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Sustainability

  • Fourth happiest state? It's Maine

    Staff February 1, 2017

    A national report analyzing five metrics for each of the 50 states puts Maine as the fourth-highest state overall for well-being.

    Staff February 1, 2017
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    First chapter in comeback story for rural Maine?

    Staff January 19, 2017

    Maine's struggling forest products industry, which has been hit hard by the closure of six pulp and paper mills in the past three years, is getting a $1 million boost from the federal government to implement a strategic plan for capitalizing on

    Staff January 19, 2017

  • Fisheries activist Alden retiring from PERC

    Staff January 18, 2017

    Robin Alden, a long-time fisheries journalist and activist, is retiring from her position as executive director of Penobscot East Resource Center in late 2017.

    Staff January 18, 2017

  • Fed policy adviser: Three rate hikes possible in 2017

    James McCarthy January 17, 2017

    Jeffrey Fuhrer, executive vice president and senior policy adviser at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, says the median view of the Fed's policymakers is that there will be three 0.25 percentage point interest rate hikes in 2017 to ensure the U.S

    James McCarthy January 17, 2017

  • Report: Maine has more sci-tech companies and workers, but lags in other areas

    Lori Valigra January 16, 2017

    A new report finds that the number of science and technology companies and jobs in Maine is rising at the same time investment in innovation by both companies and universities has remained low.

    Lori Valigra January 16, 2017

  • 'Road map' for strengthening state's forest economy sets nine priorities

    Staff January 13, 2017

    Stakeholders in Maine's $8.5 billion forest products industry unveiled this week a nine-point strategy to attract capital investment and develop new opportunities in that sector that will sustain good-paying jobs in Maine's rural communities.

    Staff January 13, 2017

  • Contractor named to design $50M Saco River water-treatment facility

    Staff January 9, 2017

    Maine Water has selected Hazen, an international engineering firm, for the engineering design services necessary to build a new water treatment facility near the Saco River in Biddeford.

    Staff January 9, 2017

  • Can Maine take advantage of the new ‘Age of Timber’?

    James McCarthy January 9, 2017

    I recently gave up a Saturday to attend the Wood Innovators Conference at the former Thomas Hammond & Son lumber mill in Hiram, which is re-purposing itself as a business incubator in that beautiful corner of western Maine.

    James McCarthy January 9, 2017

  • Counter-intuitive plan to save rare pig: Get more people to eat it

    December 30, 2016

    Susan Frank, who owns Dogpatch Farm in rural Knox County town of Washington, is hoping to increase consumption of the rare American mulefoot hog that she raises in order to save the species.

    December 30, 2016

  • Waste-to-energy facility cited for 'environmental excellence'

    December 29, 2016

    The Penobscot Energy Recovery Company, a waste-to energy facility in Orrington, received on Wednesday the Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence for its successful effort to achieve zero discharge of wastewater into the Penobscot River.

    December 29, 2016

  • Maine’s economic growth still lags in rural areas

    December 28, 2016

    Maine's gross domestic product surpassed 2007 for the first time since the recession, but challenges remain.

    December 28, 2016
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    Mainely Tubs joins the growing roster of Maine ESOPs

    Peter Van Allen December 23, 2016

    Mainely Tubs in Scarborough became the latest Maine company to convert ownership to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan and is now 100% owned by its 39 employees.

    Peter Van Allen December 23, 2016

  • Stein of the times: Geary sales slip in brew boom

    November 30, 2016

    The growth of the craft beer market has caused a slide in production and sales for D.L. Geary Brewing Co., Portland's first craft brewer.

    November 30, 2016

  • Report: Maine voters find common ground on clean energy, National Monument

    Lori Valigra October 25, 2016

    As Maine voters get ready to head to the polls, a new public opinion survey of likely Maine voters shows strong, bipartisan support for the new national monument, solar power and other clean energy development, the Land for Maine's Future Program

    Lori Valigra October 25, 2016

  • Residents concerned about Alton landfill expansion

    October 19, 2016

    Engineers from Casella Waste Systems are speaking before the Maine Board of Environmental Protection at a two-day public hearing to provide studies to support an expansion that would nearly double the 10-million-cubic-yard capacity of the state-

    October 19, 2016

  • Coffee By Design earns Certified B sustainability recognition

    Staff October 14, 2016

    Coffee By Design has joined the ranks of more than 1,600 worldwide companies as a Certified B Corporation, a recognition for its commitment to social and sustainability standards.

    Staff October 14, 2016

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Today's Poll

Does cruise ship season help your business?
Poll Description

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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