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CEI 2025 Holiday Gift Guide
Every gift tells a story, and this year you can make yours a Maine story. From baked goods and handcrafted jewelry to fresh…
Foremost Farms Greenville: A Long‑Term Investment with Lasting Community Impact
When Foremost Farms set out to build a new dairy processing facility in Greenville, Michigan in 2018, the goal was not simply to…
Summit Learning Center: Child Care Built with Intention
Long before Summit Learning Center opened its doors, Megan Snow and Coley Stetler had spent years working inside Maine’s education system. They’d seen…
Building a Generational Business Through Weatherization
Before he ran Quoddy Spray Foam in Washington County, Matt Dana spent more than two decades in public service. A Passamaquoddy tribal member…
Piecing Together Success
It’s been five years since we last sat down with Cathy Roberts, founder of Pieceworks, Inc. in Montville, Maine. We visited her custom…
Serving Community Every Day: Melissa Coriaty of Verbena
When Melissa Coriaty opened Verbena in 2009, she envisioned a warm, accessible neighborhood café grounded in local ingredients and genuine community connection. Today,…
Mumbai to Maine
When Cherie Scott moved to Boothbay, Maine, she found herself thousands of miles from the flavors, memories, and traditions familiar to her childhood…
Tootie’s Tempeh
Before she was the co‑founder and CEO of Tootie’s Tempeh, Sarah Speare grew up watching her mother advocate for the environment and model…
Blueprint Surf
Life in Maine is shaped by the sea. That connection drove Luke Diehl and Mike Ballin to build Blueprint Surf, a Portland-based company…
Ashley Smalley Digestive Health & Nutrition
At Ashley Smalley Digestive Health & Nutrition, Ashley Smalley believes food should empower, not overwhelm. Drawing on her own experience with digestive health,…
Cobra Queen Printing
In Brunswick, Maine, art is bringing people together in unexpected ways. Nicole, founder of Cobra Queen Printing, shares how her journey in fashion…
CHUH
It started in a small Maine town with a big idea: matcha that doesn’t feel intimidating. Andrew Schundler and his wife Chloe launched…
CEI 2025 Holiday Gift Guide
Every gift tells a story, and this year you can make yours a Maine story. From baked goods and handcrafted jewelry to fresh…
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