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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.

Bubbles and beer: Portland craft brewery will serve outside this winter in mini-tents

Renee Cordes Updated: November 18, 2020

Heather Sanborn, owner and director of business operations at Rising Tide Brewing Co. in Portland, shares some details about the Quebec-inspired innovation in a Q&A with Mainebiz.

Renee Cordes Updated: November 18, 2020
As holiday shopping season gets underway, Maine resumes quarantine for Mass. visitors

William Hall Updated: November 16, 2020

As of Monday, the quarantine-or-test rule for visitors from certain states again includes Massachusetts travelers. They had been exempted since September, although some businesses criticized that the exemption hadn't come earlier in the tourism

William Hall Updated: November 16, 2020
Plan calls for network of multi-use rail trails across Maine by 2030

Maureen Milliken November 12, 2020

The Maine Trails Coalition plan for 2020-30 would add 13 rail trails that connect 37 existing ones, with development of five others proposed, linking the state, attracting tourists and boosting the economy, while also preserving rail tracks for

Maureen Milliken November 12, 2020
Portland won't enforce emergency minimum wage until 2022

Maureen Milliken November 11, 2020

The mayor and City Council Tuesday night said the ordinance requiring time-and-a-half for minimum wage workers doesn't go into effect until the new minimum of $15 kicks in.

Maureen Milliken November 11, 2020
Maine's $2.9B outdoor recreation industry still going strong, national report shows

Renee Cordes November 11, 2020

Statistics from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis show that the sector supported 40,069 jobs in Maine in 2019.

Renee Cordes November 11, 2020
Maine wedding industry urges couples: Wait till next year

Staff Updated: November 8, 2020

The campaign responds to cancellations caused by the pandemic, which shuttered event businesses in Maine for four months beginning in March, followed by limited operations. Weddings inject nearly $1 billion a year into the Maine economy.

Staff Updated: November 8, 2020
Maine theaters say the show must go on. But amid COVID-fostered union spats, will it?

William Hall Updated: November 11, 2020

While live theaters have gone dark because of the pandemic, a professional drama company in Portland has managed to resume production. But COVID-19 precautions demanded by a powerful actors union worry some theaters about their next act.

William Hall Updated: November 11, 2020
Businesses that 'embrace' innovation more likely to survive pandemic, studies show

Maureen Milliken November 5, 2020

A survey of business owners by USM, and an economic study by the Maine Center for Business and Economic Research, show that business owners are generally optimistic. Those that embrace innovation are in the best position to be successful.

Maureen Milliken November 5, 2020
Portland $18 emergency minimum wage kicks in Dec. 3 after referendum passes

Maureen Milliken November 4, 2020

The city's voters approved a minimum wage hike that includes an emergency provision that business leaders say will price many small businesses out of the city. Also approved were measures that aim to increase affordable housing, though short-term

Maureen Milliken November 4, 2020
Bar owners and tasting rooms will have to wait to open indoor service

Maureen Milliken November 2, 2020

Indoor service at bars, tasting rooms and distilleries, scheduled for today after being pushed back for months, is off indefinitely, Gov. Janet Mills' office said.

Maureen Milliken November 2, 2020
Winter tourism campaign to leverage Maine brand as outdoor escape

Laurie Schreiber Updated: November 2, 2020

With a 32% downturn in visitation this summer compared with 2019, a late-summer occupancy uptick and a chance to showcase Maine’s wide-open spaces this winter are reasons for optimism, said Maine Office of Tourism Director Steve Lyons.

Laurie Schreiber Updated: November 2, 2020
Mills holds off on tighter business restrictions as COVID-19 cases rise in Maine

Maureen Milliken Updated: October 29, 2020

Gov. Janet Mills said Maine businesses are following the rules and thus helping with Maine's economic recovery. She also urged "common sense," saying that individuals not wearing masks or social distancing could send the economy in the other

Maureen Milliken Updated: October 29, 2020
Mixed results for tourism industry on recent holiday weekend

Peter Van Allen October 26, 2020

Hoteliers and others in the hospitality industry had mixed returns on Indigenous People's Day, even with an influx of out-of-state visitors. The Maine Tourism Association says there's concern about next year and beyond as well.

Peter Van Allen October 26, 2020
At center of hard-hit industry, HospitalityMaine CEO will step down in December

William Hall October 22, 2020

Steve Hewins, who oversaw the formation of the association from the merger of two others in 2018, will transition to a role working with HospitalityMaine's educational foundation.

William Hall October 22, 2020
US, Canada renew border closure, continuing travel shutdown to Maine

Staff October 20, 2020

On Monday, both the United States and its largest trading partner announced bans on nonessential travel, the seventh consecutive such measure since the start of the pandemic.

Staff October 20, 2020
Future of Maine's economy has been thrown into flux, MEREDA conference told

Maureen Milliken October 19, 2020

The future of the state's economy rests on coronavirus response, the effectiveness of a vaccine, real estate changes brought on by the pandemic, but also on climate change and worker migration, economist Charles Colgan said at the MEREDA fall

Maureen Milliken October 19, 2020

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Virgin Voyages cruise ship makes maiden call to Eastport, the brand’s first Maine visit

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Today's Poll

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Sponsored by: Kennebunk Savings Bank

With the official end of summer this past weekend, we're taking a look back at how the season unfolded.

Back in early August, we asked how the summer tourism season was going — and at the time, the majority of respondents told us it could be better. And remember, the season started very rainy and ended amid a drought.

Now that the season has wrapped up, we're checking in again to see how things ended. Did things improve? Did tourism pick up later in the summer, or did the season fall short of expectations?

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