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  • Methane fuel plant targets commercial clients

    Carol Coultas January 13, 2010

    Proponents of a liquefied methane fuel plant in Brewer are marketing a cleaner and cheaper fuel option to greater Bangor businesses, part of the business strategy surrounding the $30-$50 million pr

  • EMDC nets funds for green jobs

    The Mainebiz News Staff January 13, 2010

    Eastern Maine Development Corp. has received $2.1 million in stimulus funds to launch a green construction skills training program that could train over 100 people.

  • Timber co. probed on habitat management

    The Mainebiz News Staff January 13, 2010

    The state is looking into whether a northern Maine timber company violated an agreement to preserve timberlands as wildlife habitat.

  • Lowe's store coming to Bangor

    The Mainebiz News Staff January 11, 2010

    National retailer Lowe's is opening a store at the old Walmart site in Bangor by 2011.

  • EMCC president headed to Calais

    The Mainebiz News Staff January 13, 2010

    Joyce Hedlund, president of Eastern Maine Community College, is leaving the Bangor school to head up its sister institution in Washington County.

  • UMaine wins $12.5M for composites lab

    The Mainebiz News Staff January 7, 2010

    The University of Maine in Orono has won a $12.5 million stimulus grant to build a new laboratory at its composites center that will be the first facility of its kind in the United States.

  • Brewer auto parts maker merged

    The Mainebiz News Staff January 10, 2010

    An automotive components manufacturer in Brewer is merging with a sister company.

  • Bangor chamber head's record on business

    Jackie Farwell January 6, 2010

    John Porter, the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce's newly tapped president, has long been on the record with his views on economic development and business attraction in the state.

  • Idled concrete plants to reopen

    The Mainebiz News Staff January 5, 2010

    Stillwater-based construction company Sargent Corp. has acquired the concrete mixing operations of GE Goding & Son Inc., which includes four plants in northern and Down East Maine.

  • Bangor chamber names new head

    The Mainebiz News Staff January 5, 2010

    The Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce has hired former Portland Press Herald editor John Porter as its new president.

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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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