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  • Freeport clam wholesaler closing

    August 6, 2015

    S&S Seafood, a Freeport-based clam wholesaler, is closing due to its owner moving to Florida.

    August 6, 2015

  • CashStar nabs $15M for expansion

    August 6, 2015

    Prepaid card company CashStar of Portland said Wednesday it had closed a $15 million Series D round of venture capital led by FTV Capital.

    August 6, 2015

  • Bigelow Laboratory gets $298K NSF grant

    August 6, 2015

    Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay was awarded a $298,674 National Science Foundation grant to study the interactions between viruses and the parasites that cause Dermo disease in oysters, clams and other bivalve organisms.

    August 6, 2015

  • DECD eyes program to attract direct foreign investment

    August 6, 2015

    The state may start a visa program designed to bring more direct foreign investment into Maine, Maine Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner George Gervais told the Sun Journal Wednesday.

    August 6, 2015

  • FairPoint sees $40M net income in Q2

    August 6, 2015

    FairPoint Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: FRP) reported net income Wednesday of $40.3 million in the second quarter of 2015 compared to a net loss of $45.2 million in the first quarter of 2015.

    August 6, 2015

  • Nova Star ferry posts modest July, plans winter service in Europe

    August 5, 2015

    Nova Star Cruises reported Tuesday that 13,341 passengers rode the ferry between Nova Scotia and Portland in July, up just 2.3% over July 2014, and that it had secured a winter route.

    August 5, 2015

  • Gov. LePage says state’s $111M ‘rainy day fund’ is good, but too low

    August 5, 2015

    Maine ended fiscal 2015 in June with a $59 million surplus and more than $111 million in its rainy day fund, but Gov. Paul LePage said he would like more.

    August 5, 2015

  • Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority lands $2.6M grant

    August 5, 2015

    U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced Tuesday that the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority would be receiving $2.65 million in grant funding from the Federal Aviation Administration.

    August 5, 2015

  • McCain Foods’ potato nurse crop project aims to boost yields

    August 5, 2015

    Always looking to innovate and boost production, potato farmers in Aroostook County are looking to boost yields under a new project by McCain Foods that involves planting potatoes on top of winter rye, barley or oats.

    August 5, 2015

  • Husson, Bangor create Bangor High School Business Academy

    August 5, 2015

    Husson University's College of Business and the Bangor School Department have signed an agreement creating the Bangor High School Business Academy, an initiative that will allow high school students to earn college academic credits.

    August 5, 2015

  • China's appetite for lobster boosts prices in Maine

    August 5, 2015

    Demand for North American lobster, with its “good luck” red color and savory taste, is skyrocketing in China, along with prices.

    August 5, 2015

  • 1,100-panel solar farm eyed for Rockland

    August 4, 2015

    ReVision Energy is expressing interest in installing a solar farm in Rockland with up to 1,100 solar panels that could produce more than 400,000 kilowatt hours of electricity annually for up to nine shareholders.

    August 4, 2015

  • LincolnHealth considers $13M family care center

    August 4, 2015

    LincolnHealth has hired consultants to study the feasibility of building a $13 million family care center on the campus of Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta.

    August 4, 2015

  • MCED, E2 Tech get SBA grants

    August 4, 2015

    The Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development said Tuesday that it and E2 Tech are among the winners of the 2015 SBA Growth Accelerator Fund Competition.

    August 4, 2015

  • Obama invites Educate Maine’s Project>Login to White House demo

    August 4, 2015

    President Obama is hosting a White House event today at which Educate Maine's Project>Login program will be honored along with 21 other projects from across the country as innovators in offering efficient or flexible paths to technology training.

    August 4, 2015

  • AOL's Steve Case to invest $100K in Portland startup as part of bus tour

    Lori Valigra August 4, 2015

    Steve Case, founder of AOL and CEO of investment company Revolution, will visit Portland on Oct. 2 as part of the Rise of the Rest bus tour that will invest $1 million total in startups.

    Lori Valigra August 4, 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 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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