September 12, 2024

Island Institute Launches New Initiative to Support Maine’s Lobster Industry

Island Institute is proud to announce a $1.4 million award from the Small Business Administration to support Maine's lobster industry and enhance the economic resilience of the coastal communities dependent on this vital fishery.
Island Institute
August 22, 2024

Island Institute's Fellows Program Celebrates 25 Years of Community Impact

Rockland, ME – Island Institute, a community development nonprofit serving Maine’s island and coastal communities, announced today that it has completed Business Resilience Storm Response Grants, totaling $250,000, delivered to 52 waterfront businesses in the wake of the back-to-back January storms.
Island Institute
July 31, 2024

Island Institute Announces Four New Board Members

Rockland, ME – Island Institute, a community development nonprofit serving Maine’s island and coastal communities, announced today that it has completed Business Resilience Storm Response Grants, totaling $250,000, delivered to 52 waterfront businesses in the wake of the back-to-back January storms.
Island Institute
April 1, 2024

$250,000 to Jumpstart Rebuilding of Maine’s Working Waterfront

Island Institute Delivers Grants to 52 Businesses in Island and Coastal Communities
Rockland, ME – Island Institute, a community development nonprofit serving Maine’s island and coastal communities, announced today that it has completed Business Resilience Storm Response Grants, totaling $250,000, delivered to 52 waterfront businesses in the wake of the back-to-back January storms.
Island Institute
November 9, 2023

Island Institute Fellows Ramp Up Impact in Downeast Maine

USDA Rural Development Grant Provides Funding Boost in Three Communities
MEDIA CONTACTS: Richard Knox, Senior Marketing Officer, Island Institute 207-242-5578; rknox@islandinstitute.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rockland, ME – Island Institute, a Rockland-based community development organization focused on island and coastal communities,…
October 17, 2023

Island Institute Receives $87,000 from USDA Rural Development

Funds Will be Used for Revolving Loans to Rural Coastal Businesses
MEDIA CONTACTS: Richard Knox, Senior Marketing Officer, Island Institute 207-242-5578; rknox@islandinstitute.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rockland, ME – Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) in…
August 4, 2023

40HP Electric Boat Demonstration “Launched” in Rockland

Island Institute/Pendleton Yacht Yard partnership part of a larger effort to electrify Maine’s working waterfront
MEDIA CONTACTS: Richard Knox, Senior Marketing Officer, Island Institute 207-242-5578; rknox@islandinstitute.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rockland, ME – At a gathering in Rockland Maine yesterday, Pendleton Yacht Yard (PYY) of Islesboro unveiled its…
July 19, 2023

Island Institute Welcomes Jennifer Seavey as Chief Programs Officer

MEDIA CONTACTS: Richard Knox, Senior Marketing Officer, Island Institute 207-242-5578; rknox@islandinstitute.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ROCKLAND, ME (July 19, 2023) Island Institute is pleased to announce that Jennifer Seavey, Ph.D., has…
Sea smoke over Friendship Harbor on Feb. 4 during that day’s double-digit below zero temperatures. PHOTO: JACK SULLIVAN
May 16, 2023

New Law Expands Opportunities to Protect Maine’s Working Waterfront

Maine’s Land Trusts Now Eligible to Hold Working Waterfront Protection Covenants
MEDIA CONTACTS: Richard Knox, Senior Marketing Officer, Island Institute 207-242-5578; rknox@islandinstitute.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Augusta, ME – A bill sponsored by Representative Morgan Rielly of Westbrook (LD574: An Act to…
April 10, 2023

Island Institute Welcomes Kimberly Hamilton as Next President

MEDIA CONTACTS: Richard Knox, Senior Marketing Officer, Island Institute 207-242-5578; rknox@islandinstitute.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ROCKLAND, ME (April 10, 2023) Island Institute is pleased to announce that Kimberly Hamilton, Ph.D. has…