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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 OKs 2 new hotels, adding 230 rooms

    January 23, 2013

    The Portland Planning Board has approved construction of two hotels that would add over 230 rooms and two restaurants to the city's downtown, totaling $22.5 million in new investments.

    January 23, 2013

  • Sting booked for Bangor concert series

    January 22, 2013

    Sting will bring his five-piece band to the Bangor waterfront this summer, the first act signed this year for the concert series that a UMaine stu

    January 22, 2013

  • Grants promote year-round produce sales

    Craig Idlebrook January 21, 2013

    On the kind of cold December day that usually finds farmers looking at seed catalogs and dreaming of spring, Ralph Turner is welcoming customers to his greenhouses at Laughing Stock Farm in Freeport.

    Craig Idlebrook January 21, 2013

  • Study defines Bangor concerts' economic impact

    January 15, 2013

    Three years after starting Bangor's Waterfront Concert Series, one UMaine economist has pegged the events' economic impact at just over $30 million.

    January 15, 2013

  • Maine-born racing series expands, gets new investor

    Matt Dodge January 14, 2013

    With a new partner and investment, Portland-based endurance event and digital media company RAID Events LLC is expanding the obstacle course racing series it launched last year in Maine.

    Matt Dodge January 14, 2013

  • Greenville ski area to reopen this season

    January 10, 2013

    The nonprofit Friends of Squaw Mountain are set to reopen Greenville's Big Squaw Mountain to skiing this season after landing a $1, one-year lease with the ski area's owner, James Confalone.

    January 10, 2013

  • Gay marriage law fuels new startups

    Derek Rice January 7, 2013

    Maine companies are lining up to take advantage of the state's new same-sex marriage law, a change that some observers anticipate will bring $15 million in new wedding spending.

    Derek Rice January 7, 2013

  • L.L.Bean fosters outdoor recreation in Philadelphia

    December 27, 2012

    L.L.Bean is partnering with the City of Philadelphia to encourage outdoor recreation in the city's parks and natural areas.

    December 27, 2012

  • Tech investments fortify ski season for Maine resorts

    In Short Project Manager December 24, 2012

    Greg Sweetser has seen all manner of winter's weather-related ups and downs.

    In Short Project Manager December 24, 2012

  • Bangor Savings inks arena sponsor deal

    December 18, 2012

    Bangor Savings Bank has inked a $455,000 marketing deal with the Cross Insurance Center, currently under construction in downtown Bangor.

    December 18, 2012

  • Hotel plan back on tap for Windham

    December 14, 2012

    After dropping plans for a new Windham hotel amid the economic collapse in 2008, one hotel developer is close to reviving the 50-room hotel concept.

    December 14, 2012

  • Hollywood Casino on record revenue track

    December 10, 2012

    Bangor's Hollywood Casino, which added table games this year, is on track for record revenue numbers despite competition from a new casino in Oxford.

    December 10, 2012

  • N. Maine makes Lonely Planet's top U.S. travel list

    December 6, 2012

    A top travel guide has named northern Maine to its list of the top 10 vacation destinations in the country.

    December 6, 2012

  • Oxford Casino's six-month take: $30M

    December 4, 2012

    Oxford Casino is reporting $30 million in net revenues from slot machines and table games after its first six months in business, with almost $13 million returning to the public for education, local government and other uses.

    December 4, 2012

  • Nova Scotia courts ferry service bids with new subsidy

    November 26, 2012

    Nova Scotia's provincial officials have begun meeting with potential bidders interested in restarting a ferry service that connected the province to Portland.

    November 26, 2012

  • Ski season starts early at Sunday River, Sugarloaf

    November 8, 2012

    With temperatures dropping and new snow-makers at the ready, two Maine ski resorts have opened early.

    November 8, 2012

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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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