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Technology

  • Nanofiber research center launched during Paper Days

    April 5, 2013

    The University of Maine this week launched a new research facility it says will boost the state's paper industry with a new product.

    April 5, 2013

  • University program helps Maine cos. lower costs

    Matt Dodge April 2, 2013

    By Newfield Communications CEO James Colony's count, students have saved his West Newfield startup $50,000 in the last six months.

    Matt Dodge April 2, 2013

  • Blease's new call center eyeing government clients

    Darren Fishell April 1, 2013

    Technology was radically different when Heather Blease launched EnvisioNet's Brunswick call center in 1995. So was the business model.

    Darren Fishell April 1, 2013

  • KVCC gets $2.5M grant for ag program

    March 26, 2013

    Kennebec Valley Community College won a $2.5 million federal grant to develop degree programs in agricultural business and sustainable agriculture.

    March 26, 2013

  • Interactive: MTI funds $580K in grants, loans

    March 18, 2013

    The Maine Technology Institute has provided 29 Maine-based ventures over $580,000 in grants and loans in its latest round of funding.

    March 18, 2013

  • Maine syrup makers brace for widespread variability

    Craig Idlebrook March 18, 2013

    While most Mainers enjoy the kickoff of the state's maple season in late February or early March, Eric Ellis's syrup season kicked off in late January, with his workers beginning to drill holes and lay lines for the trees in Big Six Township, nort

    Craig Idlebrook March 18, 2013

  • A revived VillageSoup operation continues to grow

    Darren Fishell March 18, 2013

    In 2012, the abrupt demise of Village NetMedia, the parent company of multiple weekly newspapers in central and coastal Maine, delivered a blow to the news industry.

    Darren Fishell March 18, 2013

  • Research an industry using library resources

    Sonya Durney Business And Government Team Leader At The Portland Public Library March 18, 2013

    So you've decided to unleash your inner entrepreneur and wonder how to get started. Perhaps surprisingly, the Portland Public Library is a great place to start.

    Sonya Durney Business And Government Team Leader At The Portland Public Library March 18, 2013

  • Blease to launch Brunswick Landing call center

    March 15, 2013

    Heather Blease, former head of the Brunswick-based EnvisioNet, has announced plans to open a call center at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station by the end of May.

    March 15, 2013

  • Software co. targets mobile millennials, nets MTI grant

    March 12, 2013

    Portland-based software company Tide Creative's idea for a mobile application that allows betrothed couples to compile photo albums of their wedding day from multiple users has won the company a $15,000 seed grant from the Maine Technology Institu

    March 12, 2013

  • Surf shops, makers line up for paddleboard wave

    Matt Dodge March 11, 2013

    Two Maine brothers are looking to expand their surfboard manufacturing business by latching onto the next big wave in water sports.

    Matt Dodge March 11, 2013

  • L.L.Bean logs pre-recession level revenue, $1.5B

    March 11, 2013

    L.L.Bean announced on Friday that it closed its 2012 fiscal year with $1.52 billion in revenue, returning to pre-recession levels, according to Th

    March 11, 2013

  • Michaud urges jobs provision in T-Mobile merger

    March 6, 2013

    U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud and 61 other members of Congress have asked the Federal Communications Commission to guard U.S. jobs as they consider a pending acquisition by T-Mobile, which employs 500 Maine workers at a call center in Oakland.

    March 6, 2013

  • Looming patent changes prompt push to file

    Matt Dodge March 5, 2013

    A change to U.S. patent law coming this month has some Maine companies and inventors scrambling to file under the current system, which patent law authorities in the state say is a more forgiving process.

    Matt Dodge March 5, 2013

  • UMaine offshore wind meter eyes budding market

    March 4, 2013

    The University of Maine-led team developing plans for an offshore wind farm in the Gulf of Maine has designed a meter for measuring offshore wind speeds, a tool researchers say could develop into its own business.

    March 4, 2013

  • UMF trustees OK $1.5M geothermal project

    March 4, 2013

    The University of Maine Farmington plans to install 80 geothermal wells on campus this year, marking the university's largest such project.

    March 4, 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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