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Government & Politics

  • Two providers file for state's health exchange

    May 13, 2013

    Just two health insurance providers have signed up to offer products on the federally run health care exchange scheduled to start in Maine on Jan. 1.

    May 13, 2013

  • A guide to the ACA for Maine businesses

    James McCarthy May 13, 2013

    Ellen McPherson, project and compliance manager for Employee Benefits Solutions, says the Affordable Care Act is no longer a “let's see if it's really going to happen” question for Maine employers.

    James McCarthy May 13, 2013

  • Housing market still on the ropes

    May 13, 2013

    The chief economist for Freddie Mac expects home sales in Maine will continue to climb, as the state rides a national tide of increased housing affordability and historic low-interest mortgage rates.

    May 13, 2013

  • Matthew Qualey talks about his top SBA honor

    Matt Dodge May 13, 2013

    In April, Matthew Qualey was named Maine's Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

    Matt Dodge May 13, 2013

  • Millinocket co. unearths logging history for niche market

    Darren Fishell May 13, 2013

    Nobody expected the waterlogged wood lining the bottom of Quakish Lake would become anything but pulp.But Tom Shafer is harvesting that wood for a new purpose. And it's given him a new purpose, too.

    Darren Fishell May 13, 2013

  • Separate fact from fiction when hiring veterans

    John Wagner May 13, 2013

    Some employers believe hiring veterans is bad for business because of the mistaken assumption that most veterans suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and are dangerous.

    John Wagner May 13, 2013

  • Winslow co. benefits from expanded SBA programs

    James McCarthy May 13, 2013

    When Bob Jacobs, owner of Jacobs Glass Inc. in Winslow, set out to expand the window and glazing company he'd purchased in 2004, he faced two challenging business problems.

    James McCarthy May 13, 2013

  • LePage energy director seeks rewrite of wind law

    May 10, 2013

    Patrick Woodcock, director of the Governor's Energy Office, is urging lawmakers to rewrite the state's 2008 Wind Energy Act so that a greater emphasis is placed on lowering electricity costs and improving Maine's economy than on increasing the sta

    May 10, 2013

  • DOL launches online unemployment info system

    May 9, 2013

    Maine's Department of Labor has launched a website for employers to manage and respond to unemployment information requests online.

    May 9, 2013

  • Maine hospital costs made public

    May 9, 2013

    Prices for the 100 most common hospital procedures vary widely across different Maine hospitals, according to data released Wednesday by the federal government.

    May 9, 2013

  • Maine franchisees push for more control

    May 9, 2013

    Maine franchisees of national chains like McDonald's and Dunkin' Donuts are pushing the Legislature to pass a bill that would give them broader control over their local operations.

    May 9, 2013

  • House votes to ban ethanol in gas

    May 9, 2013

    Lawmakers in the House voted Wednesday to ban blending the corn-based additive ethanol in gasoline, if at least two other New England states do the same.

    May 9, 2013

  • CMP technicians vote to join union

    May 9, 2013

    Six workers who install and maintain fiber optic cable and microwave networks for Central Maine Power Co. have voted to join a union that includes 550 other CMP employees.

    May 9, 2013

  • Committee nixes study of east-west highway

    May 8, 2013

    The Legislature's Transportation Committee unanimously recommended on Tuesday a bill repealing the requirement that the Department of Transportation complete a feasibility study for a proposed east-west highway from Calais to Coburn Gore.

    May 8, 2013

  • Senate OKs raising some interstate speeds

    May 8, 2013

    The Maine Senate has approved a bill that would allow higher speeds on portions of Maine interstates and is sending the proposal to Gov. Paul LePage's desk.

    May 8, 2013

  • MSEA drops labor complaint against LePage

    May 8, 2013

    The Maine State Employees Association has dropped a complaint before the Maine Labor Relations Board that the LePage administration illegally hired private contractors to perform state employees' work after the union's contract expired in 2011.

    May 8, 2013

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Today's Poll

Does cruise ship season help your business?
Poll Description

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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