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  • Oxford Casino sale agreement signed, $160 million cash

    April 1, 2013

    The Kentucky-based Churchill Downs Inc. announced Friday it has signed a purchase agreement to buy the Oxford Casino for $160 million in cash.

    April 1, 2013

  • Canadian boatbuilder expands to Eastport, hiring 50

    April 1, 2013

    Later this year, a Canadian boatbuilding firm is expanding to Easport, where it expects to hire 50 workers.

    April 1, 2013

  • Unemployment flat at 7.3% in February

    April 1, 2013

    Maine's unemployment rate remained unchanged from one month and one year ago in the latest preliminary figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    April 1, 2013

  • CEI loan fund seeks 'socially conscious' investors

    James McCarthy April 1, 2013

    For 11 years, Saeed Saeed and his wife, Anaam Jabbir, ran a flourishing take-out restaurant in a suburb of Baghdad. They sold falafel, shawarma and other Iraqi fast foods. Their restaurant flourished.

    James McCarthy April 1, 2013

  • Blease's new call center eyeing government clients

    Darren Fishell April 1, 2013

    Technology was radically different when Heather Blease launched EnvisioNet's Brunswick call center in 1995. So was the business model.

    Darren Fishell April 1, 2013

  • Oakhurst campaign fights out-of-state dairy pressures

    James McCarthy April 1, 2013

    Two weeks after Texas-based Dean Foods closed its Garelick Farms processing plant in Bangor, Oakhurst Dairy launched its "Keep Your Milk In Maine" marketing campaign, displaying a 4-minute video profiling two Maine dairy families on

    James McCarthy April 1, 2013

  • Improve your communication skills so people hear you

    Doug Packard, Ceo And Owner Of Renaissance Executive Forums And Doug Packard Consulting April 1, 2013

    Success in business is about relationships, and the most important component of successful relationships is effective communication. Thus, leaders who communicate effectively will succeed more often in business.

    Doug Packard, Ceo And Owner Of Renaissance Executive Forums And Doug Packard Consulting April 1, 2013

  • Furlough days reduced at Kittery shipyard

    March 29, 2013

    Civilian workers at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery will have eight fewer furlough days than expected as a result of automatic federal spending cuts.

    March 29, 2013

  • Committee tables new lobster marketing proposal

    March 28, 2013

    A legislative committee has tabled a proposal to raise more funds for marketing Maine lobster, saying the plan needs clarification.

    March 28, 2013

  • State denies Maine Mall's valuation appeal

    March 28, 2013

    The state has again denied the owners of the Maine Mall an appeal that seeks to lower its property tax valuation made by the city of South Portland.

    March 28, 2013

  • Oxford Casino sale agreement signed, $160 million cash

    March 28, 2013

    The Kentucky-based Churchill Downs Inc. announced today it has signed a purchase agreement to buy the Oxford Casino for $160 million in cash.

    March 28, 2013

  • Bills seek to toughen wind power permitting

    March 28, 2013

    Three bills proposing tougher restrictions on permitting for wind power projects in the state showed support from rural residents and resistance from industry officials during hearings Thursday.

    March 28, 2013

  • House votes to support minimum wage increase

    March 28, 2013

    The Maine House has taken a step toward raising the state's minimum wage to $9 by 2016.

    March 28, 2013

  • Searsport vote shows resistance to tank

    March 28, 2013

    In the first of a series of votes, Searsport's Planning Board indicated that a controversial proposal for a 23-million gallon propane storage tank does not fit within local zoning ordinances for its proposed location.

    March 28, 2013

  • Paper mill lobbies Rumford for tax breaks

    March 28, 2013

    Rumford Paper Co.

    March 28, 2013

  • Great State of Maine Air Show will not go on

    March 28, 2013

    Citing turbulence in federal spending, the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority has voted to cancel the Great State of Maine Air Show scheduled for this fall.

    March 28, 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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