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  • Bangor contractor's assets net $11M

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 7, 2010

    The assets of Bangor contractor Vaughn Thibodeau & Sons were sold at an auction late last month for a total of $11 million.

  • UMaine, Waterville co. win packaging patent

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 2, 2010

    The University of Maine and a Waterville-based technology company have received a patent for a food packaging technology that could help boost paper companies.

  • Kennebec River rafting operation acquired

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 2, 2010

    New England Outdoor Center in Millinocket has sold its rafting operations on the Kennebec River.

  • Old Town gets $100,000 grant for energy park

    The Mainebiz News Staff July 1, 2010

    The city of Old Town is receiving nearly $100,000 to help fund its proposed Maine Energy & Enterprise Park.

  • NOE's workplace safety changes earn accolades

    Carol Coultas July 1, 2010

    Two expensive workers' comp claims a few years ago made the management at Northeast Occupational Exchange sit up and take notice.

  • Web glitch tips Old Town's stay-and-play paddle trips

    Robert M. Cook July 1, 2010

    Old Town city officials expected to see a lot of business after they announced some "Stay and Play Paddle Adventures" offered by Old Town Canoe, but there was one problem -- no one could register o

  • UMaine counseling center servers breached

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 30, 2010

    The University of Maine is investigating a data breach that has exposed students and alumni who sought services at its Orono counseling center to identity fraud.

  • Voters scrap wind power moratorium

    Mainebiz News Staff June 18, 2010

    Clifton residents defeated a wind energy moratorium at a special town meeting Thursday, clearing the way for a proposed four-tower wind farm on Pisgah Mountain.

  • Seed grant boosts Trillium Diagnostics

    Doug Kesseli June 17, 2010

    A statewide economic development grant is helping a small Bangor biotechnology firm bolster its presence here and abroad.

  • Mainers irate over spud snub

    Mainebiz News Staff June 17, 2010

    The Maine Potato Board in Presque Isle has taken issue with the U.S. Department of Agriculture for its exclusion of potatoes in the federal government's Women, Infants and Children program.

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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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