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Government & Politics

  • 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

  • Rural Maine hospitals score well in national ranking

    December 5, 2013

    Nine of 22 rural hospitals in the state were listed in the Leapfrog Group’s 2013 Rural Hospitals list, a national survey of more than 200 rural hospitals,

    December 5, 2013

  • Report: Windpower, wildlife can get along

    December 5, 2013

    One of the state’s foremost wildlife advocacy groups issued a report Wednesday outlining areas where it says wind power developments are least likely to interfere with animal habitats and movement.

    December 5, 2013

  • Environmental board OKs mining regulations

    December 4, 2013

    The citizen-led Board of Environmental Protection on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve new mining regulations that supporters say will take advantage of the state’s underground natural resources and that environmental activists counter wi

    December 4, 2013

  • Low stocks cancel shrimp season

    December 4, 2013

    A commission that oversees Maine’s shrimp industry voted to place a moratorium on shrimping in the Gulf of Maine for 2014 and possibly beyond, the first time such an action has been taken in more than 35 years.

    December 4, 2013
  • UMaine's VolturnUS test turbine, one-eighth scale.

    Offshore wind project names its price to PUC

    James McCarthy December 4, 2013

    Maine Aqua Ventus 1, the offshore wind pilot project led by the University of Maine, released today financial details of its proposed 20-year power purchase agreement that would sell up to 43,000 megawatt hours per year of electricity to the

    James McCarthy December 4, 2013

  • Tax panel expects to fall short of $40M goal

    December 3, 2013

    A panel of lawmakers tasked with rooting out $40 million in state tax exemptions said Monday it has produced only a general list of possible cuts after difficulty reaching consensus on an overall plan.

    December 3, 2013

  • Feds call for review of pipeline changes

    December 3, 2013

    The U.S. Department of State has told operators of a Maine-to-Montreal oil pipeline it wants to review any plans to reverse the pipeline’s flow to carry tar sands oil from Canada.

    December 3, 2013

  • Civic center eyeing professional lacrosse tenant

    December 3, 2013

    The Cumberland County Civic Center is negotiating a deal to host a professional lacrosse team called the Maine Moose Trax starting next fall.

    December 3, 2013

  • FERC pursues suit against mill, energy company

    December 3, 2013

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is taking its multi-million dollar market manipulation charges against Portland-based Competitive Energy Services LLC, its owner Richard Silkman and Lincoln Paper and Tissue to court, filing petitions

    December 3, 2013

  • Small business health care website delayed

    December 2, 2013

    While officials say major glitches to healthcare.gov have been fixed for individuals, businesses with fewer than 50 workers will have to wait until next year before they too can shop for small group plans online.

    December 2, 2013

  • Passamaquoddys plan water-bottling plant

    December 2, 2013

    The Passamaquoddy tribe hopes to allay unemployment on its land by building a 123,000-square-foot water-bottling plant to sell water to customers outside tribal lands.

    December 2, 2013

  • Violette heading to home arrest after prison

    November 27, 2013

    The former head of the Maine Turnpike Authority is out of prison and will serve the remainder of his 3½-year prison sentence for public corruption at his brother’s home in Orrington.

    November 27, 2013

  • State allows insurers to renew non-compliant plans

    November 27, 2013

    The Maine Bureau of Insurance will allow insurers to extend health plans that do not comply with the Affordable Care Act for one more year, following an announcement by President Obama that the federal government would allow the extensions.

    November 27, 2013

  • 10 named to lobster marketing promotion board

    November 26, 2013

    Ten representatives have been appointed to a new group that will guide how to spend a $2 million budget to promote lobster, the state’s largest fishery.

    November 26, 2013

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Today's Poll

Does cruise ship season help your business?
Poll Description

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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