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Sustainability

  • Goodwill ratchets up commitment to sustainability and healthy bottom line

    Sara Anne Donnelly June 25, 2012

    Few local businesses are as inherently green as Goodwill Industries of Northern New England, the Portland-based social services agency that resells items that otherwise would be thrown away.

    Sara Anne Donnelly June 25, 2012

  • Portland housing complex earns LEED status

    June 19, 2012

    Oak Street Lofts, a 37-unit apartment complex in Portland owned by Avesta Housing, has received LEED platinum certification, making it the first affordable multi-family building in Maine to receive that designation.

    June 19, 2012

  • Hannaford switches to sustainable seafood

    May 24, 2012

    Hannaford Supermarkets yesterday announced that it has implemented a new policy that ensures the more than 2,500 seafood products it sells have been sustainably harvested.

    May 24, 2012

  • Bioplastics cluster gets a toehold

    Matt Dodge April 30, 2012

    When a group of Maine manufacturers first met two years ago to discuss the emerging field of bioplastics, the conversation was abstract at best.

    Matt Dodge April 30, 2012

  • Six lauded for green stewardship

    Matt Dodge April 30, 2012

    Gov. Paul LePage handed out the state's first environmental achievement awards since 2005, honoring six organizations with the Governor's Awards for Environmental Excellence at a recent ceremony in Gorham.

    Matt Dodge April 30, 2012

  • Oakhurst Dairy recognized for sustainabilty program

    March 12, 2012

    Portland-based Oakhurst Dairy was recently recognized for its sustainable business practices at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C.

    March 12, 2012

  • Fore Solutions sold to NYC firm

    February 6, 2012

    A New York City-based engineering firm has acquired green building consulting firm Fore Solutions of Portland. Fore Solutions founder Gunnar Hubbard says the move will expand the reach of the firm's work on sustainable design.

    February 6, 2012

  • New CLYNK technology tracks recycling's environmental impact

    January 23, 2012

    South Portland-based CLYNK, a bottle and can redemption company, recently launched new online tools to allow members to track the environmental impact of their recycling efforts.

    January 23, 2012

  • Website launches with green-business directory

    January 16, 2012

    Green businesses in the Greater Portland area now have a place online to promote their offerings.

    January 16, 2012

  • Funds boost land preservation projects

    January 4, 2012

    Tom Chappell, the namesake behind natural products company Tom's of Maine, and his wife, Kate, have donated agricultural easements protecting 154 acres in Kennebunk to the Maine Farmland Trust.

    January 4, 2012

  • Ocean lab wins grant

    December 30, 2011

    The National Science Foundation has awarded the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences more than $600,000 for oceanography research.

    December 30, 2011

  • State appoints fishery and wildlife chiefs

    December 29, 2011

    Two men have been tapped to lead Maine's fisheries and wildlife bureaus.

    December 29, 2011

  • TIF request fast tracked

    December 28, 2011

    Skowhegan residents have pushed up the date of a special town meeting to consider a tax increment financing deal deemed critical to the construction of a natural gas pipeline through central Maine.

    December 28, 2011

  • Panel targets sustainable urchin industry

    December 28, 2011

    An effort to revitalize Maine's urchin fishery is under way to create jobs while protecting the urchin population.

    December 28, 2011

  • State green building changes irk group

    December 14, 2011

    A national environmental group is speaking out against Gov. Paul LePage’s recent decision to expand the number of certification programs the state can use when selecting materials for new buildings, calling the move “greenwashing.”

    December 14, 2011

  • New Old Port shop focuses on fair-trade wares

    Matt Dodge August 22, 2011

    A new retailer to Portland's Old Port aims to get tourists thinking beyond the typical Maine souvenirs this summer, selling fair trade goods from artisans in poor and developing nations.

    Matt Dodge August 22, 2011

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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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