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  • Maine entities get $284K in federal energy funds

    September 16, 2015

    Maine was among 11 states getting part of the $5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy's State Energy Program grants, which were announced Sept. 15.

    September 16, 2015

  • UMaine Business Challenge prize gets a boost

    September 15, 2015

    The UMaine Business Challenge, Maine's largest student entrepreneurship competition, recently announced The Fournier Family Foundation Technology Prize has been increased.

    September 15, 2015

  • Maine-based S.W.Cole expands into Vermont

    September 10, 2015

    Bangor-based S.W.Cole Engineering Inc. has acquired the construction materials testing division of EIV Technical Services, a Vermont-based firm that provides services including civil engineering, construction inspection and historic assessment.

    September 10, 2015

  • State approves demolition of Bucksport paper mill

    September 8, 2015

    The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has granted a demolition permit to the Canadian firm that purchased the shuttered Bucksport paper mill from Verso Paper Corp. in January.

    September 8, 2015

  • Use your most valuable asset — your contact list

    Nancy Marshall September 7, 2015

    Ask any seasoned business leader to reveal the secrets to success, and one of the first things he or she will mention is a strong contact list.

    Nancy Marshall September 7, 2015

  • A 'Hatchery' for student entrepreneurs: Foundation grant helps launch COA's venture incubator

    Laurie Schreiber September 7, 2015

    A donation to College of the Atlantic's business incubator will allow an unusual program to graduate from its scraping-by status to a permanent place in the curriculum.

    Laurie Schreiber September 7, 2015

  • 'Jet-on-wheels' hopes to steal Maine air show

    September 4, 2015

    A car packing 12,000 horsepower and 6,500 pounds of thrust hopes to steal the show at the Great State of Maine Air Show over Labor Day weekend in Brunswick.

    September 4, 2015

  • New rail lease may end summer train

    September 3, 2015

    Central Maine & Quebec Railway on Wednesday won the right to lease the state-owned rail line between Brunswick and Rockland and operate freight service on it, according to the Portland Press Herald.

    September 3, 2015

  • DEP announces $800K in stream crossing grants

    September 3, 2015

    Maine's Department of Environmental Protection said Wednesday that it has issued $800,000 for 15 projects in the first round of dispensing $5.4 million in funds earmarked for vital improvement projects by the November 2014 “Clean Water for Maine”

    September 3, 2015

  • Brunswick hotel data breach may have exposed 2,600 credit cards

    September 3, 2015

    Credit card information on up to 2,600 guests at the Brunswick Hotel and Tavern between November 2014 and July 2015 may have been exposed by malware on a computer.

    September 3, 2015

  • Brunswick hotel data breach may have exposed 2,600 credit cards

    September 3, 2015

    Credit card information on up to 2,600 guests at the Brunswick Hotel and Tavern between November 2014 and July 2015 may have been exposed by malware on a computer.

    September 3, 2015

  • Federal judge orders Mallinckrodt to pay for mercury cleanup plan

    September 3, 2015

    A federal judge Wednesday ordered Mallinckrodt Manufacturing Co. to pay to develop a detailed cleanup plan for mercury in the Penobscot River in what could potentially become one of the largest and costliest environmental remediation projects in

    September 3, 2015

  • Leon Gorman, who led L.L.Bean for four decades, dies

    September 3, 2015

    Leon Gorman, 80, who lead various parts of retailer L.L.Bean for more than four decades, died at his home in Yarmouth Thursday.

    September 3, 2015

  • Portland Science Center to open Friday with 'Body Worlds' exhibit

    September 3, 2015

    The new Portland Science Center, scheduled to open Sept. 4 on Maine Wharf after a couple months' delay, expects to draw about 100,000 visitors to the “Body Worlds” exhibit, according to organizers.

    September 3, 2015

  • Nova Star reports disappointing August passenger count

    September 2, 2015

    The Nova Star ferry service between Portland and Nova Scotia reported Tuesday that its passenger count for August was down 22% from the same month last year and that overall for the season it was down 6% compared to the same point in its inaugural

    September 2, 2015

  • Catalyst shuts down Rumford paper machine indefinitely

    September 2, 2015

    Catalyst said Tuesday that it will keep its No. 12 coated paper machine at the Rumford Paper Mill out of production indefinitely, describing it as a “fully market-related decision” that makes permanent the 51 layoffs announced in May when the

    September 2, 2015

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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 and Rockland.

This week alone, Portland is set to welcome around 16,000 cruise ship passengers.

But as the season ramps up, not everyone is thrilled. Some locals brace for the crowds, while many business owners say cruise ship visitors don't spend much while in the port. 

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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