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Government & Politics

  • N.Y. firm lands Maine’s tourism account

    July 2, 2013

    Dilenschneider Group, based in New York, has won the Maine Office of Tourism’s $700,000 public relations contract over the Augusta-based Nancy Marshall Communications, which has held the contract for 20 years.

    July 2, 2013

  • Regulators to review gambling co. merger

    July 2, 2013

    State regulators say they will review a license with Scientific Gaming, which provides oversight for the state's slot machines, after the company's announced acquisition of the gaming company WMS Industries.

    July 2, 2013

  • Drug imports OK'd by new law

    July 1, 2013

    Mainers will again be allowed to buy mail-order prescription drugs from certain foreign countries, where drugs are often cheaper.

    July 1, 2013

  • Minimum wage boost awaits action from LePage

    July 1, 2013

    A bill to raise the state's minimum wage gradually to $9 an hour by 2016 cleared the Legislature but is unlikely to get past Gov. Paul LePage's desk.

    July 1, 2013

  • Fireworks revenue triples expectations

    July 1, 2013

    The state collected more than three times the expected taxes from fireworks sales, which totaled around $7.6 million over the past 12 months.

    July 1, 2013

  • Mainers' personal income drops 1% in Q1

    June 28, 2013

    Personal income in Maine declined by an average of almost 1% in the first quarter of 2013, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

    June 28, 2013

  • Lobster industry gets $2M marketing boost

    June 28, 2013

    Gov. Paul LePage has signed into law the bill establishing a new $2 million marketing effort for Maine's lobster industry.

    June 28, 2013

  • MaineGeneral's Seton campus sold for $500K

    June 28, 2013

    MaineGeneral Health CEO Chuck Hays announced a $500,000 purchase and sale agreement has been reached with Waterville Redevelopment Co. 1 LLC for the medical center's Seton Campus in Waterville.

    June 28, 2013

  • House, Senate revive seed capital tax credit program

    June 28, 2013

    It came down to the wire, but on Thursday both the House and Senate voted to save the Maine Seed Capital Tax Credit program, which had expired after reaching its lifet

    June 28, 2013

  • 1,100 Mainers to lose unemployment benefits

    June 27, 2013

    Around 1,100 Mainers are expected to lose extended unemployment benefits as a result of sequestration cuts and an improving job market, according to the

    June 27, 2013

  • Energy bill survives veto

    June 27, 2013

    An omnibus energy bill that creates new state authority to encourage the expansion of natural gas infrastructure and outlines

    June 27, 2013

  • Legislature overrides budget veto, avoids shutdown

    June 27, 2013

    Lawmakers voted Wednesday to override Gov. Paul LePage's veto of a two-year budget that raises the state's sales and meals and lodging taxes to restore part of the state's revenue sharing with municipalities.

    June 27, 2013

  • Portland releases building permit wait data

    June 26, 2013

    The average time spent waiting for various commercial building permits in Portland ranges from 43 to 70 days, data some developers say indicates a slow and onerous permitting process.

    June 26, 2013

  • Legislature to take up veto votes

    June 26, 2013

    Maine lawmakers are returning to the State House today to review vetoes by Gov. Paul LePage, including those of the state's $6.3 billion budget and an omnibus energy bill.

    June 26, 2013

  • Vatican OKs Mercy-EMHS merger

    June 26, 2013

    The Vatican has given its approval to a merger between Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems and the Mercy Health System, which operates a Portland hospital affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church.

    June 26, 2013

  • Business intelligence co. targets health care niche

    Darren Fishell June 25, 2013

    Imagine scouring all of the publicly available Medicare data from 4,445 hospitals around the country. Then add a range of statistics from outside sources, proprietary data from other hospitals and try to figure out what it means.

    Darren Fishell June 25, 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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