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Government & Politics

  • DOL: Maine businesses weathered recession well

    August 30, 2013

    A new study by the Maine Department of Labor shows that Maine businesses that were launched in 2008 got through the next five years, during the recession, better than the national average.

    August 30, 2013

  • Emergency bill passes to help psychiatric center

    August 30, 2013

    The Maine Legislature passed LD 1515, a bill that expands the available resources at the state’s Riverview Psychiatric Center.

    August 30, 2013

  • Hundreds protest Anthem, MaineHealth partnership

    August 30, 2013

    Central Maine residents turned out in the hundreds in Auburn Thursday to protest the pending agreement between Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and MaineHealth to offer an insurance network on Maine’s health care exchange under the federal Afford

    August 30, 2013

  • Ocean Renewable wins $5M in federal energy grants

    August 30, 2013

    Tidal energy company Ocean Renewable Power Co. of Portland won two Department of Energy grants of a total of 17 awards offered, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said yesterday.

    August 30, 2013

  • Legislature approves $150M in bond proposals

    August 30, 2013

    Five bonds totaling $150 million were approved by the Legislature Thursday and will go to voters for final approval in November.

    August 30, 2013

  • Report: Maine has 3rd lowest sales tax

    August 29, 2013

    Of states with state or local sales tax, Maine has the third lowest in the country, according to a recent study by the Tax

    August 29, 2013

  • Base redeveloper lands $445K federal grant

    August 29, 2013

    The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority has received a $445,000 grant from the federal government to make improvements at its Brunswick Executive Airport.

    August 29, 2013

  • Lobster co-op manager, seafood dealer hit with $1M lien

    August 29, 2013

    A judge in the Maine Business and Consumer Court agreed to grant a $1 million lien on the properties of a southern Maine seafood dealer and lobster cooperative manager in response to allegations that they conspired to steal and sell large qu

    August 29, 2013

  • FairPoint to expand broadband in 44 towns

    August 28, 2013

    FairPoint Communications plans to expand and upgrade broadband service in 44 Maine towns that are unserved or have low-speed access, over the next three years.

    August 28, 2013

  • Poliquin to run for 2nd congressional district seat

    August 27, 2013

    Former state treasurer and persistent Republican political campaigner Bruce Poliquin announced that he will run in 2014 for Maine’s 2nd U.S. House District seat.

    August 27, 2013

  • Southwest adds nonstop Portland-to-Orlando flight

    August 27, 2013

    Southwest Airlines plans to add a nonstop flight from Portland to Orlando.

    August 27, 2013

  • Oxford Aviation resumes repairs after reporting hiccup

    August 27, 2013

    Oxford Aviation has resumed repair and maintenance work after federal regulators suspended the company’s repair certification for one month.

    August 27, 2013

  • Inventor tests new heating device at USM

    Darren Fishell August 26, 2013

    At a gas station one February around four years ago, Searsmont machinist John Foster saw a man step out of a Ford Taurus wagon, pull a paint can from the trunk and fill it up with kerosene.

    Darren Fishell August 26, 2013

  • Thermogen, Mölnlycke clear tax credit hurdle

    August 26, 2013

    Cate Street Capital subsidiary Thermogen I LLC and Brunswick-based wound-care dressing manufacturer Mölnlycke have cleared the first hurdle in securing tax credits on investments of nearly $50 million through the New Markets Capital Investme

    August 26, 2013

  • Lac-Megantic crash focus of federal rail meeting

    August 26, 2013

    Federal regulators and railroad industry representatives are scheduled to meet Thursday for a meeting focused solely on safety issues that emerged in the wake of the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic oil tanker derailment that killed 47 in Quebec

    August 26, 2013

  • Maine gets $7.9M in Homeland Security grants

    August 26, 2013

    Maine will get $7.9 million in grants from the Department of Homeland Security to fund state and local programs to prepare for regional and national emergencies.

    August 26, 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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