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Government & Politics

  • LePage eyes long-term goals, says 2014 run likely

    Darren Fishell May 8, 2013

    Gov. Paul LePage set out a number of long-range priorities for the state and confirmed he's likely to run for re-election in 2014 in a speech and discussion before a Portland audience Wednesday morning.

    Darren Fishell May 8, 2013

  • Mercy Hospital merger plan backed at public hearing

    May 8, 2013

    No opposition was voiced at Tuesday's public hearing in Portland on Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems' bid to add Mercy Hospital to its network.

    May 8, 2013

  • CEI eyes Brunswick for new HQ

    May 8, 2013

    Coastal Enterprises Inc. is proposing to buy the Brunswick town office, police station and adjacent recreation buildings and then tear them down in order to consolidate its statewide offices there in a new facility.

    May 8, 2013

  • Me. 3rd for gaming revenue growth in 2012

    May 7, 2013

    Maine ranked third nationally for revenue growth at its commercial casinos in 2012, according to an annual survey by the Ame

    May 7, 2013

  • Jefferson sawmill faces $79K in OSHA fines

    May 7, 2013

    A sawmill in Jefferson faces $79,310 in fines following an investigation by federal workplace regulators.

    May 7, 2013

  • Maine Med $13.4M down, freezes hiring

    May 7, 2013

    The state's largest hospital, Maine Medical Center, has declared a hiring and travel freeze as it faces a $13.4 million operating shortfall through the first half of its fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30.

    May 7, 2013

  • King, Collins help pass online sales tax bill

    May 7, 2013

    Maine's U.S. senators helped to pass a bill Monday that would allow states to collect sales tax from online retailers based elsewhere.

    May 7, 2013

  • Court: State law trumps local food ordinances

    May 6, 2013

    Local ordinances to exempt farmers and food producers from the state's regulatory oversight for food products won't hold up in court, according to a recent Superior Court ruling.

    May 6, 2013

  • Navy to contract 10 more Arleigh Burkes

    May 6, 2013

    The U.S. Navy expects to announce contracts for up to 10 DDG-51, Arleigh Burke-class, destroyers by June 4.

    May 6, 2013

  • MaineHealth, Anthem launch Me.'s 1st commercial ACO

    May 6, 2013

    Portland-based MaineHealth and Anthem Blue Cross are collaborating to form the state's first commercial "accountable care organization," which both health care entities hope will cut costs and presage wider changes in how patients pay for health c

    May 6, 2013

  • Turner's Nezinscot Guild closes

    May 3, 2013

    The nonprofit Nezinscot Guild, in Turner, has closed after more than 34 years employing people with disabilities.

    May 3, 2013

  • Ocean State to take over Rockland Walmart building

    May 3, 2013

    Ocean State Job Lot has signed an agreement to buy a 94,000-square-foot Rockland building now occupied by Walmart.

    May 3, 2013

  • Vassalboro farmer gets $300K for 'hay logs'

    May 3, 2013

    Vassalboro farmer Peter Bragdon has won a $300,000 federal grant to develop a heating fuel source from unusable feed hay called hay logs.

    May 3, 2013

  • Emera inks UMaine astronomy center naming deal

    May 3, 2013

    Nova Scotia-based Emera Inc., parent company of Bangor Hydro-Electro Co., has secured a $1 million naming rights deal for a new astronomy center at the University of Maine's Orono campus.

    May 3, 2013

  • 'Mud season' delays GNP payments to creditors

    May 2, 2013

    Great Northern Paper Co., owned by Cate Street Capital of Portsmouth, N.H., is behind on payments to a number of creditors, but parent company officials say their plans to build a torrefied wood in Millinocket and Eastport remain on track.

    May 2, 2013

  • Regulators: 78% cut to cod catch official

    May 2, 2013

    Federal regulators have officially included a 78% cut to the Gulf of Maine cod catch in its new rules for the 2013 fishing year.

    May 2, 2013

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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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