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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. 

  • Portland Science Center to open soon

    June 4, 2015

    The company behind the soon-to-open Portland Science Center is calling it the first and only exhibition center of its kind in Maine.

    June 4, 2015

  • Bangor denies tax break for Hollywood Casino

    May 8, 2015

    Hollywood Casino in Bangor has been denied its request for a tax break, though the gambling operation will now have a chance to appeal.

    May 8, 2015

  • Portland OKs ‘pop-up park’ for Press Hotel

    May 5, 2015

    The Press Hotel in Portland has been given approval to open an adjacent “pop-up park” that will restrict vehicle traffic on a 100-foot-long section of Federal Street between July and October.

    May 5, 2015

  • Chefs leave before Press Hotel opening

    May 1, 2015

    Two chefs have ended their partnership with a Portland hotel that is scheduled to open this month in the former Portland Press Herald building.

    May 1, 2015

  • LePage: No dice on southern Maine casino

    April 30, 2015

    Gov. Paul LePage opposes the idea of adding another casino in southern Maine, saying it would have a negative impact on the state.

    April 30, 2015

  • Lawmaker seeks addition of 3 casinos statewide

    April 27, 2015

    State Sen. Linda Valentino, D-Saco, is proposing a measure that would set up casinos in three other regions, but it’s likely to face pushback from existing casinos and other groups.

    April 27, 2015

  • Hollywood Casino seeks tax break

    April 24, 2015

    Hollywood Casino in Bangor is seeking to reduce its property valuation by $36.8 million — a request that city officials are preparing to fight.

    April 24, 2015

  • Aroostook County to host Biathlon World Cup

    James McCarthy April 21, 2015

    Aroostook County will be the only stop in the United States for the 2016 International Biathlon Union World Cup, a nine-stop circuit featuring the world’s top biathletes competing in a combined cross-country skiing and rifle-shooting event.

    James McCarthy April 21, 2015

  • Grassroots branding initiative seeks to boost the Moosehead Lake region's year-round economy

    Staff April 20, 2015

    Two minutes into his presentation unveiling “America's Crown Jewel” as the tagline of a new branding initiative for the Moosehead Lake region, consultant Roger Brooks set a high bar for the marketing plan his firm will complete by early summer for

    Staff April 20, 2015

  • Tax break approved for Oxford hotel

    April 10, 2015

    The town of Oxford has approved a tax break for the developers of the $15.4 million Hampton Inn, which is being planned to be built across from the Oxford Casino.

    April 10, 2015

  • Tribal casino proposed for Aroostook

    April 8, 2015

    The Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians is making another push for a casino that would be located on tribal land in Aroostook County.

    April 8, 2015

  • LePage wants to deregulate lodging businesses

    April 7, 2015

    A senior health policy adviser for Gov. Paul LePage said the governor wants to remove all licensing requirements for lodging businesses.

    April 7, 2015

  • Bangor drive-in dating to the 1950s to reopen

    April 7, 2015

    A local real estate agent is helping to reopen a Bangor drive-in theater that closed in 1985 and was first opened by her father more than 64 years ago.

    April 7, 2015

  • Bill seeks limits on Airbnb rentals in Maine

    April 2, 2015

    Four state lawmakers and a group of innkeepers are pushing for legislation that would place restrictions on short-term home rentals listed on websites like Airbnb.

    April 2, 2015

  • 200 Maine businesses support new national park

    March 27, 2015

    An effort to open a new national park in the Katahdin region has received backing from a group of more than 200 Maine business owners.

    March 27, 2015

  • Maine slot machine gambling revenue declines

    March 20, 2015

    Hollywood Casino in Bangor and Oxford Casino both saw a drop in slot machine gambling revenue in 2014, which the state gambling control board attributed to a decrease in interest.

    March 20, 2015

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Does cruise ship season help your business?
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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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