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Government & Politics

  • Army Corps presents Searsport dredge plan

    April 22, 2013

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has issued a draft environmental assessment that gives early recommendation to a $12 million dredging effort in Searsport Harbor, the state's second-busiest industrial port.

    April 22, 2013

  • Rockland co. plans $5M natural gas conversion

    April 22, 2013

    The Rockland-based FMC BioPolymer plans to convert to natural gas, a project that will cost an estimated $5 million.

    April 22, 2013

  • Report: ME without landfill space by 2025

    April 22, 2013

    A state study revised this month shows Maine could run out of landfill space before 2025 if nothing in the state's waste management system changes.

    April 22, 2013

  • Pharma touts economic benefit to state

    April 22, 2013

    Maine is one of 17 states where the nation's top pharmaceutical trade group is touting the economic benefits of clinical drug trials.

    April 22, 2013

  • Jobless rate drops to 7.1% for March

    April 22, 2013

    Maine's unemployment rate has dropped to 7.1% in March, coming in below the 7.3% rate for both the previous month and one year ago.

    April 22, 2013

  • Regulators change stance on 'dragging' bill

    April 19, 2013

    The Maine Department of Marine Resources supports a bill that would allow groundfishing vessels to land lobsters that they drag up as bycatch.

    April 19, 2013

  • Casella to convert ME fleet to natural gas

    April 19, 2013

    Casella Waste Systems is converting its fleet to run on natural gas and is installing a natural gas fuel station at its Westbrook transfer station.

    April 19, 2013

  • MNG, XNG ink natural gas deal

    April 19, 2013

    Boston-based Xpress Natural Gas and Iberdrola subsidiary Maine Natural Gas have signed a letter of intent to cooperate in expanding natural gas service in the Augusta region before a natural gas pipeline is constructed.

    April 19, 2013

  • EMHS to invest $115M in Portland-based Mercy

    April 19, 2013

    In its proposal to merge with Mercy Health System of Maine, Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems says it plans to invest at least $115 million in the Portland-based hospital.

    April 19, 2013

  • Bill to loosen blue laws gets governor's support

    April 18, 2013

    A bill making its way through the Legislature would loosen restrictions on Maine businesses now prohibited from opening on certain holidays.

    April 18, 2013

  • Bills line up changes to Efficiency Maine funding

    April 18, 2013

    Two partisan bills are before lawmakers that would revise how Efficiency Maine Trust funds are spent.

    April 18, 2013

  • Feds investigate unemployment hearing controversy

    April 18, 2013

    Federal officials visited Augusta Tuesday and Wednesday to investigate allegations that Gov. Paul LePage pressured lawyers who decide on unemployment payments to rule more often in favor of employers.

    April 18, 2013

  • State expands farm facility loan fund

    April 18, 2013

    The state will release $3 million in loans to Maine farms to support the construction of waste containment facilities.

    April 18, 2013

  • Restaurant opening prompts flood of applicants

    April 17, 2013

    Machias will be home to Maine's 14th Pat's Pizza franchise, an announcement that prompted 135 applications for 24 jobs at the new Washington County restaurant.

    April 17, 2013

  • Committee offers timeline for LePage prison bond

    April 17, 2013

    A legislative committee has, in a close vote, pushed back the timeline on Gov. Paul LePage's plan to issue a $100 million bond to fund prison construction at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham.

    April 17, 2013

  • Summit, MNG face off again in Augusta

    April 17, 2013

    Maine Natural Gas and Summit Natural Gas of Maine are competing again, this time for municipal and county contracts in the Augusta area.

    April 17, 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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