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Technology

  • Documents link Google to Portland mystery barge

    November 1, 2013

    Documents obtained by a Connecticut newspaper have confirmed Google’s involvement in a mysterious structure docked in Portland Harbor.

    November 1, 2013

  • Coast Guard confirms Google link to one mystery barge

    October 31, 2013

    Coast Guard officials on Wednesday at first confirmed, but later recanted, their statement that search engine giant Google is involved with a four-story structure shrouded in secrecy in San Francisco Harbor.

    October 31, 2013

  • Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative Inc. to receive $5.9M federal loan

    October 25, 2013

    Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative Inc., a nonprofit consumer-owned electric utility serving parts of Aroostook, Penobscot and Washington counties, will receive a $5.9 million federal Electric Guaranteed Loan.

    October 25, 2013

  • Ex-Navy commissary eyed as 'food hub' in Topsham

    October 25, 2013

    JHR Development of Maine is eyeing the former Navy commissary in Topsham as a local food hub.

    October 25, 2013

  • Budget cuts force layoffs at Waterboro company

    October 25, 2013

    Howe and Howe Technologies, the Waterboro-based company known for making robotic and “extreme” vehicles capable of traversing rugged terrain, has had to lay off dozens of its employees due to the ongoing e

    October 25, 2013

  • CashStar expands its Portland office

    October 25, 2013

    CashStar, the Portland-based digital gift card company, announced Thursday its expansion to a second office to accommodate the additional workers needed to keep pace with the company’s growth.

    October 25, 2013

  • Telehealth consortium hits halfway mark in connecting facilities

    October 25, 2013

    Bangor-based New England Telehealth Consortium said it has connected 200 of the 400 or so rural and urban health care facilities it aims to link electronically across Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.

    October 25, 2013

  • Maine Natural Gas completes Augusta pipeline, will start gas deliveries

    October 25, 2013

    Maine Natural Gas, which is in heated competition with Summit Natural Gas to provide natural gas to the Augusta area, said Thursday that it has finished filling its 21.4 mil

    October 25, 2013

  • $2M federal grant boosts Brunswick TechPlace

    October 23, 2013

    A new initiative led by the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority and Coastal Counties Workforce Inc.

    October 23, 2013

  • $2M federal grant boosts Brunswick TechPlace

    October 21, 2013

    A new initiative led by the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority and Coastal Counties Workforce Inc.

    October 21, 2013

  • Tom Hall drives his marketing company and Portland’s technology connections

    Carol Coultas October 14, 2013

    It's probably no surprise that a former forward for the Freeport Falcons and avid hockey player looks askance at corporate trappings.

    Carol Coultas October 14, 2013

  • Four experts weigh in with new rules for online marketing

    Bob Holtzman October 14, 2013

    The Internet evolves so quickly that what worked a year ago might already be outmoded — and that could describe online marketing for the past decade.

    Bob Holtzman October 14, 2013

  • Shutdown impacts Maine science and technology programs

    October 4, 2013

    In addition to the widely reported impact the federal shutdown is having on fall tourism at the closed Acadia National Park,  the National Marine Fisheries Service has close

    October 4, 2013

  • New Brunswick official touts potential for regional tourism

    October 4, 2013

    New Brunswick’s minister of tourism, heritage and culture told Maine chamber of commerce officials attending a two-day conference on Campobello Island that the state and the Canadian province could reap greater tourism dollars by working together

    October 4, 2013

  • Feds pull estimated $20 million in Riverview funding

    October 4, 2013

    The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has decided to terminate federal funding for the Riverview Psychiatric Center, alleging the state hospital in Augusta continues not to meet federal guidelines.

    October 4, 2013

  • Portland Metro bus looks to expand service northward

    October 3, 2013

    Greater Portland Transit District officials are considering using a federal grant program aimed at reducing air pollution and traffic to expand bus service to Cumberland, Freeport and Yarmouth, according to the

    October 3, 2013

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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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