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Government & Politics

  • $2M federal grant boosts Brunswick TechPlace

    October 23, 2013

    A new initiative led by the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority and Coastal Counties Workforce Inc.

    October 23, 2013

  • MaineCare rides contractor understated complaint calls

    October 23, 2013

    The Portland Press Herald found that a contractor hired to arrange rides to medical appointments for MaineCare

    October 23, 2013

  • Del., N.Y. officials oppose lifting Maine smog rules

    October 22, 2013

    Environmental protection agencies in New York and Delaware have submitted to federal regulators statements of opposition to a plan for Maine to lighten some smog standards established by a 13-state group in the Northeast.

    October 22, 2013

  • Sea Hag Seafood founder snags $40,000 award

    October 22, 2013

    The founder of St. George lobster processor Sea Hag Seafood is among five winners of the 2013 Yoshiyama Young Entrepreneurs award, which comes with a $40,000 grant.

    October 22, 2013

  • Statoil's departure leaves Maine with one offshore contender

    James McCarthy October 21, 2013

    Paul Williamson, director of the Maine Ocean & Wind Industry Initiative, is reluctant to characterize Statoil’s decision to scrap its $120 million offshore

    James McCarthy October 21, 2013

  • State employees return, civil emergency lifted

    October 21, 2013

    Gov. Paul LePage said all furloughed state employees are back to work and declared an end to the state’s civil emergency, which he called for amid a prolonged shutdown of the federal government.

    October 21, 2013

  • LePage reconsidering Medicaid expansion

    October 21, 2013

    Seeing examples in other states, Gov. Paul LePage said he’s open to considering alternatives to expanding Medicaid under the federal health care reform law.

    October 21, 2013

  • State is in the black for its first quarter

    October 21, 2013

    The state is $13.3 million ahead of budget for the first quarter of fiscal 2014, despite lower-than-expected revenues from corporate taxes.

    October 21, 2013

  • Portland Pipe Line surrenders tar sands permit

    October 18, 2013

    In advance of a November vote, the owner of a Montreal-to-Maine pipeline has surrendered a state permit that environmental groups said points to the company’s plans to begin exporting Canadian tar sands oil from South Portland.

    October 18, 2013

  • Maine Maritime Academy gets $1.4M R&D grant

    October 18, 2013

    The Maine Maritime Academy has won a $1.4 million federal grant to support its research and development around cutting emissions from seafaring vessels.

    October 18, 2013

  • AG Mills appeals Riverview funding decision

    October 18, 2013

    The state has appealed a federal decision that stands to cost the Riverview Psychiatric Center in Augusta $20 million in annual Medicare funding.

    October 18, 2013

  • Franchise owners association launched, tallies locations

    October 18, 2013

    A new group for franchise owners and suppliers has formed in Maine to help facilitate the expansion of franchise businesses in the state.

    October 18, 2013

  • FAME approves $25 million loan to Thermogen Industries

    James McCarthy October 18, 2013

    In an 8-5 vote Thursday, the Finance Authority of Maine’s board of directors approved a $25 million loan to Thermogen Industries that will allow the energy company to proceed with plans to build a $70 million torrefied wood pellet plant in M

    James McCarthy October 18, 2013

  • Financial literacy law takes effect

    October 17, 2013

    A new law took effect Oct. 9 requiring high schools to add coursework in personal finance to social studies curricula.

    October 17, 2013

  • Report: 25,000 in Maine's health care 'coverage gap'

    October 17, 2013

    Around 25,000 uninsured, low-income Mainers will see few changes in their ability to purchase health insurance because the state did not expand Medicaid, according to a national

    October 17, 2013

  • Seafood processing inspections delayed

    October 16, 2013

    Food safety inspections at Maine’s seafood processing plants have been delayed because of the federal government shutdown and state officials say more severe problems could be in store for the annual inspection program if the shutdown contin

    October 16, 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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