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Feds award $2.5M to BigRock Mountain for new chairlift

Laurie Schreiber August 18, 2022

The existing lift is over 50 years old. The new lift will feature technology such as a touchscreen interface that eases system operations and maintenance. 

  • Small company runner-up: Maine Foodie Tours

    December 12, 2016

    How would you describe your company’s core mission?:

    December 12, 2016

  • Buyer of Portage Lakeside Cabins converting seasonal business into four-season resort

    December 11, 2016

    Shannon Currier, the new owner of Portage Lakeside Cabins in the Aroostook County town of Portage Lake, has converted the seasonal business with four cabins and a cottage into a four-season resort.

    December 11, 2016

  • Travel writer weighs in on Portland vs. Portland

    December 8, 2016

    Portland vs. Portland: SmarterTravel tries to compare the two oft-confused locations known for their craft breweries and cultural similarities.

    December 8, 2016

  • Millinocket Marathon gets town 26.2 miles closer to being rec destination

    Staff December 8, 2016

    About 960 runners from across the country have signed up for the second running of the Millinocket Marathon & Half Marathon on Dec. 10, which has no entry fee but which race director Gary Allen is instead encouraging runners 'to spend money in

    Staff December 8, 2016

  • Maine tourism in 2016 may top last year's visitors

    December 6, 2016

    Marketing outreach, especially to the mid-Atlantic states, social media and the centennial of the National Park Service contributed to a banner years for Maine tourism in 2016, expecting to best 2015's record spending by visitors.

    December 6, 2016

  • Opening date uncertain for Hampton Inn in Oxford

    December 5, 2016

    Although the new 93-room Hampton Inn located across from the Oxford Casino on Route 26 in Oxford is advertising on its website that it is accepting reservations starting Dec. 19, the town hasn't issued an occupancy permit yet.

    December 5, 2016

  • Maine Huts & Trails hires state's tourism director

    Staff November 30, 2016

    Carolann Ouellette, who has served as director of the Maine Office of Tourism since 2011, has been hired to take over as executive director of Maine Huts & Trails in January.

    Staff November 30, 2016

  • FAME financing boosts Thompson's Point project

    Staff November 29, 2016

    The Finance Authority of Maine has approved a $500,000 direct loan to Forefront Brick South LLC to help finance property improvements and working capital related to the redevelopment of a vacant building into an events center at Thompson's Point in

    Staff November 29, 2016

  • Picking up Pickering: Bangor square revitalization on tap

    November 29, 2016

    Revitalization of downtown Bangor and the city's waterfront continues, with city officials considering redevelopment of Pickering Square, a block from the waterfront, a key parcel for the ongoing west side rehabilitation that should be finished by

    November 29, 2016

  • AMC taps Moosehead region contractors to build new Medawisla Lodge

    James McCarthy November 29, 2016

    The Appalachian Mountain Club's Medawisla Lodge and Cabins project is boosting the Piscataquis County economy, with 50 local workers and a dozen Maine contractors being employed in the construction of its new lodge and cabins on Second Roach Pond

    James McCarthy November 29, 2016

  • It's official: Boatbuilders show to move in '17

    November 28, 2016

    The Maine Boatbuilders Show has announced it will move from its long-time site at 58 Fore St. in Portland to the Portland Sports Complex, at 512 Warren Ave., for its 2017 show.

    November 28, 2016

  • A Downeast B&B’s new owners are young and new to Maine

    November 23, 2016

    Maine's struggles to attract young residents were helped by a couple taking over the Black Duck Inn, the Ellsworth American reported.

    November 23, 2016

  • Maine's ski areas setting opening dates

    Staff November 23, 2016

    Colder weather has arrived and Maine's ski areas are getting ready. Sunday River Resort in Newry will be the first to open. It has been busy making snow and said it will open for skiing and snowboarding Nov. 23.

    Staff November 23, 2016

  • Maine DEP dismisses petition for reduced carbon emissions

    November 18, 2016

    The state Department of Environmental Protection rejected a petition signed by approximately 400 of Maine's young adults and voters that requested the state take stronger measures to reduce its carbon footprint.

    November 18, 2016

  • Could Trump reverse the Katahdin Woods and Waters monument?

    November 17, 2016

    A number of Republicans in Congress have lobbied President-elect Donald Trump to eliminate a number of the national monuments established by President Obama during his two-term tenure, including the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.

    November 17, 2016

  • Deal reached to remove Saccarappa Falls dams in Westbrook

    Staff November 16, 2016

    A long-in-the-works settlement agreement has been reached between two nonprofit groups and the city of Westbrook, Sappi Fine Paper, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Maine Department of Marine Resources, which will lead to the removal of

    Staff November 16, 2016

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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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