contract awarded by the Maine Department of Health and Human ser

    December 10, 2013

  • Hermon manufacturer Ntension to expand

    December 10, 2013

    The Hermon-based Ntension, which manufactures tension-fabric structures primarily for trade show and corporate displays, plans to expand early next year to a 40,000-square-foot facility.

    December 10, 2013
  • Independent expenditures for Maine's gubernatorial and legislative elections 2002-2012

    Report: Outside cash flowing to Maine campaigns

    December 10, 2013

    Most of Maine’s political campaign messages and advertising in 2010 and 2012 came from groups not directly linked to a specific candidate, according to a report by Maine Citizens for Clean Elections.

    December 10, 2013

  • State probes unemployment card data breach

    December 9, 2013

    The Maine Department of Labor says a security breach at JPMorgan Chase & Co. may have exposed some personal information of about 1,300 Mainers receiving unemployment insurance.

    December 9, 2013

  • Residents contest XNG Eliot terminal approval

    December 9, 2013

    The Boston-based Xpress Natural Gas has secured state and federal permits for a new distribution hub in Eliot, but the plan is meeting with local opposition from nearby residents who say the construction project stands to increase flooding n

    December 9, 2013

  • First Wind inks deal to sell power from Hancock turbines

    December 9, 2013

    The Boston-based First Wind has reached a deal to sell power from its Hancock Wind project near Ellsworth to the municipal power utility for Burlington, Vt.

    December 9, 2013

  • A safer workplace is in everyone’s best interest

    Jeanne Paquette And Paul Sighinolfi December 9, 2013

    This past year, the Maine Department of Labor and the Workers' Compensation Board worked more closely than ever to ensure Maine's workers are safe.

    Jeanne Paquette And Paul Sighinolfi December 9, 2013

  • Banks, credit unions scramble to meet new federal mortgage rules

    James McCarthy December 9, 2013

    There's QRM, the acronym for qualified residential mortgage, and QM for qualified mortgage. ATR for ability to repay. GSE for government-sponsored enterprises such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

    James McCarthy December 9, 2013

  • Tough tax issues, gaming expansions stymie lawmakers

    Darren Fishell December 9, 2013

    Nearing the start of the second session of Maine's 126th Legislature, news from Augusta has been defined more by what hasn't happened than what has.

    Darren Fishell December 9, 2013

  • Small business lending in Maine

    December 9, 2013

    This data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. shows small business loans in Maine have remained relatively stable for the past four years, with moderate increases in commercial and industrial lending.

    December 9, 2013

  • Court-appointed lawyer fund faces shortfall

    December 6, 2013

    The state fund to pay private lawyers to represent people too poor to afford an attorney is set to run out of money two weeks before the end of the year.

    December 6, 2013

  • New Maine trade group seeks North Atlantic commerce

    December 6, 2013

    Icelandic officials will be in Maine today to discuss trade opportunities through the North Atlantic and mark the formation of a new Maine-based trade effort.

    December 6, 2013

  • Report: Health care, social assistance jobs most abundant

    December 6, 2013

    Openings in health care and social assistance dominated the state’s job market in the third quarter of 2013, according to an analysis of online job postings by the Maine Development Foundation.

    December 6, 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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