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Government & Politics

  • Penn. official who cut Medicaid to counsel Maine

    November 20, 2013

    Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services will employ a former Pennsylvania official who cut that state’s Medicaid rolls to review Maine’s Medicaid program and its potential expansion under the Affordable Care Act.

    November 20, 2013

  • FairPoint loses appeal over union pact violation

    November 20, 2013

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    November 20, 2013

  • BETR, BETE task force nearing Dec. 1 deadline

    November 19, 2013

    A legislative task force to study the tax implications of transitioning the state’s business equipment tax reimbursement to the locally administered business equipment tax exemption program is nearing the deadline to provide a recommendation

    November 19, 2013

  • Bangor Hydro, MPS Co. merger to be called Emera Maine

    November 19, 2013

    Bangor Hydro Electric Co. and the Maine Public Service Co. announced Monday the two companies will begin operating under the name of their shared corporate parent, doing business in the state as Emera Maine.

    November 19, 2013

  • Bath retirement home gets $10M loan to expand

    November 19, 2013

    A retirement home in Bath will get a $10 million federal loan to fund a 50,000-square-foot expansion to add 45 new housing units.

    November 19, 2013

  • MDF, chamber set blueprint for increased jobs

    November 19, 2013

    The Maine State Chamber of Commerce and the Maine Development Foundation issued a report today outlining a plan and policy recommendations to add 65,000 people to Maine’s work force by 2020.

    November 19, 2013

  • Bat safety concerns hold up wind farm review

    November 19, 2013

    Regulatory review of what could be the third-largest wind farm in the state is on hold out of concern for the project’s potential threat to birds and bats in the area.

    November 19, 2013

  • Community colleges get $13M grant for IT programs

    November 19, 2013

    Maine’s community colleges will get $13 million from a federal grant to create various degrees and certificates in the field of information technology, for which the Maine Department of Labor said there were 3,851 job openings in 2012.

    November 19, 2013

  • Banks chip away at foreclosure inventory

    November 18, 2013

    Maine’s state-chartered banks and credit unions completed more foreclosures than they initiated in the third quarter of 2013, which has not happened since the fourth quarter of 2006.

    November 18, 2013

  • State scientists take first green crab surveys

    November 18, 2013

    Scientists with the state’s Department of Marine Resources are taking their first census of green crabs, a creature fishermen and scientists say threatens eelgrass habitats and soft-shell clams, a fishery that brought in over $15 million las

    November 18, 2013

  • More sign up for health care as website shakes glitches

    November 18, 2013

    After website glitches prevented enrollment in health insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act, numerous sources told the

    November 18, 2013

  • LePage asks DEP to convene climate change group

    November 18, 2013

    Gov. Paul LePage has called for the state’s top environmental regulator to convene a group to coordinate efforts of natural resource-based state agencies and address impacts of climate change on the state.

    November 18, 2013

  • 2012 hits record for outside electoral spending

    November 18, 2013

    Political groups not tied to a specific candidate more than doubled their record-setting election spending in Maine in 2012, dumping around $3.7 million into elections, according to a

    November 18, 2013

  • Railroad wants to stop bean shipments to B&M

    November 18, 2013

    The St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad wants to discontinue its freight service from Auburn to Portland, as the dried bean shipments to the rail spur’s sole customer are losing money.

    November 18, 2013

  • Bangor Hydro seeking distribution rate increases

    November 15, 2013

    Bangor Hydro Electric Co., which will merge later this year with Maine Public Service Co., is requesting state approval of two rate changes to account for higher long-term power purchasing costs and to help pay for distribution network upgra

    November 15, 2013

  • Maine GED campaign boosts numbers

    November 15, 2013

    Nearly 800 more people have completed their high school equivalency exam in the first 10 months of 2013 than in all of 2012, which state officials attribute to a more aggressive public awareness campaign.

    November 15, 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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