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  • Maine Quality Centers broadens its business training mission

    Carol Coultas August 5, 2013

    Scott Colton realized the recent arrival of compressed natural gas in northern Maine presented plenty of opportunities for his employer, K-Pel Industries, a Fort Fairfield-based welding, fabrication and machine shop.

    Carol Coultas August 5, 2013

  • Tyler Technologies builds work force through internships

    James McCarthy August 5, 2013

    In 2010, as an undergraduate student at the University of Maine in Orono, Sheraz Najum was torn between two career paths: electrical engineering or computer engineering.

    James McCarthy August 5, 2013

  • Woman to watch: Claire Kiedrowski, Kappa Mapping Inc.

    James McCarthy August 5, 2013

    Claire Kiedrowski, owner and president of Kappa Mapping Inc.

    James McCarthy August 5, 2013

  • MTI awards $1.66 million to 27 companies

    July 24, 2013

    The Maine Technology Institute has awarded grants and loans totaling more than $1.66 million to 27 Maine companies in its latest round of funding.

    July 24, 2013

  • Oil interests spar with S. Portland tar sands foes

    July 24, 2013

    Representatives of oil companies operating out of South Portland are fighting with environmental groups over an ordinance change they said could jeopardize the petroleum industry.

    July 24, 2013

  • RAS Corp. advances onshore aquaculture plan

    July 24, 2013

    Brunswick-based RAS Corp. has closed on a new round of financing from Coastal Enterprises Inc., advancing its plans for an onshore aquaculture facility at the former naval surveillance operations center in Corea.

    July 24, 2013

  • Getchell Agency sued for unpaid overtime claim

    July 24, 2013

    Two former employees of the Bangor-based Getchell Agency Inc. have filed a lawsuit against the company and its owner, Rena Getchell, for wages they claim they and nearly 100 fellow employees were not paid.

    July 24, 2013

  • Idexx sees 2Q profit increase

    July 24, 2013

    Veterinary diagnostics company Idexx Laboratories Inc. announced higher second-quarter profits Tuesday, exceeding analysts’ expectations, but the company’s stock fell on a revised full-year outlook.

    July 24, 2013

  • CashStar eyes the future of money

    Darren Fishell July 22, 2013

    The smartphone has a voracious appetite, set on performing the functions of everything from the flashlight to the handheld gaming console. For its next trick, it will become a wallet, too.

    Darren Fishell July 22, 2013

  • Great Northern Paper reboot costs $20K

    July 22, 2013

    The No. 6 paper machine, called “Katahdin,” of the Great Northern Paper Co. is back online after a three-day shutdown to make repairs.

    July 22, 2013

  • Gas prices continue climb

    July 22, 2013

    The average price of a gallon of gas has jumped 10 cents over last week to $3.79, which is 11 cents higher than the national average.

    July 22, 2013

  • Unemployment rate unchanged in June

    July 22, 2013

    Maine’s unemployment rate held at 6.8% in June. That level, reached in May, was the lowest unemployment rate in Maine since November 2008.

    July 22, 2013

  • Maine's workplace death rate rises in 2011

    July 17, 2013

    In 2011, Maine had six more workplace deaths than the previous year. The total, 26, was higher than the total recorded deaths for 15 of the previous 20 years for which the state’s Department of Labor records the statistics.

    July 17, 2013

  • Changing times change assessing tools

    Douglas Rooks July 15, 2013

    Professional assessor John O'Donnell, owner of John E. O'Donnell Associates in New Gloucester, points with pride to a contract he just inked with Gilead, a town of just 175 residents, bisected by Route 2 along the New Hampshire border.

    Douglas Rooks July 15, 2013

  • Exports to Europe surge 35% in mid-year figures

    Darren Fishell July 9, 2013

    Maine exports to Europe during the first half of this year surged nearly 35% over the first half of 2012, driven largely by sales of aviation equipment, liquid pumps and wood and pulp products to Germany, Austria and Italy.

    Darren Fishell July 9, 2013

  • High-tech rocket co. eyes Loring for testing

    July 8, 2013

    The Sanford-based Applied Thermal Science is seeking development funds and eyeing space at the former Loring Air Force Base to test a propulsion system that could reduce the cost of launching small satellites into orbit.

    July 8, 2013

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Today's Poll

Does cruise ship season help your business?
Poll Description

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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