Junora, LTD Raises Minority Stake from CEI Ventures
April 30, 2018 – Biddeford, Maine -- Junora Ltd., a startup company providing advanced metallurgical products for the global vacuum…
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CEI Leads Project to Introduce Commercially-Viable Scallop Farming in Maine
April 23, 2018 – Brunswick, Maine – Three custom scallop aquaculture machines built in Japan have recently been purchased by…
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Celebrating a New Crop of Entrepreneurial Leaders: CEI Clients Win 2018 SBA Awards
April 19, 2018– Brunswick, ME Seven business leaders who have worked with CEI to plan and finance their enterprises…
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New USDA Loan Program Helps Maine Nonprofit Invest in Community
[caption id="attachment_7525" align="alignleft" width="300"] Seedlings to Sunflowers, Gorham, Maine[/caption] Loan Officer Daniel Wallace writes about the USDA Community Facilities Relending…
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Three CEI Food Business Clients Win Sofi Awards
CEI is pleased to congratulate three portfolio businesses, all from Maine, as the recipients of sofi awards from the Specialty…
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CEI Ventures Invests in Hyperlite Mountain Gear and Pika Energy
During the first quarter of 2018, CEI Ventures invested in Hyperlite Mountain Gear of Biddeford, and Pika Energy of Westbrook.…
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$20 Million of New Markets Tax Credit Supports Pulping Plant Construction; Creates 87 New Jobs
Starbuck, WA and Brunswick, ME – Columbia Pulp I, LLC, a next generation pulp mill turning waste straw into pulp…
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CEI Welcomes New Team Members
ASHLEIGH BRIGGS - Business Advisor, Bangor office Ashleigh is a Business Advisor for the Maine Small Business Development Center, providing…
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Leah B. Thibault and John Egan Share Stories of CEI-Financed Historic Renovation Projects with Revitalization News
From Maine to Hawaii, efforts to revitalize communities, especially rural ones, are taking hold with public-private partnerships between developers and…
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CEI's Bright Community Capital Wins Opportunity Finance Network's NEXT Award for Innovation
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 13, 2018 -- Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) today announced that CEI's new subsidiary, Bright Community Capital, is one…
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