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Awards PDF Print E-mail
Below is a select list of awards CEI has received through the years:

The Wachovia CDFI Excellence Award

Presented by the National Community Capital Association for Excellence in Community Impact, November 2004.

The United Way of Mid Coast Maine 2003 Community Builders Award

1997 Social Compact Outstanding Community Investment Award

Social Compact (http://www.socialcompact.org/) recognizes the achievements of the KeyBank-CEI partnership for their pioneering, model work growing successful small businesses and creating thousands of quality jobs.

Rural LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation) Founders Award

For the strong commitment of time and energy to help rural CDCs gain the attention, resources and policy support they deserve, Rural LISC salutes Ronald L. Phillips and CEI for serving as a founding and continuing member of the Rural LISC Advisory Committee. 

Governors Pollution Prevention Award

Presented to CEI in recognition of outstanding efforts and accomplishments in pollution prevention. Presented by Governor Angus King, April 25, 1997.

Robert F. Kennedy Organization of the Year Award

Presented to CEI on September 19, 1996 by the National Congress for Community Economic Development.

The Gulf of Maine 1995 Visionary Award

Presented to CEI in recognition of its continuous and effective contributions in the areas of marine and coastal sustainable development and expanded employment opportunities for Maine residents. 

 

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.

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