Category: Press Release

$1.49 Million Maine New Markets Capital Investment from CEI Capital Management Supports Rangeley Community in Reviving Saddleback Mountain Ski Resort, Creating Jobs and Expanding Economic Activity

April 13, 2020 (Brunswick, ME)—CEI Capital Management LLC announced its $1.49 million Maine New Markets Capital Investment Tax Credit financing…

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CEI Ventures, Inc. Announces Initial Closing of Coastal Ventures V LP, the Good Jobs Fund, at $14.85 Million

March 10, 2021 (Brunswick, ME) – CEI Ventures, Inc. finalized the initial closing of its fifth fund on March 1, 2021 with a capital raise…

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CEI Partners with Six Businesses for 2021 Maine Tastemakers Initiative

Nichole and Leon Sargent, Owners of Southpaw Packing dba Windham Butcher Shop. Photo: Coastal Enterprises, Inc. February 23, 2021 (Brunswick,…

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Maine Business and Higher Education Leaders Announce New Compact on Immigration

CONTACT:Beth Stickney, Esq., Executive Director of the Maine Business Immigration Coalition (MeBIC) bstickney@mainebic.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 23, 2021 Maine…

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Woodforest National Bank Named 2020 BAI Global Innovation Awards Finalist for Woodforest CEI-Boulos Opportunity Fund

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Feb. 4, 2021 -- Woodforest National Bank® (Woodforest) is selected as a finalist in the Societal & Community Impact…

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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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