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Technology

  • Wooing Google | Maine tries to entice the search engine giant to test high-speed network here

    Kayla Collins April 5, 2010

    Towns all across the country are trying anything to win the heart of America’s leading search engine company, Google. The mayor of Sarasota, Fla., jumped into a pool of sharks and Topeka, Kan., temporarily changed its name to Google.

    Kayla Collins April 5, 2010

  • Data pace | Job creation starts with better use of technology in state government

    John O'dea April 5, 2010

    Mainers paying attention to the 2010 gubernatorial campaign will notice much talk about jobs.

    John O'dea April 5, 2010

  • Could Portland be a Google city?

    Robert M. Cook March 30, 2010

    The city of Portland entered the Google sweepstakes last week and hopes to be one of two U.S. communities chosen to run Google's fiber-optic cables to every dwelling with Internet speeds 100 times faster than broadband.

    Robert M. Cook March 30, 2010

  • Energy inventor eyes Yarmouth test site

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 9, 2010

    A California inventor is looking to Yarmouth as a test site for a $9 million water-to-hydrogen energy technology.

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 9, 2010

  • iProne | Software developers in Maine cash in on the app phenomenon

    Jackie Farwell March 8, 2010

    Owners of Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch have downloaded more than three billion applications in the year and a half since the company’s online store launched.

    Jackie Farwell March 8, 2010

  • Wired for success | Portland tech firm connects state schools at light-speed

    Frank O Smith March 8, 2010

    On paper, it was just another project. But in the real world, it was an intricate feat of logistics and timing for Systems Engineering to bring wireless Internet access to some 300 Maine schools shuttered for the summer.

    Frank O Smith March 8, 2010

  • New tech company counting on fish

    March 3, 2010

    Two young entrepreneurs with an eclectic background in laser technology, marine engineering and sediment analysis have won a couple of startup grants to devise a new tool to help fish farmers.

    March 3, 2010

  • Software co. closing Caribou office

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 28, 2010

    A Georgia-based tax and accounting software firm is closing its Caribou office and relocating the facility's 70 employees.

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 28, 2010

  • Health care industry wins $11.5M boost

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 15, 2010

    Maine's health care industry will receive $11.5 million in federal economic stimulus money, including funds to expand the HealthInfoNet program, Gov. John Baldacci announced today.

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 15, 2010

  • FairPoint ordered to rebate customers

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 9, 2010

    The U.S. Bankruptcy Court has ordered FairPoint Communications to begin paying rebates to customers in March to compensate for poor service.

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 9, 2010

  • New company to lead broadband project

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 9, 2010

    A new company has been formed to lead a broadband expansion plan known as the Three Ring Binder project.

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 9, 2010

  • Gamesmanship | An Auburn entrepreneur makes a game out of preparedness

    Jim Kozubek February 8, 2010

    Every manager has been in tight spots.

    Jim Kozubek February 8, 2010

  • FairPoint files bankruptcy plan

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 7, 2010

    After two months of delays, FairPoint Communications Inc. filed its bankruptcy reorganization plan today in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York, according to the Associated Press.

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 7, 2010

  • Telecom firms to fund FairPoint costs

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 3, 2010

    A legislative committee has approved charging Maine's telecommunications companies $100,000 for an attorney to represent the state in FairPoint's bankruptcy case.

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 3, 2010

  • FairPoint, unions reach tentative deal

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 2, 2010

    Two days after postponing its bankruptcy reorganization filing, FairPoint Communications has reached a tentative contract agreement with unions in northern New England.

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 2, 2010

  • PUC denies FairPoint investigation

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 1, 2010

    State utilities regulators have denied a request for an investigation into FairPoint's billing practices, the latest development in a dispute between the North Carolina-based telecommunications company and a Biddeford phone and Internet service pr

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 1, 2010

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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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