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Government & Politics

  • Health exchange insurer lines up providers for plan

    May 16, 2013

    Maine Community Health Options, one of two insurers hoping to offer policies through Maine's health insurance exchange next year, has contracted with a group of central Maine physicians for its plan.

    May 16, 2013

  • Senate unanimously OKs work force bill

    May 16, 2013

    A bill to aid work force training, which includes about $5 million in state investments over two years, cleared the Maine Senate in a unanimous voice vote Wednesday.

    May 16, 2013

  • ImmuCell sales up, led by bovine immunity booster

    May 16, 2013

    Portland-based ImmuCell Corp. announced its first quarter sales increased 8% compared with last year, showing continuing growth through difficult times for its primary customers, dairy and beef farmers.

    May 16, 2013

  • Dems vote to link Medicaid expansion, hospital payment

    May 16, 2013

    Democrats on the Legislature's Heath and Human Services Committee voted Wednesday to link a bill to expand the state's Medicaid program to a hospital repayment plan the governor says is his top priority.

    May 16, 2013

  • Portland craft brewer looks to raise $260K

    Lori Valigra May 16, 2013

    Hoping to tap the millennial generation's thirst for novel beers, Bissell Brothers Brewing Co. is raising money for its new brew house and manufacturing equipment, with the aim of launching its brewery early this fall.

    Lori Valigra May 16, 2013

  • Energy committee crafts compromise omnibus bill

    May 15, 2013

    The Legislature's Energy, Technology and Utilities Committee has merged nine different energy proposals into one bill that balances Gov.

    May 15, 2013

  • Kittery shipyard avoids furloughs

    May 15, 2013

    The Associated Press reported that workers at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery will not be required to take 11 unpaid furlough

    May 15, 2013

  • Ship owners: Maine, N.H. should share bridge fix costs

    May 15, 2013

    The owners of a ship that came unmoored and struck the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge connecting Maine and New Hampshire want the s

    May 15, 2013

  • State office eyes Maine's demographic challenges

    May 15, 2013

    The Governor's Office of Policy and Management has released an analysis of population data, focusing on the demographic challenges facing the state.

    May 15, 2013

  • Tar sands moratorium scrapped in favor of more study

    May 14, 2013

    The Legislature's Environment and Natural Resources Committee decided Monday to rewrite a bill calling for a two-year moratorium on the transportation of "tar sands" oil in Maine, opting instead to draft a resolution urging state officials to expa

    May 14, 2013

  • Unfair labor charges filed against medical pot dispensary

    May 14, 2013

    The United Food and Commercial Workers international union announced Monday that it has filed unfair labor practice charges against the Wellness Connection of Maine medical marijuana dispensary based in Auburn.

    May 14, 2013

  • Front Street Shipyard lands $121K federal grant

    May 14, 2013

    Front Street Shipyard in Belfast has landed a $120,897 Boating Infrastructure Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as the federal government's matching funds for a $241,795 waterfront rehabilitation project.

    May 14, 2013

  • NE grid operator agrees to cut costs

    May 14, 2013

    The operator of New England's power grid has to cut its spending by about $3 million and make other cutbacks to satisfy state officials who said the organization's spending grew too fast.

    May 14, 2013

  • Report: Turnaround high school a work-force model

    Darren Fishell May 13, 2013

    As Maine lawmakers and business leaders hone their focus on work-force development strategies, a report by a national nonprofit singles out one Maine school as an early success story.

    Darren Fishell May 13, 2013

  • Three municipalities share $325K in small biz funds

    May 13, 2013

    Three Maine municipalities will share $325,000 in federal grants or loans to benefit small businesses.

    May 13, 2013

  • Collins, King back craft beer tax break

    May 13, 2013

    U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King are backing a bill that would reduce excise taxes on small brewers, which an industry representatives said would be a boon to Maine's 36 small and craft breweries.

    May 13, 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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