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  • Committee co-chair: Start over on liquor bill

    March 28, 2013

    The legislative committee reviewing plans to renegotiate the state's wholesale liquor distribution contract hopes to nix two competing measures and start anew on the issue that has struck a sharp partisan divide.

    March 28, 2013

  • Maine Hospital Assoc. supports Medicaid expansion

    March 28, 2013

    The Maine Hospital Association on Wednesday expressed general support for expanding Medicaid in the state, which Gov.

    March 28, 2013

  • State agency proposed to expand natural gas pipelines

    March 27, 2013

    State lawmakers from both parties are standing behind a bill to create a new government agency that could issue bonds and designate corrid

    March 27, 2013

  • State to study business name approval process

    March 27, 2013

    A legislative committee voted Tuesday to form a group that will study the process for approving business names in the state in response to a Waterville business that said a similarly named Bangor business caused confusion for customers.

    March 27, 2013

  • Feds give $3.5M to dredge Scarborough River

    March 27, 2013

    The Army Corps of Engineers will dredge the Scarborough River later this year thanks to a $3.5 million federal allocation.

    March 27, 2013

  • Parties split on adults-only indoor tanning bill

    March 27, 2013

    A bill that would ban minors from using commercial tanning beds has received preliminary approval from both chambers of Maine's Legislature.

    March 27, 2013

  • Maine gets $3.5M in USDA rural project loans

    March 27, 2013

    Four Maine projects, including redevelopment of a long-vacant Orono building, will get a portion of $3.5 million in federal loans announced Tuesday.

    March 27, 2013

  • Rumford Paper settles for $3M in FERC case

    March 27, 2013

    Rumford Paper Co. will pay more than $3 million to settle allegations from federal energy regulators that the company profited from manipulating a regional program aimed at reducing peak demand on the electricity grid.

    March 27, 2013

  • Four counties qualify for federal blizzard relief funds

    March 26, 2013

    Four Maine counties have qualified for federal disaster relief funds to make up costs for the Feb. 8-9 blizzard that set snowfall records across the state.

    March 26, 2013

  • Pesticides, mold among Auburn pot grower's violations

    March 26, 2013

    Investigators found bugs and mold — which prompted the illegal application of pesticides — at an Auburn medical marijuana growing operation that supplies four Maine dispensaries.

    March 26, 2013

  • Downeaster to get $12M Brunswick layover building

    March 26, 2013

    The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority is moving ahead with plans for a train maintenance depot in Brunswick after securing full funding for the project.

    March 26, 2013

  • Aviation industry pushes for permanent tax break

    March 26, 2013

    Aviation industry representatives and some legislators are pushing to make permanent a tax exemption for aircraft and aircraft parts that are set to expire in 2015.

    March 26, 2013

  • Rockland contractor faces foreclosure, $1M in liens

    March 26, 2013

    A Superior Court judge has approved liens on the bank accounts of four family members operating a Rockland contracting business in attempts to recover a loan from the Bank of Maine.

    March 26, 2013

  • Five-year Portland Riverwalk dispute nears end

    March 25, 2013

    Two parties involved in a partially completed Portland waterfront project have decided to settle an ownership dispute that has simmered for five years.

    March 25, 2013

  • Tank opponents threaten suit over review

    March 25, 2013

    Opponents of a 23-million-gallon liquid propane tank in Searsport have filed a notice of intent to sue the Army Corps of Engineers over what they say was an improperly granted permit for the project.

    March 25, 2013

  • East-west highway foes seek open project docs

    March 25, 2013

    Opponents of a proposal to build an east-west highway through Maine are supporting a bill that would remove confidentiality from documents related to such public-private partnerships, but state officials say that particular project isn't that kind

    March 25, 2013

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Does cruise ship season help your business?
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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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