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Real Estate & Construction

  • Housing market still on the ropes

    May 13, 2013

    The chief economist for Freddie Mac expects home sales in Maine will continue to climb, as the state rides a national tide of increased housing affordability and historic low-interest mortgage rates.

    May 13, 2013

  • Millinocket co. unearths logging history for niche market

    Darren Fishell May 13, 2013

    Nobody expected the waterlogged wood lining the bottom of Quakish Lake would become anything but pulp.But Tom Shafer is harvesting that wood for a new purpose. And it's given him a new purpose, too.

    Darren Fishell May 13, 2013

  • 'Gang of 11' unveils tax plan

    May 2, 2013

    A bipartisan group of 11 legislators, who've been tagged the "Gang of 11," unveiled sweeping tax changes Wednesday that they say could close the budget gap in the state's next two-year budget plan.

    May 2, 2013

  • Acquisitions drop Camden National's net income

    May 1, 2013

    Camden National Corp.

    May 1, 2013

  • Maine cos. prep for rise in climate change planning

    Matt Dodge April 30, 2013

    When J.T.

    Matt Dodge April 30, 2013

  • Natural gas expansion drives ETTI's growth

    Matt Dodge April 29, 2013

    Road crews, traffic detours and dusty, scarred landscapes are a far cry from the postcard Vacationland images that attract so many summer visitors to Maine.

    Matt Dodge April 29, 2013

  • A construction lawyer's advice: Be proactive, embrace change

    James McCarthy April 29, 2013

    As chairman of the Construction Law Practice Group at Bernstein Shur in Portland, Michael Bosse leads a team of five lawyers specializing in issues that affect construction companies.

    James McCarthy April 29, 2013

  • Natural gas is on a roll

    April 29, 2013

    Natural gas continues to capture headlines as more companies compete to bring it to consumers.

    April 29, 2013

  • Niemann pursues new partnerships, projects

    Tom Niemann April 29, 2013

    Maine's historic downtowns, community life, and its wonderful people drew me in like a magnet the very first time I visited. I grew up in awe of great architecture.

    Tom Niemann April 29, 2013

  • Building blocks

    April 29, 2013

    Michael Bosse, a lawyer who specializes in the construction industry, has a pretty interesting take on where the industry is going in Maine.

    April 29, 2013

  • Legislative test ahead for East-West highway study

    Darren Fishell April 29, 2013

    Legislative committees continue to pick apart specific portions of Gov. Paul LePage's $6.3 billion budget proposal, making recommendations to the appropriations committee, which will craft the final spending plan.

    Darren Fishell April 29, 2013

  • Schott inks $6M Brunswick hotel, apartment deal

    April 25, 2013

    Developer George Schott has signed a $6 million agreement to buy a 248-room hotel and more than 200 apartments that served as Navy housing at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station.

    April 25, 2013

  • Sappi's Skowhegan plant signs natural gas deal with Summit

    April 24, 2013

    Sappi Fine Paper's mill in Skowhegan has agreed to be an anchor customer for Summit Natural Gas of Maine, becoming the second major customer to sign on with Summit, which is competing with Maine Natural Gas for the Kennebec Valley's gas business.

    April 24, 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

  • Sarah Long Bridge closed through May

    April 19, 2013

    The Sarah Long Bridge connecting Maine and New Hampshire will remain closed through May, nearly a month longer than originally expected.

    April 19, 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

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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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