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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. 

  • Acadia concession award petitioned; gov't shutdown hurts businesses

    October 3, 2013

    An online petition at MoveOn.org, which at midday Wednesday had more than 4,500 supporters, is seeking a review of the National Park Service’s decision to replace concessions operator Acadia Corp.

    October 3, 2013

  • State gambling revenue up with Oxford contribution

    September 18, 2013

    Revenue from the state’s two casinos has risen for the first half of the fiscal year and the first month-to-month comparisons of revenue at Oxford Casino show strong increases there.

    September 18, 2013

  • Former Hilton exec eyes Brunswick inn

    September 16, 2013

    A firm led by a former Hilton Hotels executive in India has plans to acquire a historic Brunswick inn that has fallen into foreclosure under the watch of two previous owners.

    September 16, 2013

  • Quimby to open 40K acres to hunting

    September 10, 2013

    Lucas St. Clair, son of Burt’s Bees founder Roxanne Quimby, has decided to open 40,000 acres of family-owned land to hunting, in an effort to advance support of a broader vision for Maine’s North Woods.

    September 10, 2013

  • Maine DEP posts mining rules' draft on its website

    August 20, 2013

    The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has posted on its website a 78-page draft of new rules that would overhaul the state’s 20-year-old mining regu

    August 20, 2013

  • Agreement near on Congress Square Plaza sale

    August 19, 2013

    Portland has reached a tentative agreement to sell two-thirds of Congress Square Plaza to the company renovating the former Eastland Park Hotel, according to Greg Mitchell, the city's director of economic development.

    August 19, 2013

  • Penobscot paddler sees potential in river restoration

    James McCarthy August 19, 2013

    Scott Phillips, owner of Northeast Outdoor Sports in Old Town, readily acknowledges paddling a canoe is in his blood.

    James McCarthy August 19, 2013

  • LePage names new chief legal counsel

    August 8, 2013

    Gov. Paul LePage has promoted Carlisle McLean, a specialist in land use and environmental law, as his chief legal counsel, replacing Michael Cianchette.Cianchette, an officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve, is being deployed to Afghanistan.

    August 8, 2013

  • Sprague closes Portland waterfront land deals

    August 5, 2013

    Phineas Sprague, owner of the Portland Co. complex near the city’s eastern waterfront, has sold the 10-acre complex to a group of developers to help fund his purchase of a lot on West Commercial Street for a waterfront boatyard. 

    August 5, 2013

  • Maine tribe pushes casino plan for Calais

    July 29, 2013

    Maine’s Passamaquoddy tribe plans to submit legislation in January that would allow it to seek a Washington County-only referendum for a racetrack casino in Calais.

    July 29, 2013

  • LePage pledges support of Maine-based ferry proposal

    July 29, 2013

    Gov. Paul LePage has pledged state support to a Maine company that is among the three bidders seeking to restore ferry service between Nova Scotia and New England.

    July 29, 2013

  • Veazie Dam removal begins

    July 22, 2013

    Workers from Stillwater-based Sargent Corp. will begin demolition work today on the Veazie Dam, the farthest downriver dam on the Penobscot River.

    July 22, 2013

  • Churchill Downs closes on Oxford Casino buy

    July 18, 2013

    Churchill Downs Inc., the Louisville-based owner of the Kentucky Derby, has completed its purchase of the Oxford Casino, which opened last year.

    July 18, 2013

  • The Rangeley Inn up for auction

    July 16, 2013

    Zions First National Bank will seek a buyer at auction for the 51-room Rangeley Inn & Motor Lodge later this month.

    July 16, 2013

  • Bangor nears hotel deal with Ocean Properties

    July 8, 2013

    The city of Bangor is nearing the sale of a 3.13-acre lot to Ocean Properties, which seeks to develop a 130-room hotel adjacent to the new Cross Insurance Center.

    July 8, 2013

  • Inaugural Celtic music festival targets cultural tourists

    James McCarthy July 8, 2013

    Phill McIntyre has been like a patient gardener cultivating the seed of an idea that came to him about a decade ago at the Celtic Colours International Festival in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.

    James McCarthy July 8, 2013

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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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