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Real Estate & Construction

  • Appeal of Walsh hotel denied

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 14, 2010

    Bar Harbor's board of appeals has rejected a request from a rival hotelier to revoke the approval of Tom Walsh's proposed hotel.

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 14, 2010

  • Pierce Atwood seeks tax break for move

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 10, 2010

    Pierce Atwood, the state's largest law firm, is seeking a $2.7 million tax break to move its Portland offices to the waterfront.

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 10, 2010

  • Fire guts former Jordan's Meat plant

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 7, 2010

    A fire yesterday gutted the former Jordan's Meat plant in Portland, but shouldn't affect developers' plans to turn the site into a hotel.

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 7, 2010

  • Downeast Energy sells division to Hammond

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 5, 2010

    Downeast Energy has sold its building supply business to Hammond Lumber Co. after running the division for nearly 80 years.

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 5, 2010

  • Economy doesn't damper optimism for Bay House project

    Robert M. Cook May 4, 2010

    The Bay House condominium project in Portland's eastern waterfront district has been on hold for three years because of the financial meltdown in the fall 2008 that forced banks to tighten up financing.

    Robert M. Cook May 4, 2010

  • Westbrook zoning changes advance

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 3, 2010

    Westbrook City Councilors yesterday approved a task force's recommendation to rezone the Five Star Industrial Park -- the site of tensions between Idexx Laboratories and Pike Industries -- as a manufacturing district.

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 3, 2010

  • Fire destroys Sidney log home facility

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 3, 2010

    A log home company in Sidney was the site of a weekend fire that caused $2 million in damages.

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 3, 2010

  • Getting the lead out | New EPA regs send contractors scrambling for training

    Robert M. Cook May 3, 2010

    With barely a week to spare, Micah Holloway breathed a sigh of relief when his company successfully met the April 22 deadline to become certified under new federal lead abatement rules.

    Robert M. Cook May 3, 2010

  • Housing stock | A look at what Maine's median home price of $158,000 can buy

    May 3, 2010

    Since June of last year, home sales in Maine have been on the upswing. In the first quarter of 2010, homes sales increased nearly 25% over the first quarter of 2009, aided by the federal home buyers tax credit.

    May 3, 2010

  • Space probe | Three steps to securing a commercial lease that will help your business grow

    May 3, 2010

    After some 20 years of leasing commercial real estate, we have realized that most tenants seeking new space have very limited experience with the commercial leasing process.

    May 3, 2010

  • Build up | Kevin Mattson's back to dreaming up development deals after a crashing market deals a blow

    Douglas Rooks May 3, 2010

    Kevin Mattson’s business was soaring at the outset of 2008.

    Douglas Rooks May 3, 2010

  • Panel agrees on Pike-Idexx compromise

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 29, 2010

    A Westbrook steering committee has drafted a compromise between Pike Industries and Idexx Laboratories to try and end a long-standing dispute between the two companies.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 29, 2010

  • MaineGeneral plans new Waterville office

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 29, 2010

    MaineGeneral Health is moving into an empty, former pharmacy in downtown Waterville.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 29, 2010

  • Cianbro trims Brewer staff by 100

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 28, 2010

    One fifth of Cianbro's Eastern Manufacturing Facility's 500-employee work force in Brewer has been moved to other jobs sites or were recently laid off as the Pittsfield company's Texas refinery module project winds down.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 28, 2010

  • Planning board approval paves way for Old Port hotel

    Robert M. Cook April 27, 2010

    A high demand for hotel rooms in northern New England continues to fuel hotel projects in the city's eastern waterfront district.

    Robert M. Cook April 27, 2010

  • March home sales rise 46%

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 23, 2010

    The number of homes sold in Maine in March jumped 46% from the same month last year, and the median sales price rose as well.

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 23, 2010

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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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