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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. 

  • Unity College student lands $50K federal research fellowship

    Staff June 3, 2016

    Rae-Ann MacLellan-Hurd, an earth and environmental science major at Unity College, has been awarded a $50,000 federal fellowship under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Greater Research Opportunities Fellowships for Undergraduate

    Staff June 3, 2016

  • Visiting a national park this year? There's an app for that

    June 1, 2016

    The Portland-based smartphone app developer Chimani Inc. has partnered with Subaru of America to launch 59 specialized mobile app travel guides for each of the 59 national parks in the United States, just in time for the celebration of the National

    June 1, 2016

  • Summer rush escalates high demand for employees

    May 31, 2016

    The shortage of employees in the state is stretching beyond both the construction and culinary sectors, as business owners in Hancock County are struggling to meet the high demand of workers needed during the fast-approaching summer months.

    May 31, 2016

  • Matrix Pavilion setting the stage for inaugural concert

    May 27, 2016

    The new owner of the Matrix Pavilion at Mount Jefferson Resort, formerly known as the Mount Jefferson Ski Area, is gearing up for the inaugural concert this Saturday at the soon-to-be opened, year-round resort in Lee.

    May 27, 2016

  • Ground broken for eight-lane, rooftop expansion at Bayside Bowl

    Staff May 26, 2016

    Ground was broken on Friday for an expansion at Bayside Bowl in Portland that will see the addition of eight lanes, a rooftop deck and a mezzanine level for hosting events.

    Staff May 26, 2016

  • Head of Maine hospitality organizations leaving post

    May 24, 2016

    Greg Dugal, the president and CEO of the Maine Restaurant Association and Maine Innkeepers Association, has announced his resignation from the organizations.

    May 24, 2016

  • A 120mph advertising spot for a South Portland company

    Staff May 20, 2016

    Billboards? Too bland. Popup advertising? That's old hat. Sponsored Facebook posts? Impersonal. Being the primary sponsor of a truck driven by a Fort Kent native in NASCAR's Camping World Truck Series? That's just the sort of promotion the South

    Staff May 20, 2016

  • Mainer’s DIY spirit could get national spotlight with docu-film series

    May 13, 2016

    Teagan Wright, a Brunswick-based filmmaker who has been working on “From Away,” a documentary series that chronicles the do-it-yourself lifestyle and occupations of Maine natives, is hoping that a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign could land the

    May 13, 2016

  • South Portland could become South Portlandia with millennial-minded hotel

    May 12, 2016

    A Florida-based hotelier has submitted an application to city officials to build a new line of hotels catering to the highly coveted millennial market.

    May 12, 2016

  • Ex-Pirates owner deflects loss, plans new team for 2017

    May 11, 2016

    Well, that didn't take long. A week after the Portland Pirates made the announcement that it will jump ship to Massachusetts, former Portland Pirates player and general manager Brad Church, and former Pirates owner Godfrey Wood, announced plans to

    May 11, 2016

  • A less-than-ideal start to Portland's cruise ship season

    May 9, 2016

    The 2016 cruise ship season at the second-busiest cruise ship port in Maine got off to a rocky start as more than 200 passengers aboard the cruise liner The Balmoral were sick with the gastrointestinal condition norovirus when it docked in Portland

    May 9, 2016

  • Acadia park adds $248M to local economy in 2015

    May 6, 2016

    Acadia National Park's approximately 2.81 million visits contributed $248 million in direct visitor spending to the local economy in 2015, according to park officials.

    May 6, 2016

  • Rockland represents Maine in national Main Streets celebration

    Staff May 6, 2016

    The city of Rockland is representing the state of Maine in National Life Group's 2016 Main Streets Across America celebration.

    Staff May 6, 2016

  • New flower show coming to Portland in 2017

    May 5, 2016

    The breweries, distilleries, outdoor concert space and ice rink of Portland's Thompson's Point will be joined by the inaugural Maine Flower Show next March, following an announcement by the Maine Landscape & Nursery Association.

    May 5, 2016

  • Portland Pirates jump ship to Massachusetts

    May 5, 2016

    After approximately 23 years of calling the Cross Insurance Arena home, the American Hockey League's Portland Pirates are reportedly leaving Portland for Springfield, Mass.

    May 5, 2016

  • Maine expected to see 6% increase in cruise ship passengers

    May 3, 2016

    Maine's cruise ship season kicked off last week and with it came news from the state's cruise ship marketing entity that 2016 is expected to see a 6% increase in the statewide cruise passenger total from last year, with more than 283,000 passengers

    May 3, 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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