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  • Penobscot Nation seeks input on water quality standards

    August 7, 2014

    The Penobscot Nation is hosting a public hearing tonight on new water quality standards for tribal waters the tribe has proposed to the federal Environmental Protection Agency.

    August 7, 2014

  • Pease chosen as refueling tanker operating base

    August 7, 2014

    The Pease Air National Guard Base in Portsmouth, N.H., has been selected by the U.S. Air Force to be the country’s first home base for a new generation of refueling tankers.

    August 7, 2014

  • Spectra Energy expanding its Northeast natural gas capacity

    August 7, 2014

    Houston-based Spectra Energy Corp., the primary owner of the Maritimes & Northeast natural gas pipeline between Nova Scotia and Boston, plans to spend $500 million to $1 billion to expand existing pipelines in New England with the Atlantic Bri

    August 7, 2014

  • Maine slides in overall clean-tech rankings; excels in some areas

    Lori Valigra August 6, 2014

    Maine fell three places to rank 29th in clean technology leadership, but there are some bright spots, like its energy generation mix, according to the annual 2014 Clean Tech

    Lori Valigra August 6, 2014

  • FairPoint suffers $22.7 million Q2 net loss

    August 6, 2014

    FairPoint Communications Inc., a major telecommunications provider and employer in Maine, posted a $22.7 million net loss for the second quarter, compared with a $43.1 million loss for the same period a year ago.

    August 6, 2014

  • Bankrupt Maine railroad's locomotives sold in auction

    August 6, 2014

    Thirty-five locomotives — most of them owned by the rail company that went bankrupt after a runaway oil train exploded and killed 47 people in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, last year — were sold at an auction held in Milo on Tuesday.

    August 6, 2014

  • Ellsworth hospital seeks to join Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems

    August 6, 2014

    Maine Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth has signed a letter of intent to begin the process of joining Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems in Brewer.

    August 6, 2014

  • Two firms purchase lots in Gardiner business park

    August 6, 2014

    Gardiner’s City Council has approved two real estate purchase-and-sale agreements on three commercial lots at the Libby Hill Business Park, located at Interstate 295’s Exit 49 in central Maine.

    August 6, 2014

  • $20M grant to establish aquaculture network in Maine

    August 6, 2014

    The University of Maine, in partnership with the University of New England and other institutions in Maine, has received a five-year, $20 million National Science Foundation grant to establish a research network in Maine focused on sustainable eco

    August 6, 2014

  • ReEnergy to restart Ashland biomass plant

    August 5, 2014

    ReEnergy Holdings LLC, the New York-based owner of four biomass plants in Maine and a construction and demolition material processing facility in Lewiston, plans to restart its shuttered Ashland facility by the end of the year.

    August 5, 2014

  • $125M tidal energy project proposed for Cobscook Bay

    August 5, 2014

    Halcyon Tidal Power, an Augusta-based company, will be meeting with state and federal regulators in Bangor this week to discuss the technical aspects of a proposed $125 million tidal energy project in Cobscook Bay.

    August 5, 2014

  • Panolam Industries shifts up to 140 jobs to Auburn

    August 5, 2014

    Pioneer Plastics Corp. in Auburn, a subsidiary of Panolam Industries International, is expected to pick up nearly 140 new jobs as a result of Panolam closing its manufacturing operations in South Carolina and moving the production to Maine.

    August 5, 2014

  • Brunswick Executive Airport lands $1.36M in fed grants

    August 5, 2014

    Brunswick Executive Airport will be receiving three federal grants totaling $1.36 million from the federal Department of Transportation to pay for several improvements to airport facilities at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station.

    August 5, 2014

  • New bridge links Fort Kent and New Brunswick

    August 4, 2014

    The new $13.9 million Clair-Fort Kent International Bridge has opened, with officials from both Maine and New Brunswick describing it as an important link for economic opportunity between the state and Canadian province.

    August 4, 2014

  • Bar Harbor Bankshares reports record Q2 earnings

    August 4, 2014

    Bar Harbor Bankshares (NYSE: BHB), the parent company of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, is reporting record net income of $3.9 million for the second quarter of 2014, representing an increase of $687,000, or 21.7%, compared with the second quarter o

    August 4, 2014

  • Maine's mortgage closing costs rank 30th in U.S.

    August 4, 2014

    Maine has the 30th-highest average mortgage closing costs in the nation, $2,497, according to a national report published today by Bankrate.com.

    August 4, 2014

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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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