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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. 

  • Startup & Create Week hitting the road with national event series

    Staff August 22, 2016

    Maine Startup & Create Week, the annual celebration of all things entrepreneurial, will be taking its show on the road with a series of events across the country.

    Staff August 22, 2016

  • 16-year Penobscot River Restoration Project reaches the finish line

    James McCarthy August 22, 2016

    For the first time since the 1800s, nearly 1,000 miles of habitat along the Penobscot River are accessible to Atlantic salmon and 10 other fish species that spend part of their lives at sea but return to fresh water for spawning.

    James McCarthy August 22, 2016

  • Don’t argue semantics: Prepare for changes in fishing, housing

    Lori Valigra August 22, 2016

    At a recent Pierce Atwood event on the impact of climate change, an attendee posed a common question: whether the term climate change has hurt scientists and others trying to convince the public that ocean waters are warming and thus changing, and

    Lori Valigra August 22, 2016

  • On the Record with Carlos Quijano, founder of Coast of Maine Organic Products

    Peter Van Allen August 22, 2016

    An avid gardener and composter, Quijano found himself more and more intrigued with how Maine handled (or didn't handle) waste from various industries — the fisheries, saw mills and blueberry fields.

    Peter Van Allen August 22, 2016

  • Cheers to Portland for making Travel + Leisure's list of best beer cities

    August 18, 2016

    Kick back and enjoy a brew in Portland, per recommendation of Travel + Leisure magazine, which loves the local beer scene.

    August 18, 2016

  • Lobstermen breathe sigh of relief as pogy fishery reopens

    August 17, 2016

    Maine's menhaden fishery has been reopened by Maine's Department of Marine Resources after the department closed the fishery following reports that the annual landings quota for Maine, Rhode Island and New York, had been exceeded.

    August 17, 2016

  • Portland startup makes Inc.'s fastest-growing list

    August 16, 2016

    Sound Rink, a Portland-based startup that sells VIP ticket packages to fans of touring musicians, is the single Maine business that made Inc. magazine's list of the 500 fastest-growing private companies in the United States.

    August 16, 2016

  • On the Record with Andy Shepard, Outdoor Sport Institute CEO and President

    Jennifer Van Allen August 8, 2016

    “If you help kids build skills, self-direction, and connection to others, and give them an opportunity to work through challenges in the context of sports, they'll develop the resilience to tackle bigger challenges later in life. And if you help

    Jennifer Van Allen August 8, 2016

  • Maine Audubon hires L.L.Bean exec for deputy director post

    Staff August 5, 2016

    Maine Audubon has announced that L.L.Bean executive and former Maine Audubon board member and chairman Andrew Beahm will be assuming the post of deputy director of the wildlife and conservation organization.

    Staff August 5, 2016

  • Maine tourism office awards $57K in grants

    Staff August 2, 2016

    The Maine Office of Tourism awarded grants totaling $57,675 to seven groups in the most recent round of the Tourism Enterprise Marketing Grant program.

    Staff August 2, 2016

  • So long, and thanks for the memories, Larry the lobster

    July 28, 2016

    It wasn't smooth sailing for Larry, the 15-pound lobster that was spared a Florida boil pot for the sweet life of luxury at the Maine State Aquarium. The headline-grabbing lobster was found DOA when he arrived at the aquarium on Wednesday.

    July 28, 2016

  • Waterville YMCA to get its own mini-Wrigley Field, sans-Billy Goat's Curse

    Staff July 26, 2016

    A Little League-sized taste of Wrigley Field is coming to the Waterville Area YMCA thanks in part to a $100,000 grant from the Baseball Tomorrow Fund, which will be used to reconstruct the Purnell Little League Field into a mini-Wrigley Field.

    Staff July 26, 2016

  • Portland-to-Bar Harbor no longer on the flight plan for Elite Airways

    July 25, 2016

    A lack of demand forced Portland-based Elite Airways to drop its Portland-to-Bar Harbor flights a little over a month after the service was launched.

    July 25, 2016

  • Low gas prices, domestic tourism a win-win on midcoast

    July 20, 2016

    Boothbay Harbor-area business owners are celebrating a strong start to the summer vacation season as low gas prices and the rise in popularity of “staycations” are causing more domestic visits to the coastal community.

    July 20, 2016

  • Marina could be coming to Portland's eastern waterfront

    July 19, 2016

    CPB2, the Portland-based development firm that plans to convert the former Portland Co. complex along the city's eastern waterfront into mixed-used properties, said it hopes to build an expansive marina as part of the development.

    July 19, 2016

  • Maine Winter Sports Center changes name, expands mission

    James McCarthy July 15, 2016

    Maine Winter Sports Center, a nonprofit that started 17 years ago with a mission to get people in Northern Maine on skis, is changing its name to the Outdoor Sport Institute.

    James McCarthy July 15, 2016

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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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