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Image Building Concepts (IBC) PDF Print E-mail
From 2000-2007, Image Building Concepts (IBC) operated statewide, assisting over 200 farms and organizations with design consultation and development of promotional materials. IBC offered Maine farms a full spectrum of promotional services.

The IBC program is not in operation at this time. Former IBC clients in need of updates or revisions and farmers interested in learning more about promoting agricultural products may contact Gabe McPhail at 207-322-9832 or   All other Farms inquiries should be directed to Steve Cole at

 

CEI IN THE NEWS!

U.S. Finance Expert Encourages Banking Investment in Maine Communities
At CEI's 32nd Annual Meeting, Ellen Seidman, Exec. VP of ShoreBank in Chicago, and Sr. Research Fellow with the New America Foundation in Washington, DC, urged Maine bankers and community activists to consider “greater community investment…meeting the actual needs of the community, not just counting dollars invested.” See full speech.

See annual meeting remarks by Ron Phillips, CEO, on triple bottom line investing and the next 5 years for CEI…

See the 12/14/09 article on CEI and the state of investing in communities. It’s where mission happens…

CEI Receives $125 Million in NMTC  Through its subsidiary, CEI Capital Management LLC, CEI will use the allocation to attract private capital investments for primarily rural economic development projects. See press release here.

CEI Receives Investment Funds
In partnership with Manufacturers Association of Maine, CEI will receive $765,000 over from the Federal Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Community Services (OCS), to finance several job-generating small-to-medium enterprises. This funding will create 78 full-time, year-round jobs.  Read press release here. 

Bangor Savings Bank and CEI offer low-interest loans to small and medium-sized enterprises in disadvantaged areas in Maine. Read more here.

IBC SERVICES

  • Print and web design
  • Logos, labels, brochures, business cards, catalogs, newsletters, websites
  • Design consultation
  • Critique of existing marketing materials
  • Assistance with layout and general design
  • Printing advice
36 Water Street, PO Box 268, Wiscasset, ME 04578; Telephone: 207/882-7552; FAX: 207/882-7308; E-mail: cei@ceimaine.org