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  • Final EPA Clean Power Plan gets mixed reviews; Maine ahead in meeting goals

    Lori Valigra August 4, 2015

    President Obama and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy on Monday released the final Clean Power Plan to mixed reviews Monday.

    Lori Valigra August 4, 2015

  • Maine has fifth-lowest mortgage closing costs: Bankrate.com

    August 3, 2015

    Mortgage closing costs dropped 7% nationally over the past year, with Maine having the fifth-lowest costs in the nation, according to numbers released Monday by Bankrate.com.

    August 3, 2015

  • Saddleback cites ‘progress’ in efforts to raise $3M to replace chairlift

    August 3, 2015

    Owners of the Saddleback ski resort in Rangeley announced on Friday that they are making progress in their efforts to secure the $3 million in financing to purchase a new chairlift that's needed in order to remain open for this winter's ski season.

    August 3, 2015

  • MMA trustee seeks to abandon Hermon rail tie yard

    August 3, 2015

    The trustee for bankrupt Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway has filed a motion seeking court approval to abandon a 5.5-acre rail yard at Northern Maine Junction in Hermon containing ties treated with creosote, a wood preservative that officials

    August 3, 2015

  • CMS terminates Medicare, Medicaid payments for Parkview hospital

    August 3, 2015

    The federal government has filed documents with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Portland stating the Parkview Adventist Medical Center in Brunswick is no longer eligible to receive Medicare and Medicaid service payments after terminating its inpatient

    August 3, 2015

  • Downeaster aims to woo back riders

    August 3, 2015

    After a year marred by poor on-time performance attributed to construction projects running longer than normal and the harsh winter, the Downeaster trains returned to normal schedules on Saturday for the first time in four months.

    August 3, 2015

  • Organizers of new Bangor startup program issue corrections to initial announcement

    Dylan Martin July 30, 2015

    The organizers of a new Bangor startup accelerator have issued a few corrections and clarifications to their Tuesday announcement, which they said was sent prematurely.

    Dylan Martin July 30, 2015

  • WEX adjusted net income dips in Q2

    James McCarthy July 29, 2015

    Although lower fuel prices and volatility in foreign currency markets continue to cut into its adjusted net income, WEX Inc. (NYSE:WEX) slightly beat analysts' expectations in reporting a 6% increase in total revenue for the second quarter of 2015

    James McCarthy July 29, 2015

  • New lead biologist for lobster monitoring program

    July 24, 2015

    Kathleen Reardon, who has coordinated the state Department of Marine Resources' lobster monitoring programs for the past 10 years, has been named the lead lobster biologist for the state.

    July 24, 2015

  • Tilson awarded $270K for broadband project

    July 24, 2015

    Portland-based Tilson Technology Management has won a $270,335 contract to design, engineer and build a broadband network in a section of Ellsworth that includes the city's Commerce Park, an industrial zone with land available for economic

    July 24, 2015

  • Indian firm partners with Argo to create 300 jobs

    July 10, 2015

    India-based tech support company iYogi is partnering with Argo Marketing to launch its first North America support center in Lewiston, creating 300 new jobs.

    July 10, 2015

  • Tyler Technologies plans to add hundreds of jobs

    July 8, 2015

    Texas-based Tyler Technologies plans to expand its office building in Yarmouth, which would allow it to create more than 500 new jobs over the next decade.

    July 8, 2015

  • Here's why Barclaycard decided to spend $5 million to expand its Wilton call center

    Dylan Martin July 7, 2015

    Barclaycard U.S. opened its Wilton call center in 2008 at the time to support its new credit card with L.L.Bean, but it's worked out so well that the national credit card company has invested $5 million to expand and renovate the facility there.

    Dylan Martin July 7, 2015

  • Greenlight Maine picks 26 semifinalists to vie for $100,000 prize in entrepreneur contest

    June 29, 2015

    “Greenlight Maine,” an upcoming weekly TV show in which Maine entrepreneurs can vie to win a minimum prize of $100,000, said it has selected the 26 semifinalists to compete in the Greenlight Maine weekly TV show that will air statewide this fall.

    June 29, 2015

  • SMCC to provide training for electricians at BIW

    June 29, 2015

    Bath Iron Works and Southern Maine Community College signed an agreement on Friday that will extend a training program for almost 90 marine electricians recently hired by the Bath shipyard.

    June 29, 2015

  • Feds award $120K to 13 Maine clean energy projects

    June 29, 2015

    USDA Rural Development is awarding nearly $120,000 to 13 Maine businesses for clean energy projects that include solar power systems, variable-frequency ventilation fans and geothermal heat pumps.

    June 29, 2015

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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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