Impact Investments Bring Affordable Renewable Energy to Maine Towns
A collaboration between CEI and The Nature Conservancy helps municipalities install solar arrays with no money down as developers are…
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Join us for our Annual Celebration on May 1st!
Click here to purchase a ticket! On May 1, Coastal Enterprises (CEI) welcomes guest speaker, Will Rosenzweig, founder of the…
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CourseStorm raises $1 Million+ of Early Stage Capital
CEI Ventures, Maine Venture Fund, Maine Angels and LearnLaunch fund online class registration platform Orono, Maine - CourseStorm, an online…
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Dream Local Digital raises $725,000 of Early Stage Venture Capital
CEI Ventures, Maine Venture Fund, MTI and Bangor Angels lead Series A funding round for fast-growing digital media company …
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There's No Place Like Home: CEI's Housing Counseling Team Certified by HUD
January 28, 2019 -- Brunswick, ME – Coastal Enterprises (CEI) announced today that its entire housing counseling staff is now…
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2018 Impact: Fueling Rural Prosperity, CEI Makes Investments, Innovates and Supports Creation of Good Jobs
Investments Create or Retain 2,026 Jobs (Brunswick, Maine – December 4, 2018) Coastal Enterprises (CEI) today shared annual impact data for…
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CEI comment on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the Community Reinvestment Act
Recently, the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) that…
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Our Opinion: Three Investments That Can Make Maine’s Economy Work for Everyone
By Betsy Biemann and Keith Bisson -- published in the Opinion section of the Bangor Daily News, November 4, 2018 By…
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SBA Recognizes Women’s Business Centers at CEI for their Commitment to Entrepreneurs in Maine
2018 Marks the 30th Anniversary of H.R. 5050 October 25th marks the 30th anniversary of H.R. 5050. On this day in 1988 President…
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From Nonprofit Quarterly: Growing Maine’s Rural Economy--Understanding the Coastal Enterprises Model
The following article appeared in Nonprofit Quarterly on October 16, 2018. Founded by a seminary school graduate in 1977, Coastal…
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