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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. 

  • Lost Valley ski resort to be sold to N.H. couple

    November 3, 2015

    The owner of a New Hampshire-based lift operation inspection company has signed a purchase-and-sales agreement for Lost Valley Ski & Banquet Resort in Auburn.

    November 3, 2015

  • CEI awarded $800,000 grant to support revolving loan for Maine's rural counties

    November 2, 2015

    Coastal Enterprises Inc. has been awarded $800,000 in federal funding to support a revolving loan fund for businesses in Maine's seven so-called rim counties.

    November 2, 2015

  • TD Bank helps Nature Conservancy buy 12,700 acres of forest

    November 2, 2015

    The Nature Conservancy in Maine has purchased more than 12,700 acres of forest land located next to the Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Milford with the help of a grant from TD Bank.

    November 2, 2015

  • Federal court orders seizure of Nova Star for unpaid services

    November 2, 2015

    A federal court Friday ordered that the Nova Star ferry be seized after a Portland company complained that the ferry operator owes it nearly $200,000 for pilot services.

    November 2, 2015

  • Nova Star won’t be Portland-to-Nova Scotia ferry operator next year

    October 30, 2015

    Nova Scotia is dropping Nova Star Cruises as the operator of the Portland-to-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia ferry route after two years of disappointing passenger counts and additional funding requests.

    October 30, 2015

  • Hollywood Casino fighting with city of Bangor over tax valuation

    October 29, 2015

    Hollywood Casino in Bangor is appealing the city's valuation of its Main Street properties and leases, saying the city overvalued them by more than half.

    October 29, 2015

  • National park app developer Chimani raises $745,000

    October 22, 2015

    Chimani, a Portland-based developer of national park mobile apps, said Thursday that it raised $745,000 from the Maine Venture Fund, Maine Technology Institute, Maine Angels and individual investors, including Steve King, an early Facebook employee.

    October 22, 2015

  • Rockland's Navigator Motor Inn has new owners and plans

    Jennifer Van Allen October 19, 2015

    Location, location, location is the mantra of real estate development. And as Rockland enjoys a surge of arts, business and infrastructure development, the midcoast city is becoming an increasingly hot location for hotels.

    Jennifer Van Allen October 19, 2015

  • Optimistic outlook for Maine’s fall tourism

    October 13, 2015

    Maine's tourism industry is seeing a strong showing from visitors this fall, the season when many visitors travel the state to see the leaves changing colors.

    October 13, 2015

  • Saddleback ski resort in 'serious negotiations' with potential buyer

    October 9, 2015

    Saddleback Maine announced Thursday that its owners were in negotiations with a prospective buyer for the the Rangeley ski resort and that it may open this season after all.

    October 9, 2015

  • DiMillo's Yacht Sales acquires Acadia Yachts in Maryland

    October 6, 2015

    Portland-based DiMillo's Yacht Sales announced Monday it had acquired Acadia Yachts Sales, a yacht dealership and brokerage firm in Oxford, Md.

    October 6, 2015

  • Grassroots effort takes first steps in branding Moosehead region as 'America's Crown Jewel'

    James McCarthy October 5, 2015

    On a map of northern Maine, stick an imaginary pin in the middle of Moosehead Lake. Now draw a circle with a 25-mile radius using that point as its center.

    James McCarthy October 5, 2015

  • Olympic gold medalist Seth Wescott to lead custom snowboard shop at Sugarloaf

    Laurie Schreiber October 5, 2015

    Seth Wescott, one of the most accomplished riders in snowboarding history, is working with Winterstick Snowboards to develop a custom snowboard workshop at Sugarloaf.

    Laurie Schreiber October 5, 2015

  • Historic rainfall in Portland slowed shoppers Wednesday

    Paul Koenig October 1, 2015

    An historic rainfall in Portland flooded low-lying city streets Wednesday morning, making for a slower shopping day for some retailers on Commercial Street.

    Paul Koenig October 1, 2015

  • Gallery expansion to be reviewed in Rockland

    September 29, 2015

    A proposal to build a five-story, $3 million building expanding the Dowling Walsh Gallery in downtown Rockland is going to the city's Planning Board tonight, the Penobscot Bay Pilot reported Monday.

    September 29, 2015

  • Rockland Navigator Motor Inn sale in the works

    September 24, 2015

    Freeport-based Maine Course Hospitality Group is negotiating the purchase of one of Rockland's largest motels, the Navigator Motor Inn, in order to renovate the complex, the Bangor Daily News reported Wednesday.

    September 24, 2015

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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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