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  • Maine Lottery halts 'provocative' marketing plan

    March 19, 2013

    The Maine State Lottery has scuttled a plan to rebrand some of its instant scratch tickets as "Kwikies," a word some vendors said was uncomfortably close to slang term for a brief sexual encounter.

    March 19, 2013

  • Fed cuts to close senior service agency on Fridays

    March 19, 2013

    A Bangor-based agency serving seniors and disabled people will cut Fridays from its work week in response to federal budget cuts that the organization's leaders say left few other options.

    March 19, 2013

  • MNG, Summit to begin laying Augusta pipelines

    March 19, 2013

    Two natural gas companies vying for customers in the Augusta area are both primed to begin construction on dueling natural gas pipelines.

    March 19, 2013

  • CT pushes regional renewable purchasing pact

    Brad Kane, Hartford Business Journal March 19, 2013

    In overhauling requirements for electricity providers to source a certain portion of their power from renewable sources, Connecticut officials are seeking to form a new regional buying partnership that would include Maine.

    Brad Kane, Hartford Business Journal March 19, 2013

  • Imported drugs spark renewed debate

    Matt Dodge March 18, 2013

    The battle over allowing Maine employers to buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada as part of their health plans is raising policy questions in Augusta that have long challenged federal regulators over the fairness of foreign competition and t

    Matt Dodge March 18, 2013

  • Maine unemployment rate steady at 7.3%

    March 18, 2013

    Maine's January unemployment rate remains in line with last month and one year ago, standing at 7.3% in the latest preliminary estimates.

    March 18, 2013

  • Lobsterman launches unionization campaign

    March 18, 2013

    A Vinalhaven lobsterman is leading an effort to organize workers in Maine's top fishing industry.

    March 18, 2013

  • 5 registered in Blaine House race

    March 18, 2013

    Five candidates have registered to make a run for the Blaine House next year, including Gov. Paul LePage and independent Eliot Cutler, who faced each other in 2010.

    March 18, 2013

  • Allen's still No. 1 as competition grows

    March 18, 2013

    The competition is growing for Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy, though the drink is still, by far, Maine's preferred alcoholic beverage.

    March 18, 2013

  • New educational collaboration model gains steam

    Alan Hinsey March 18, 2013

    Ten years ago a group of Knox County business leaders, elected officials and economic development folks confronted the facts that we were losing our 18-to-34-year-olds, fell below the state average for per-capita income and that many in our aging

    Alan Hinsey March 18, 2013

  • Belfast food hub creates new market for local vendors

    Craig Idlebrook March 18, 2013

    The world almost didn't get to taste Julie Romano's salsa.

    Craig Idlebrook March 18, 2013

  • Both parties zero in on liquor contract to pay hospitals

    Darren Fishell March 18, 2013

    As Democratic legislators and Gov.

    Darren Fishell March 18, 2013

  • CEO Dana Totman gets Avesta in gear

    Matt Dodge March 18, 2013

    When Dana Totman was first courted by the board of York-Cumberland Housing in 2000, the then-deputy director of the Maine State Housing Authority saw a struggling, stagnant organization in desperate need of new leadership.

    Matt Dodge March 18, 2013

  • CMP chief Sara Burns thrives amid change and challenge

    James McCarthy March 18, 2013

    Sitting at the head of a boardroom conference table on the fourth floor of Central Maine Power Co. headquarters in Augusta, CEO and President Sara Burns faces an impressive line of crystal glass awards anchoring the center of the table.

    James McCarthy March 18, 2013

  • Maine syrup makers brace for widespread variability

    Craig Idlebrook March 18, 2013

    While most Mainers enjoy the kickoff of the state's maple season in late February or early March, Eric Ellis's syrup season kicked off in late January, with his workers beginning to drill holes and lay lines for the trees in Big Six Township, nort

    Craig Idlebrook March 18, 2013

  • Boothbay electricity project aims to change the grid

    Darren Fishell March 18, 2013

    The hottest hours of the hottest days on the sprawling fingers of the Boothbay peninsula come close to critically straining the area's electricity transmission lines.

    Darren Fishell March 18, 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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