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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. 

  • Retail sales prove strong tourist season

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 17, 2010

    Lodging sales during the month of July rose by double digits, providing more evidence that the state had a strong tourist season.

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 17, 2010

  • Land buy grows Aroostook park

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 16, 2010

    Aroostook State Park will grow by more than 140 acres, thanks to a $115,000 land purchase.

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 16, 2010

  • Portland seafood catch value drops 25%

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 10, 2010

    The value of Portland's seafood catch dropped more than 25% in 2009, according to the National Marine Fisheries Service annual report.

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 10, 2010

  • Fire damages Bean lobster warehouse

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 8, 2010

    Entrepreneur Linda Bean, granddaughter of Leon Leonwood Bean, plans to rebuild her Rockland lobster storage facility that burned in a fire over the weekend.

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 8, 2010

  • Earl scare causes traffic tumble

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 8, 2010

    The threat of Hurricane Earl is being blamed for a nearly 20% drop in turnpike traffic on the Friday before Labor Day weekend.

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 8, 2010

  • Zip drive | Sugarloaf's newest attraction elevates riders, ticket sales

    Kathryn Skelton September 6, 2010

    Jim McCormack thought the new zip line tour at Sugarloaf would do well. Just not this well. It opened in August to sold-out crowds, zero injuries and what McCormack calls “happy screams.”

    Kathryn Skelton September 6, 2010

  • Sugarloaf expansion to double terrain

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 1, 2010

    Sugarloaf ski resort officials have announced a 600-acre expansion, nearly doubling the terrain now available for snowboarders and skiers.

    The Mainebiz News Staff September 1, 2010

  • Town reverses decision on cannery grant

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 26, 2010

    In a reversal of a previous decision, selectmen in Gouldsboro have decided to support a $400,000 federal grant to for a planned lobster processing facility at a former sardine cannery.

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 26, 2010

  • Casco Bay Lines awards contract for new ferry

    Robert M. Cook August 24, 2010

    Starting in the fall of 2011, Casco Bay Lines will have a new ferry for transporting passengers to and from the islands, now that a Rhode Island company was awarded a nearly $3.4 million contract.

    Robert M. Cook August 24, 2010

  • Tourism fuels retail sales rise

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 20, 2010

    Retail sales continued their upward trend in June, rising 2.6% compared to the same month in 2009.

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 20, 2010

  • Injunction could halt cannery buy

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 19, 2010

    A federal court in Boston could bar Massachusetts-based Live Lobster Co. from completing its acquisition of a shuttered Down East cannery.

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 19, 2010

  • Reed & Reed likely to build mega berth

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 18, 2010

    Reed & Reed, a Woolwich-based construction firm, was the lowest bidder for a deep-water mega berth at Portland's Ocean Gateway International Marine Terminal with a proposal of less than $4.9 million.

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 18, 2010

  • Grant for cannery buyer questioned

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 16, 2010

    Officials in Prospect Harbor are questioning a grant that would help a Massachusetts company establish a lobster processing facility at a former sardine cannery.

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 16, 2010

  • Report: Rural tourism needs investment

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 13, 2010

    A new report from the Maine Center for Economic Policy urges the state to invest in tourism efforts for Maine's rural areas.

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 13, 2010

  • Ski resort owner challenges commissioners

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 13, 2010

    The owner of a ski resort in Greenville has challenged county officials to take over running the facility following criticism of his management.

    The Mainebiz News Staff August 13, 2010

  • Paper and pulp demand rebounds

    Whit Richardson August 9, 2010

    After one of the worst years in memory, Maine’s pulp and paper industries are bouncing back as myriad factors — from global pulp shortages to a short Maine winter — have combined to increase demand and prices for the mills’ products.

    Whit Richardson August 9, 2010

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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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