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  • State, Quimby reach land deal

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 7, 2011

    The state has finalized a deal three years in the works to buy or conserve more than 7,700 acres of land in northern Maine to conservationist Roxanne Quimby for $2.6 million.

  • Mills' buyer seeks $48M in tax breaks

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 3, 2011

    The California investment group looking to buy the two Katahdin Paper mills in northern Maine is seeking $48 million in town tax breaks, a proposal that one town official called "a joke."

  • Husson launches new business college

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 1, 2011

    Husson University's board of trustees has approved a new college of business that will help it attract more students.

  • Railroad grant escapes budget cuts

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 28, 2011

    A $10.5 million federal grant to help the state take ownership of 233 miles of railroad track in northern Maine has been saved from budget-cutting efforts.

  • Fort Kent hospital lays off 4

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 25, 2011

    Northern Maine Medical Center has laid off four administrators and reduced remaining adminstrators' pay as part of restructuring efforts to stabilize its finances.

  • Closure planned for Katahdin mill

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 22, 2011

    The Katahdin paper mill in East Millinocket currently being eyed by a San Francisco investment group will close in two months if the deal fails to go through.

  • Northern workers eligible for TAA funds

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 28, 2011

    Laid-off workers in two northern Maine towns are now eligible for aid through the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance program.

  • UMaine composites center wins patent

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 11, 2011

    The University of Maine's Advanced Structures and Composites Center has been issued a patent for a unique technology used to strengthen bridge and building beams.

  • Cross Insurance buys Mass. firm

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 24, 2011

    Bangor-based Cross Insurance has bought a firm in Wakefield, Mass.

  • Brewer Lemforder facility sold

    The Mainebiz News Staff February 2, 2011

    A local entrepreneur has bought the former ZF-Lemforder factory in Brewer with plans to use it to make buildings out of shipping containers.

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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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