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Orono startup launches game app for visually impaired players
Renee Cordes August 31, 2018An Orono startup that aims to help visually impaired people access graphical information in digital media using smart phones and tablets has released its first app — Tic Tac Toe by UNAR Labs on Apple's iTunes store.
Renee Cordes August 31, 2018
Here are the nominees for Portland Buy Local’s 2018 Indie Biz Awards
Staff August 29, 2018Voting is now open for the 2018 Portland Buy Local Indie Biz Awards.
Staff August 29, 2018
Freedom Boat Club franchise owner eyes Portland expansion in 2019
Renee Cordes August 20, 2018Steve Arnold bought Yarmouth Boat Yard in 2004, Moose Landing Marina in Naples in 2013 and the Freedom Boat Club franchise last September. He's seeing growth at Freedom Boat Club, enough so to be planning to be in Portland next year.
Renee Cordes August 20, 2018Scared of radical change? Tips on getting out of that rut
Arthur Fink, Arthur Fink Consulting August 20, 2018Tip No. 1: Change becomes more manageable and less scary when seen in a longer-term context.
Arthur Fink, Arthur Fink Consulting August 20, 2018Canada's retaliatory tariffs could impact cross-border shopping
Staff August 2, 2018Cross-border shopping between northern Maine and Canada is expected to be hurt by a retaliatory “grocery tariff” established by the Canadian government.
Staff August 2, 2018Midcoast AM radio station now airs on FM, too
Staff August 2, 2018WCME, an AM radio station in Brunswick that first aired in 1955 and relaunched six years ago, is now also broadcasting an FM signal.
Staff August 2, 2018
SBA's regional director touts programs to boost rural Maine
James McCarthy August 1, 2018SBA's regional New England Administrator Wendell Davis drove up from Boston last week to see what Our Katahdin was up to at the shuttered Great Northern Paper mill site in Millinocket. He toured the mill site and then sat down with representatives
James McCarthy August 1, 2018
Brooklyn-based owner pulls the plug on popular Portland food lab
Staff August 1, 2018Fork Food Lab in Portland — a two-year-old company that was among the successes cited in the Greater Portland's redesignation as one of the country's Manufacturing Communities for Food Production — will close in September.
Staff August 1, 2018
Coalition outlines top priorities of Maine businesses for the next governor
Peter Van Allen July 27, 2018Maine will need to invest $100 million to upgrade the state's broadband in coming years, according to a report that's based on a survey of 1,000 business leaders.
Peter Van Allen July 27, 2018
Entrepreneurs start coffee-roasting business on Monhegan
July 24, 2018Year-round Monhegan Island residents Carley Mayhew and Mott Feibusch started production at Monhegan Coffee Roasters in June, adding a new business to the island's economy.
July 24, 2018How to discover and capitalize on your company's 'value proposition'
Jim Casey Of Casey Communications July 23, 2018Virtually all successful businesses share a common characteristic: They understand the unique value they deliver to customers. Here are some tips to help you identify and communicate your business's unique "value proposition."
Jim Casey Of Casey Communications July 23, 2018Maine's 200-plus startups get a leg up with interactive map
Staff July 23, 2018Big Room Studios, the Portland software development firm, has crafted a detailed, interactive map of Maine's 200-plus startups.
Staff July 23, 2018
Food businesses trending away from single-use plastic items
Laurie Schreiber July 20, 2018Increasing numbers of Maine food businesses and lodgings are putting themselves in the forefront of national and international trends to switch out from petroleum-based items like straws, to-go containers and disposable cups and plates, to eco-
Laurie Schreiber July 20, 2018
Portland businesses extend panhandling-to-work program with $13K donation
Renee Cordes July 19, 2018A dozen Portland businesses and one nonprofit have donated $13,000 to extend the city's panhandling-to-work program for 10 additional weeks.
Renee Cordes July 19, 2018
Interactive map of Maine business startups unveiled
Renee Cordes July 12, 2018Big Room Studios, the Portland software design and engineering firm behind the Maine Mariners logo, has crafted a detailed, interactive map of Maine's 200-plus startup businesses.
Renee Cordes July 12, 2018
Pitch contest winnings to help North Spore Mushroom Co. scale up its operations
Staff July 9, 2018North Spore Mushroom Co. won $100,000 in the “Greenlight Maine” Season 3 entrepreneurial pitch contest.It's the second of Maine's major pitch contests won by the Westbrook mushroom farm, which sells specialty mushroom growing kits.
Staff July 9, 2018
Today's Poll
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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