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  • Orono startup receives $225K NSF grant

    June 12, 2015

    Orono-based Revolution Research Inc. is receiving a nearly $225,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for the development of a new kind of foam board insulation.

    June 12, 2015

  • Konica Minolta acquires IT firm with Westbrook, Lewiston offices

    Dylan Martin June 3, 2015

    National IT giant Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA Inc. announced Tuesday that it has acquired SymQuest Group, a managed IT services firm with a growing presence in Maine.

    Dylan Martin June 3, 2015

  • Islesboro OKs first phase of broadband plan

    June 1, 2015

    Islesboro voters have approved the first phase of a plan to build a broadband Internet network that is expected to benefit island businesses.

    June 1, 2015

  • Massachusetts tech firm expanding to Belfast

    May 18, 2015

    Ashland, Mass.-based OnProcess Technology said Monday that it is expanding to Belfast, with plans to hire 50 employees and support capacity for an additional 300.

    May 18, 2015

  • Routines trigger creativity for Maine's innovators

    Lori Valigra May 18, 2015

    Long before the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, in the late 1700s, Beethoven routinely dumped water over his head to inspire beautiful compositions. Charles Dickens slept facing north, partly to aid his creativity.

    Lori Valigra May 18, 2015

  • Maine State Chamber backs tax reform plan

    May 6, 2015

    The Maine State Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday that it supports some tax reform proposals being trumpeted by Gov. Paul LePage, calling them an “historic opportunity.”

    May 6, 2015

  • PUC votes to keep energy forecasts secret

    May 6, 2015

    The Maine Public Utilities Commission has voted to keep secret the price-projection models that are used to determine energy contracts.

    May 6, 2015

  • Ex-waitress sues Moody’s Diner in federal court

    May 6, 2015

    A former waitress at Moody's Diner in Waldoboro is suing the restaurant in federal court over allegations that she was discriminated against for religious reasons.

    May 6, 2015

  • Yarmouth shop founded in 1920s up for sale

    May 6, 2015

    Day's Crabmeat & Lobster, a Yarmouth business founded in the 1920s, is being offered for $950,000 by its owner, who said she's ready for “something different.”

    May 6, 2015

  • LePage to lead trade mission to Japan, China

    April 29, 2015

    Gov. Paul LePage will lead a delegation of Maine businesses and educational institutions in a trade mission to Japan and China this October.

    April 29, 2015

  • Scrap-metal dealer buys Otis Falls Mill

    April 29, 2015

    A local scrap-metal dealer has purchased the historic Otis Falls Mill in Jay after its former owners decided to end their multi-year effort to redevelop the property.

    April 29, 2015

  • WEX beats analysts' projections in Q1 earnings

    James McCarthy April 29, 2015

    WEX Inc. (NYSE: WEX) beat analysts' projections in reporting its total revenue for the first quarter of 2015 increased 11% to $202.3 million from $182.1 million for the first quarter of 2014.

    James McCarthy April 29, 2015

  • FAA OKs Cumberland firm's use of drones

    April 24, 2015

    Cumberland-based firm Sevee & Maher Engineers said it was recently granted an exemption by federal regulators to use an unmanned aerial vehicle for commercial purposes.

    April 24, 2015

  • Atlanta company to buy Presque Isle TV station

    April 23, 2015

    Atlanta-based Gray Television Inc. has reached an agreement to buy WAGM-TV in Presque Isle for $10.25 million, calling it one of the most watched local television stations in the country.

    April 23, 2015

  • MTI, CEI partner for new loan program

    April 23, 2015

    The Maine Technology Institute and Coastal Enterprises Inc. (CEI) have partnered for a new loan program that seeks to address cash flow issues for Maine companies that receive federal grants for research and development projects.

    April 23, 2015

  • Blue Hill-based Hydro-Photon raises $3M

    Lori Valigra April 16, 2015

    Hydro-Photon Inc., a Blue Hill developer of ultraviolet technology for portable devices that can purify drinking water, has raised $3 million of a $4 million equity offering, according to a U.S.

    Lori Valigra April 16, 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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