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Government & Politics

  • PUC will audit CMP smart meter savings

    June 14, 2013

    The Maine Public Utilities Commission will commission a third-party audit of Central Maine Power Co.'s smart meter program to review its management after the company revised what had been expected as ratepayer savings to increased ratepayer expens

    June 14, 2013

  • Grid operator has winter power capacity worries

    June 14, 2013

    ISO-New England, the region's power grid operator, says it wants oil-fired power plants to keep extra fuel on hand this winter to prepare for high electricity demand.

    June 14, 2013

  • Senate approves hospital debt payment plan

    June 13, 2013

    Without debate or a roll call vote, the Maine Senate passed a bill to pay back the state's $183.5 million in Medicaid debt by borrowing against projected revenues from a renegotiated wholesale liquor distribution contract.

    June 13, 2013

  • Ogunquit innkeeper testifies for foreign worker program

    June 13, 2013

    Sarah Diment, owner of The Beachmere Inn in Ogunquit, testified before a congressional subcommittee Wednesday, asking federal lawmakers to retain a temporary guest worker program she says is crucial to Maine's seasonal businesses.

    June 13, 2013

  • Richmond seafood processor seeks Portland expansion

    June 13, 2013

    Richmond-based Shucks Maine Lobster hopes to lease 19,000 square feet in the city-owned Portland Ocean Terminal at the Maine State Pier after getting initial approval of its plan.

    June 13, 2013

  • Personal income growth lags national trends

    June 12, 2013

    Preliminary figures from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis show that real personal income grew in Maine from 2010 to 2011, but only outpaced Mississippi on a statewide and per capita basis.

    June 12, 2013

  • Maine Med board approves $40M expansion plan

    June 12, 2013

    MaineHealth's board of directors has given its approval to a $40 million expansion plan at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

    June 12, 2013

  • Medicaid debt payment plan gets committee OK

    June 12, 2013

    A legislative committee gave its unanimous endorsement Tuesday to a plan to pay the state's $183.5 million Medicaid debt to hospitals.

    June 12, 2013

  • J.D. Irving subsidiary buys rail line

    June 12, 2013

    Eastern Maine Railway Co., a subsidiary of New Brunswick-based J.D. Irving Ltd., has closed a deal to purchase 28 miles of rail line in Aroostook County from the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway for an undisclosed price.

    June 12, 2013

  • Companies capitalize on Latin American markets

    Darren Fishell June 11, 2013

    Three months after setting up an office in Bogota, Colombia, South Portland-based Allagash International is lining up what could be its biggest job yet in that South American country.

    Darren Fishell June 11, 2013

  • Georgia shingle manufacturer moves to Maine

    June 11, 2013

    Shingle manufacturer Ecoshel plans to move from Gainesville, Ga., to Ashland as it expands production for a new line of cedar shingles.

    June 11, 2013

  • Ship owners blame tugboat captain for crash

    June 11, 2013

    Owners of the MV Harbour Feature, which collided with the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge on April 1, are blaming the Pease

    June 11, 2013

  • Bayside project seeks special planning status

    June 11, 2013

    An expansive development project in Portland's Bayside neighborhood is seeking a special "master development plan" status that would allow it to submit one comprehensive plan, rather than seeking piecemeal approval of each phase of construction.

    June 11, 2013

  • Court: Trust that Monsanto won't sue

    June 11, 2013

    A Maine-based organic seed growers organization lost its appeal against agricultural giant Monsanto Co., but leaders of the organization counted the process as a partial victory.

    June 11, 2013

  • Policy Minute: The magic budget number

    Chris Hall, Ceo, Portland Regional Chamber June 10, 2013

    Welcome to Policy Minute, a quick recap of policy and politics at the State House and in the Portland region from a business perspective.

    Chris Hall, Ceo, Portland Regional Chamber June 10, 2013

  • F. Lee Bailey OK'd to practice in Maine

    June 10, 2013

    Famed defense attorney F.

    June 10, 2013

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Does cruise ship season help your business?
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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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