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  • Report: Volunteers' efforts valued at $140M

    Mainebiz News Staff June 17, 2010

    Amid the worst economic recession since the 1930s, the number of Americans getting involved in their communities soared by 1.6 million to 63.4 million in 2009, the biggest single year increase sinc

  • Contract talks stall at Katahdin mill

    Mainebiz News Staff June 14, 2010

    Unions representing 435 Katahdin Paper Co. millworkers broke off contract negotiations Friday, in talks that have continued intermittently since May 20.

  • Offshore wind power center earns praise

    Mainebiz News Staff June 15, 2010

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  • Economic boost eyed in arts campaign

    Robert M. Cook June 10, 2010

    A new marketing campaign launched this week to promote Bangor's art and cultural offerings is expected to draw more visitors to the city and possibly retain recent area graduates.

  • Competitive drive | Bangor-based truck driver readies for national tournament

    Carol Coultas June 14, 2010

    Hayri Berberoglu II knows the 300-page manual for professional truck drivers nearly as well as the roads of northern Maine, where he’s been driving a rig for SYSCO food distributors for 17 years.

  • Bangor area health clinic to expand

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 4, 2010

    Penobscot Community Health Care, which has offices throughout the Bangor region, is opening a new health clinic in Brewer at the end of the month.

  • Green happy hour movement arrives in Bangor

    Mindy Favreau June 3, 2010

    For the Bangor area, June 8 isn't just primary day. It's also the date of the region's second-ever Greendrinks event, an informal networking event for the environmentally minded.

  • BEP delays final HoltraChem decision

    Carol Coultas June 3, 2010

    A Board of Environmental Protection ruling issued today pushes a decision on the future use of the old HoltraChem site in Orrington into July, but Paul White, Orrington's town manager, says the rul

  • Aroostook County to host 2011 biathlon

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 3, 2010

    Northern Maine ski areas will play host to the North American leg of the Biathlon World Cup in 2011, according to a press release from the Maine Winter Sports Center.

  • Bangor construction firm on the auction block

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 2, 2010

    The assets of a longtime contractor and concrete business in the greater Bangor area are scheduled to be sold off later this month as part of foreclosure proceedings.

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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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