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  • Plum Creek looks for “an escape hatch”

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 3, 2009

    Plum Creek Timber Co., a developer looking to build the state's largest development in the Moosehead Lake region, is trying to ensure that the conservation agreement would be scrapped if the develo

  • Lawmakers: Irving Woodlands using "blackmail"

    The Mainebiz News Staff June 2, 2009

    Canadian logging company Irving Woodlands LLC is protesting a state law by halting logging work and threatening to lay off as many as 300 workers, moves that northern Maine legislators are calling

  • BIA switches fuel supplier

    Mainebiz News Staff May 28, 2009

    Bangor city councilors yesterday approved making Irving Oil the new supplier of commercial fuel at Bangor International Airport, among other fuel-related changes.

  • Delivering the goods: Business smarts and a way with people help a Bangor-area food distributor thrive

    Michael Mccauley June 1, 2009

    Ron Dennis is no celebrity. Few Mainers would recognize him and, unlike one competitor, his Bangor-based firm isn’t mentioned as a takeover target by Warren Buffett.

  • Continental to stay in Bangor, for now

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 27, 2009

    Continental Airlines has pushed back the date it plans to stop service between Bangor International Airport and Newark, N.J.

  • Lincoln group appeals First Wind project

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 27, 2009

    A citizens group in Lincoln is appealing the Department of Environmental Protection's decision to permit the $130 million wind farm that Massachusetts-based First Wind wants to build on Rollins Mou

  • Continental pulls back at BIA

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 22, 2009

    Continental Airlines yesterday told Bangor International Airport that it will stop providing service between Bangor and Newark, N.J., in June.

  • LP lays off 43 in New Limerick

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 22, 2009

    Louisiana-Pacific Corp. on Wednesday laid off 43 employees from its plant in New Limerick, with the intention of bringing most of them back at some point.

  • Newport dealer likely among GM casualties

    Whit Richardson And Jackie Farwell May 15, 2009

    A General Motors dealer in Newport is among the franchises that the auto company may drop late next year.

  • UMaine eliminates 109 positions

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 15, 2009

    The University of Maine in Orono this morning said it will cut 109 positions, including dozens of layoffs, to trim $8.8 million from next year's budget.

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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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