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  • Fraser cuts 100 jobs in Madawaska

    The Mainebiz News Staff May 4, 2009

    Fraser Papers Inc. is laying off 100 workers and dropping production at its Madawaska mill in response to weakened demand for its paper.

  • Domtar's losses improve

    Mainebiz News Staff May 1, 2009

    Domtar Corp., the Montreal-based paper company that intends to close its Baileyville mill this month, today reported a net loss of $45 million for the first quarter of 2009 compared to a net loss o

  • East Millinocket paper mill to restart

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 29, 2009

    The Katahdin Paper Co. LLC in East Millinocket will restart work on May 5 with enough orders to run for the rest of the month.

  • Report: Folk festival nets millions for Bangor

    Mainebiz News Staff April 27, 2009

    Last year's American Folk Festival brought Bangor about a $10 million boost in lodging, restaurant, gas, and retail sales last year, according to report released today by the University of Maine's

  • DEP grants permit for Rollins wind project

    The Mainebiz News Staff April 22, 2009

    The Maine Department of Environmental Protection yesterday approved a controversial 40-turbine wind project in Penobscot County.

  • Study: Older workers key for Aroostook Co.

    September 25, 2007

    Keeping retirement-age adults in the workforce will be essential to the Aroostook County economy, according to a new report.

  • Pressing matters | Maine Natural Oils makes seed-based oils right at the farm

    April 20, 2009

    Four business partners in northern Maine have launched a new mobile business that, ensconced in an 18-wheel trailer truck, is four times as large as a milk van or ice-cream truck, and certainly doe

  • Innovation expertise | UMaine readies for Doug Hall's creativity-based curriculum

    Sara Donnelly April 20, 2009

    Doug Hall — inventor, entrepreneur and the person once dubbed by caustic “American Idol” judge Simon Cowell as “the most annoying man in America” — will teach two courses in the fall at the Univers

  • First Wind plans Aroostook wind farm

    April 9, 2009

    First Wind, developer of the Mars Hill wind farm in Aroostook County, is eyeing another northern Maine location for a wind development.

  • BIA passenger traffic up

    Mainebiz News Staff April 8, 2009

    Passenger traffic at Bangor International Airport increased 10% in February over the same time last year, despite a nationwide average decrease of 8.5%.

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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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