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  • 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

  • Rail extension work starts at Auburn transportation hub

    April 17, 2013

    Officials announced today that a $3 million railroad renovation project, to connect business parks in Poland and Auburn to Auburn's intermodal transportation hub, is under way.

    April 17, 2013

  • Handyman to pay $250K to former clients

    April 17, 2013

    Portland handyman Daniel B. Tucci, who worked unlicensed in York and Cumberland counties, has been barred from operating in the state and was ordered to pay restitution to 14 customers.

    April 17, 2013

  • Jim Howard invests big at Brunswick Landing

    April 15, 2013

    Jim Howard remembers when an armed guard protected the entrance to the Brunswick Naval Air Station and getting onto the Navy property required a security check.

    April 15, 2013

  • Lafayette calls to keep Bangor Auditorium

    April 12, 2013

    Maine hotel magnate Danny Lafayette is calling to save the Bangor Auditorium weeks before the downtown building is slated for demolition.

    April 12, 2013

  • Playoffs delay civic center renovation

    April 11, 2013

    The $33 million renovation of the Cumberland County Civic Center has been delayed more than three months as the event center's chief tenant, the Portland Pirates hockey team, will host its playoff games there.

    April 11, 2013

  • Sunday River to get $5.7M in upgrades

    April 8, 2013

    Sunday River's parent company Boyne Resorts has announced it will make $5.7 million in capital improvements at the ski resort in Newry.

    April 8, 2013

  • DCP Midstream drops Searsport propane tank plan

    April 3, 2013

    DCP Midstream will withdraw its application for a controversial 22-million-gallon liquid propane storage tank in Searsport.

    April 3, 2013

  • Tanker collision closes Maine-N.H. bridge

    April 2, 2013

    The Sarah Mildred Long Bridge between Maine and New Hampshire will be closed for several days after a 470-foot oil tanker came unmoored and hit the bridge Monday afternoon.

    April 2, 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Maine's single-family home sales

    March 26, 2013

    In February, single-family home sales <a href="http://www.mainebiz.biz/APPS/PBCS.DLL/ARTICLE?AID=%2F20130322%2FNEWS0101%2F130329982" target="_blank">dipped for the first time in months</a> in year-over-year comparisons. This interactive

    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

  • Home sales dip 5% in February

    March 22, 2013

    Maine real estate agents in February sold 5% fewer single-family homes over the same period last year, marking the first year-over-year decline in sales volume in months.

    March 22, 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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