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OFN member Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) recently partnered with conservation organization The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to help finance the installation of a new solar array in Tremont, Maine, that will generate 100 percent of the electricity needed for the town’s municipal buildings. 

July 25, 2017 (Maine)—After a quarter-century of providing innovative financing to non-profits all over Maine, Brunswick-based Genesis Fund recently hosted a 25th Anniversary Luncheon to recognize members of the Lincoln County community who were essential to its formation and growth...

This week, Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs talked about their impact with small business borrowers in Atlanta; Virginia Community Capital celebrates 10 years; $100,000 equity investment benefits distressed communities in Phoenix, AZ, and more!

Ocean Approved is protecting the ocean, while tantalizing people's palates, by growing a super-food with a pedigree traced directly to Maine's coastal waters. The first open-ocean kelp farm in the U.S., Ocean Approved farms, processes, and sells kelp and kelp products, offering customers a local...