Historic Hotel Reopens in Selma, Alabama with Investment from Woodforest CEI-Boulos Opportunity Fund
THE WOODLANDS, TX / January 26, 2021 / The Woodforest CEI-Boulos Opportunity Fund, a high-impact commercial real estate Opportunity Zone…
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Applications Now Open for Year Two of CEI's Child Care Business Lab
Applications Due on February 5 for Entrepreneurs Interested in Launching New Child Care Businesses in the Rim Counties or Lewiston…
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New Recipe Cookbook for Maine Farmed Sea Scallops
December 17, 2020 (Stonington, Maine) – “Farmed sea scallops from Maine.” That has a nice ring to it and now…
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CEI's 2020 Impact: Supporting Businesses in their Efforts to Stay Open during the Pandemic, Creating or Saving 600+ Jobs
December 2, 2020 – Brunswick, Maine -- Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) today reported its 2020 impact, a look at how…
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Portland Restaurants Receive $50,000 in Grant Funding to Help Prepare for Winter During the Pandemic
(Clockwise from top left) 1st photo: Sarah Guerette and Anna Ackerman of the CEI Women’s Business Center; Mary Allen Lindeman…
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CEI Receives $3.3 Million EDA Award for Revolving Loan Fund to Meet the Immediate and Long-Term Economic Development Needs of Small Businesses in Maine’s Coastal Counties
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2020 (Brunswick, ME)—The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced a $3,278,000 award…
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Woodforest CEI-Boulos Opportunity Fund Closes over $1.3 Million Opportunity Zone Equity Investment in Sharswood Ridge Project to Help Revitalize Philadelphia's Sharswood Neighborhood
Mixed-use, partnership-driven project delivers affordable housing, grocery and health care access, and hundreds of jobs Pictured here is an image…
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CEI Expands Wicked Fast Loans with Financial Assistance Award from CDFI Fund of the U.S Treasury
September 24, 2020 (Brunswick, ME)—The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund of the U.S. Treasury today awarded $600,000 in financial…
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CEI Secures Award to Advance Catalyst Fund for Early-Stage Food Businesses
September 23, 2020 (Brunswick, ME) – A new $300,000 grant award from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration…
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Aquaculture in Shared Waters Course Now Accepting Applications
Free training classes to begin early November 2020 in the Downeast region Washington & Hancock Counties, ME - Commercial fishermen…
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