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Technology

  • Buckfield company files Chapter 11

    Mainebiz News Staff December 13, 2009

    MainePCS LLC, a telecommunications company in Buckfield, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

    Mainebiz News Staff December 13, 2009

  • Broadband, not bankruptcy, focus of FairPoint event

    Aimee Thibodeau December 9, 2009

    FairPoint Communications Chairman and CEO David Hauser won't be able to go into details next week regarding the company's bankruptcy, but he will provide an update on FairPoint's status and goals at a coffee and networking session, hosted by the

    Aimee Thibodeau December 9, 2009

  • Maine Hosting Solutions acquires GWI division

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 7, 2009

    Bath-based Maine Hosting Solutions has acquired the web hosting division of telecommunications company Great Works Internet, according to a press release from Maine Hosting.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 7, 2009

  • Eliot call center downsizes

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 7, 2009

    A call center in Eliot that opened in March 2008 has had to lay off almost a third of its workers.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 7, 2009

  • Unitil wraps up meter upgrades

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 7, 2009

    A natural gas utility in southern and central Maine has finished a $1.9 million project to install automated meter reading devices.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 7, 2009

  • FairPoint fights rebate order

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 3, 2009

    The Maine Public Utilities Commission and FairPoint are butting heads again, as the telecommunications company requested the U.S.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 3, 2009

  • PUC: FairPoint must issue rebates

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 1, 2009

    The Maine Public Utilities Commission has ordered FairPoint to give rebates to Maine customers for poor customer service.

    The Mainebiz News Staff December 1, 2009

  • Grant to boost research cyber network

    The Mainebiz News Staff November 30, 2009

    A $1.73 million grant will help expand the state's fiber optic network for research and education institutions.

    The Mainebiz News Staff November 30, 2009

  • Accidental entrepreneur | The man behind a Portland tech startup shares his fundraising story

    Michael Gurau November 30, 2009

    Bob Neveu moved his family from California to Maine without a job. At his uncle’s headhunting business in San Francisco, he’d automated the manual paper-based resume management process — developing a database to match candidates to opportunities.

    Michael Gurau November 30, 2009

  • FairPoint reports revenue loss

    The Mainebiz News Staff November 24, 2009

    FairPoint Communications recently reported a $77 million loss in the quarter ending Sept. 30.

    The Mainebiz News Staff November 24, 2009

  • Portland firms snag FairPoint account

    Carol Coultas November 23, 2009

    Two local advertising firms are the beneficiaries of contracts with FairPoint Communications, which left a big Boston advertising firm to bring the work to Maine.

    Carol Coultas November 23, 2009

  • Tidal energy project launched

    Mainebiz News Staff November 15, 2009

    Portland-based Ocean Renewable Power Co.

    Mainebiz News Staff November 15, 2009

  • FairPoint bankruptcy intensifies GWI tussle

    The Mainebiz News Staff November 11, 2009

    FairPoint Communications plans to cut service to major fiber-optic cable lines used by Great Works Internet unless the Biddeford company pays it $3 million next month.

    The Mainebiz News Staff November 11, 2009

  • Quantrix a quiet presence in stimulus efforts

    November 9, 2009

    A software company in Portland is playing a small but supportive role in the nationwide grab for stimulus funds.

    November 9, 2009

  • FairPoint creditors question motives

    The Mainebiz News Staff November 8, 2009

    Nearly two weeks after FairPoint Communications filed for Chapter 11, its creditors are requesting an investigation into the company's finances and managers.

    The Mainebiz News Staff November 8, 2009

  • Park it

    Mercedes Grandin November 2, 2009

    A conversation with Mark Bushey, co-founder and director of business development at Industrial Park Online in Windham.

    Mercedes Grandin November 2, 2009

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Does cruise ship season help your business?
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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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