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  • State makes offer on MM&A rail

    Mainebiz News Staff July 20, 2010

    The Maine Department of Transportation this week made a formal offer of $18 million to purchase the 233 miles of rail line Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railway is seeking to abandon in Aroostook a

  • Katahdin bank reports record earnings

    Mainebiz News Staff July 20, 2010

    Katahdin Bankshares Corp. saw earnings jump more than 19% in the second quarter, marking the strongest quarter in the bank's history.

  • Council: Logging law hurts ME mills

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 19, 2010

    Debate is stirring over whether a new Maine law prohibiting Canadian loggers from receiving unemployment during the off-season will lead to a shortage of wood supply for the state's mills.

  • Varney Agency, celebrity loggers launch niche venture

    Doug Kesseli July 15, 2010

    A Bangor-based insurance company and a logging operation from Millinocket featured in a television series have formed a joint venture aimed at bolstering the logging industry here in Maine and acro

  • EMHS names new general counsel

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 15, 2010

    Brewer-based Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems has named a new general counsel.

  • Husson pharm accreditation moves ahead

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 13, 2010

    Husson University's Doctor of Pharmacy program yesterday received candidate status from the National Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education.

  • Micmacs launch farmers' market, hatchery

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 14, 2010

    The Aroostook Band of Micmacs is using more than $500,000 in federal grants to launch a farmers' market and fish hatchery on tribal land in Caribou.

  • Bangor woos cruise ships back to the city

    Robert M. Cook July 8, 2010

    Bangor officials met with American Cruise Lines CEO Charles Robertson in Augusta this spring and requested the company restore cruise ship visits to the Queen City beginning next year.

  • ME pledges $1M for Acadian Congress

    The Mainebiz News Staff March 30, 2011

    A regional tourism event happening in northern Maine in 2014 has received a commitment from the state for $1 million in funding.

  • Leadership institute looking for 2011 class

    Lara Cole And Mindy Favreau July 8, 2010

    The Bangor Region Leadership Institute is recruiting for its 2011 class of business, public and nonprofit leaders after revamping its website last month.

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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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